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Florida suing CDC, federal government over 'cruise shutdown'
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that the state is suing the U.S. government in an attempt to resume cruising in the U.S. after more than a year of the...
Apr 08, 2021
Manchin's firm stance on filibuster, reconciliation threatens ambitious Biden agenda
Jim Watson-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Moderate Democrat Joe Manchin reaffirmed that he will not back proposed changes to the Senate filibuster rule or support "shortcutting the legislative proce...
Apr 08, 2021
Associate of Matt Gaetz could cooperate with probe as part of plea deal, say prosecutors
Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Federal prosecutors said Thursday that Joel Greenberg, an associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz who is currently facing sex trafficking charges, is co...
Apr 08, 2021
Timeline: Accusations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and calls for his resignation
Brendan McDermid-Pool/Getty Images(ALBANY, N.Y.) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is embroiled in the biggest scandal of his career following accusations from a slew of women of inappropriate behavior. S...
Apr 08, 2021
McConnell's home state bridge symbol of infrastructure standoff with Biden
Jacqueline Nix/iStock(CINCINNATI) -- The Brent-Spence Bridge between Kentucky and Ohio is a linchpin of commerce in the United States, but it's aging badly, and for years, Kentucky's Mitch McConnell, ...
Apr 08, 2021
Civic groups file lawsuit challenging absentee ballot provisions in Georgia's election law
hermosawave/iStock(ATLANTA) -- A coalition of civic participation groups have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the provisions of Georgia's new election law that dictate how and to whom non-governme...
Apr 08, 2021
Legal marijuana movement builds as more states change laws
grandriver/iStock(NEW YORK) -- In the last four months, five states have legalized recreational marijuana, meaning now 30% of the country allows its adult residents to possess and use cannabis. At lea...
Apr 08, 2021
Biden admin to 'surge' aid to Central America, offer 'legal paths' to stem historic migration
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is working "to surge humanitarian assistance to" Central American countries and to offer new "legal paths" for migrat...
Apr 08, 2021
Biden announces limited gun control actions, saying gun violence epidemic 'has to stop'
OlegAlbinsky/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden announced limited steps, using his executive power, to address gun violence Thursday -- three weeks after three mass shootings and under pressure...
Apr 07, 2021
GOP doesn't need to 'engage in every cultural battle': Arkansas governor
Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) -- Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a staunch, longtime conservative, said Wednesday that amid the GOP-led culture wars, Republicans had "veer...
Apr 07, 2021
