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Georgia lawmaker who knocked on governor's door during election bill signing won't be prosecuted
(ATLANTA) -- The Georgia lawmaker who was arrested for knocking on the door while Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a sweeping election bill won't be prosecuted, the district attorney announced Wednesday...
Apr 07, 2021
Cuomo repeals nursing home and hospital COVID-19 liability protections
BRENDAN MCDERMID/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(ALBANY, N.Y.) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday night repealing a law that protected health care facilities, including hospitals and nursin...
Apr 07, 2021
Pressure builds over restrictive voting bills in Texas
nojustice/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Amid the fallout over Georgia's new sweeping elections law, Texas Democrats and voting rights activists are strategizing how to get some of the state's biggest employer...
Apr 07, 2021
Breaking down claims about Georgia's election law: What's true and what's not?
LifestyleVisuals/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Since GOP Gov. Brian Kemp signed a sweeping overhaul of Georgia's election code into law, Democrats have equated it with "Jim Crow" laws while Republicans have c...
Apr 07, 2021
Gaetz, under investigation for sex allegations, sought blanket pardon from Trump: Sources
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- During the final weeks of President Donald Trump's administration, Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz asked the White House for a blanket pre...
Apr 07, 2021
Biden's infrastructure plan, with no GOP support, gets boost from Senate 'reconciliation' ruling
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Tuesday insisted that there is a "bipartisan path forward" on passing President Joe Biden's sweeping and costly infrastructure plan, but it comes as h...
Apr 06, 2021
Former Trump HUD official fined and barred from federal employment for violating Hatch Act
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A former political appointee under the Trump administration has been disciplined for improperly using her official position in the Department of Housing and Ur...
Apr 06, 2021
Arkansas state legislature overrides governor's veto on transgender health care bill
dlewis33/iStock(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) -- The Arkansas state legislature voted Tuesday to override a veto by Gov. Asa Hutchinson on a bill that would ban gender-affirming treatments for transgender youths...
Apr 06, 2021
Biden to call for states to make all Americans eligible for vaccine by April 19
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Tuesday will call for states and cities to allow all Americans to be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination by Apri...
Apr 06, 2021
House Democrats to target 22 districts in next year's midterms
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- House Democrats have outlined their offensive for the 2022 midterm elections, targeting 22 districts that could likely change once the House map is reshaped by the decen...
Apr 06, 2021
