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Arizona Democrats vote to repeal controversial 1864 abortion ban, with help of 3 Republicans
(PHOENIX) -- Three Republicans on Wednesday joined Democrats in the Arizona House to vote to repeal the state's controversial 1864 ban on nearly all abortions, which was revived by a court ruling earlier this month and which only includes exceptions to save the life of the pregnant woman.The final vote…
Biden needles Trump over his hair and ‘Mar-a-Lago values’ as he addresses union
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday needled rival Donald Trump, laying into the former president as he welcomed the North America's Building Trades Union's endorsement."You're the best in the world," Biden said while addressing the NABTU's legislative conference in Washington, D.C. "You know, you had my back in 2020…
Biden needles Trump over his hair and ‘Mar-a-Lago values’ as he addresses union
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday needled rival Donald Trump, laying into the former president as he welcomed the North America's Building Trades Union's endorsement."You're the best in the world," Biden said while addressing the NABTU's legislative conference in Washington, D.C. "You know, you had my back in 2020…
Trump, Giuliani, Meadows are unindicted co-conspirators in Michigan fake elector case, hearing reveals
(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, and Rudy Giuliani are unindicted co-conspirators in the Michigan attorney general's case against the state's so-called "fake electors" in the 2020 election, a state investigator revealed in court on Wednesday.Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged 16…
Biden says US to begin sending military equipment to Ukraine within ‘hours’
(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. will begin sending military equipment to Ukraine within "a few hours" after the passage of a long-stalled foreign aid package, President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday.In remarks from the White House, Biden said he had just signed the $95 billion package. He said it will make…
Supreme Court weighs scope of Idaho abortion ban in first post-Roe test
(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, for the first time since overruling Roe v. Wade, considered the scope of a state abortion ban and whether a federal law governing emergency care protects access to abortion at hospitals when a woman's health is at risk.Idaho's Defense of Life Act,…
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont pushes for more financial literacy education in schools
(NEW YORK) -- Half of the country now has state laws that require financial literacy for high schoolers, teaching them the ins and outs of balancing a checkbook, opening a bank account and more.Some educators and elected officials, like Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, are calling for such programs to be…
Supreme Court takes up Trump’s claim of ‘absolute immunity’ from criminal prosecution
(WASHINGTON) -- Against the backdrop of a divisive 2024 presidential campaign, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday will take up the monumental question of whether a former president turned presumptive GOP nominee can be criminally prosecuted for his efforts to stay in power after the last election.The case, Donald J.…
How the Supreme Court stepping into the Trump immunity fray could affect a Jan. 6 trial
(WASHINGTON) -- When the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would decide whether former President Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution in the federal government's election subversion case, many court experts considered it a major win for his team -- because it means a trial could be substantially delayed again…
Senate passes $95B foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan: What’s next?
(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate on Tuesday night passed a package to deliver $95 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan -- a bipartisan win months in the making.The package was approved 79-18.Thirty-one Republicans joined with 48 Democrats to pass the legislation. That's nine more Republicans than supported the…