Author: Eugene Scott

Washington Post – Politics:

Abrams listed a number of abortion rights groups including Planned Parenthood Southeast and NARAL Pro-Choice Georgia that would benefit from her campaign’s funds.

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Biden said the U.S. would cut the federal deficit by more than $1 trillion amid growing concerns about inflation.

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President Biden used his clemency powers for the first time to issue three pardons and commute the sentences of 75 non-violent drug offenders, saying, “America is a nation of laws and second chances, redemption, and rehabilitation.”

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Utah’s Democratic Party declined to endorse one of its own and instead is supporting independent never-Trumper Evan McMullin in his bid against Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah).

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Biden chooses Gary Restaino to lead the ATF as he awaits Senate confirmation of his nominee.

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A judge has ruled that Free Speech for People, a national election and campaign finance reform group, can proceed with legal efforts to disqualify Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from running for reelection, citing her role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) insists that she remains a productive senator at the age of 88.

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Charles F. Barnes and Jay Ketcik, residents of The Villages in Sumter County, Fla., pleaded guilty to casting more than one ballot in the election.

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Oklahoma’s bill would make performing an abortion a felony. Anyone convicted would face up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine. The measure makes an exception if the life of the mother is in danger, but not for rape and incest.