Author: Eugene Scott

Washington Post – Politics:

Stabenow said Thursday she won’t seek reelection in 2024, creating an open Senate seat in the swing state of Michigan.

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Hard-right Republicans nominated Rep.-elect Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) to be House speaker, an alternative to GOP leader Kevin McCarthy.

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The president granted full pardons to six people, including a decorated Army veteran involved in marijuana trafficking more than 25 years ago and an 80-year-old woman convicted of killing her abusive husband nearly a half-century ago.

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The prohibition is the latest step by governments, mostly at the state level, to try to curb TikTok’s reach.

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The North Carolina Supreme Court struck down a state voter identification law that required every voter to present one of a few specific forms of photo identification.

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A White House spokesman said the comments by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) were a “slap in the face” to the law enforcement officers who risked their lives to keep Greene and other lawmakers safe.

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The family of a police officer who died as a result of the Jan. 6 attack declined to shake hands with Republican leaders Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy at an awards ceremony.

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Congress recognizes law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with its highest honor — the Congressional Gold Medal.

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Doug Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of a U.S. vice president, will host an even focused on the rise of antisemitism in the United States and efforts to combat hate in the country.