Author: Timothy Bella

Washington Post – Politics:

Jeann Lugo is under criminal investigation and has dropped out of the race for the Rhode Island state Senate after he allegedly punched Jennifer Rourke at an abortion protest in Providence.

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The Supreme Court voted 6 to 3 to uphold a restrictive Mississippi law and overturn the constitutional right to abortion established nearly 50 years ago in Roe v. Wade.

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The governor’s office had initially declined to disclose Gov. Greg Gianforte’s whereabouts or specify when he would return due to “security concerns,” even as many questioned why Gianforte was nowhere to be found.

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Scott Paradise, Walker’s campaign manager, confirmed in a statement to The Washington Post early Wednesday that Walker, an outspoken critic of absentee fathers in Black households, has a second son.

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The title of “honorary deputy” that Herschel Walker, the GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, is promoting as his link to law enforcement was likened by one former prosecutor to “a junior ranger badge.”

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“Aware of the rioters’ chants to ‘hang Mike Pence,’ the president responded with this sentiment: ‘Maybe our supporters have the right idea.’ Mike Pence ‘deserves it,’” Vice Chairwoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said Thursday night.

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Senate Minority Whip John Thune’s remarks follow arguments from other Republicans in the weeks after the mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde, Tex., and Tulsa that Americans use AR-15s to kill feral pigs, hunt hogs and get rid of raccoons.

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Douglas K. Uhde, the suspect who allegedly killed retired judge John Roemer on Friday, targeted other high-profile government officials as well, including Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Local news reports Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers were also on the suspect’s list.

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Hours earlier, Cruz took to the stage at the NRA’s annual meeting in Houston, where he joined former president Donald Trump in rejecting proposals for new restrictions and calling instead for more school security or mental health screenings.