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Larry Elder, Gavin Newsom gear up for California recall battle
LordRunar/iStock(LOS ANGELES) -- There are still two days to go before California’s gubernatorial recall election, but the current governor’s team and his leading opponent, Larry Elder, ha...
Sep 12, 2021
Manchin, Sanders at odds over $3.5 trillion budget resolution
dkfielding/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., reiterated his call on Sunday for a strategic pause on the $3.5 trillion budget resolution, while Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., doubled down on ...
Sep 12, 2021
Where Roe v. Wade stands after Texas abortion ban allowed to go into effect
sharrocks/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court allowing an unprecedented pre-viability abortion ban to go into effect in Texas has prompted questions on the status of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark...
Sep 12, 2021
House committee investigating Capitol riot reviewing thousands of documents
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack is in the process of reviewing thousands of pages of documents obtained in response to requests made o...
Sep 10, 2021
On eve of 9/11 anniversary, Biden tells Americans 'unity is our greatest strength'
White House(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden paid tribute to the victims of the Sep. 11 terror attacks Friday, commemorating their lives and the losses of their families in a somber six-and-a-half-m...
Sep 10, 2021
Biden's new tougher tone on vaccine mandates triggers GOP backlash
Ken Cedeno/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Taking his toughest tone yet against those Americans still unvaccinated, President Joe Biden has triggered vows of legal challenges from GOP gove...
Sep 10, 2021
Appeals court reinstates Gov. Ron DeSantis' ban on school mask mandates
Marilyn Nieves/iStock(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- In a victory for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, an appeals court ruled Friday to keep the state's ban on student mask mandates in place, at least until it issue...
Sep 10, 2021
Biden to GOP governors threatening to sue over vaccine mandates: 'Have at it'
Ken Cedeno/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited a local middle school in Washington on Friday to talk about keeping students safe in clas...
Sep 10, 2021
Justice Department sues Texas over restrictive abortion law
iStock/sharrocks (WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department has filed suit against the state of Texas to block its restrictive law against abortions, Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Thursday, set...
Sep 09, 2021
Trump endorses Harriet Hageman in her effort to unseat Rep. Liz Cheney
iStock/SteveChristensen (WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Harriet Hageman, a primary challenger to incumbent Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., ahead of Hageman’s Thursday afterno...
Sep 09, 2021
