The 18 defendants charged alongside former President Donald Trump in this month's racketeering indictment in Fulton County, Georgia, include more than a half-dozen lawyers. https://t.co/8AsEcqSHzG
Kids deserve to go to school free of gun violence.
Teachers deserve to give lessons free of gun violence.
Shoppers deserve to buy groceries free of gun violence.
And on and on.
In 2021, I called on states to expand Medicaid postpartum coverage to 12 months.
Today, 36 states have answered the call — and I look forward to all 50 achieving this critical goal as we improve maternal health across America.
Judge Tanya Chutkan on the federal election interference case: "Setting a trial date does not depend and should not depend on a defendant's personal and professional obligations."
"Mr. Trump, like any defendant will have to make the trial date work, regardless of his schedule."
Sixty years ago, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom showed us what's possible when ordinary people come together to push for change. Now it’s up to all of us to protect and build on that progress, and create a better future for generations to come.
Hydrology is complex: wetlands, groundwater, streams, and ponds all impact one another, even if they don't connect on the surface. This will harm the environment and make it harder to ensure communities and farmers nationwide have access to clean water
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The Michigan Republican Party's bank accounts have dwindled to just $93,000.
In the wake of big losses, and under the stewardship of radical Kristina Karamo, there are hesitations among longtime donors to open wallets.
"They're functionally bankrupt."
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As police departments struggle to recruit and retain officers, a growing number of states have passed legislation that would permit non-citizens who are authorized to work in the U.S., like DACA recipients, to become police officers. https://t.co/W8iMPJAohK
Catastrophic floods in the Hudson Valley. An unrelenting heat dome over Phoenix. Ocean temperatures hitting 90 degrees Fahrenheit off Miami's coast. A deluge in Vermont. These events are happening simultaneously as climate change fuels extreme weather. https://t.co/N1bS7m46Qs
Kyrsten Sinema pulled in just $1.7 million in Q2 fundraising — barely half of Democratic challenger Rep. Ruben Gallego's total.
And Sinema's reliant on big donors and corporate PACs: Less than $9,000 came from people who gave under $200.
Boebert is accused of exceeding campaign finance limits or improperly reporting nearly $60,000 spent on campaign calls and texts, potentially in support of her own reelection campaign, which she narrowly won against Democratic challenger Adam Frisch https://t.co/RLmyap5rt0
Donald Trump admitted more directly than before that he knowingly removed government records from the White House and claimed that he was allowed to take anything he wanted with him as personal records, appearing to misstate the law. https://t.co/ubczZ4UlxL
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) signed a deal with Brazilian prosecutors in which he confessed to theft and agreed to pay fines if they dropped the criminal case against him. A day earlier, he pleaded not guilty to charges brought by U.S. federal prosecutors. https://t.co/nJVFVn62EX
After months of investigation, House Republicans who promised to use their new majority to unearth evidence of wrongdoing and corruption by President Biden acknowledged that they had yet to uncover incriminating evidence about him. https://t.co/sOcqjmmLnC
House Oversight Republicans admitted in their own report that they've found no evidence of wrongdoing by President Biden, despite months of investigations and innuendo.
Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado signed three bills into law on Friday that tighten restrictions on gun purchases and possession, as well as a fourth that makes it easier for victims of gun violence to sue firearm companies.
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The Minnesota Legislature has passed the Democracy for the People Act, which would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote and establish automatic voter registration at many state agencies.
The bill now heads to Gov. Tim Walz, who has promised to sign it into law.
The North Carolina Supreme Court just overturned its own past ruling that said partisan gerrymandering is illegal — clearing the way for Republicans to redraw the state's congressional lines in a way that heavily favors the GOP.
A man using an AR-15-style weapon shot and killed five of his Texas neighbors, including an 8-year-old, after they asked him to stop shooting his AR-15 in the front yard. https://t.co/58ekrMldlT