Articles filed under Politics
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: When Democrats attack democracyApr 14, 2023 1:00 am - By Byron York The U.S. Constitution and all the state constitutions establish legislatures and give them the authority to set their own rules. The constitutions also giv...
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What it takes to expel legislators in IllinoisApr 13, 2023 5:30 am - Though historically rife with a variety of scandals, Illinois legislators have rarely used their powers of expulsion to remove offending colleagues from office. In fact,...
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Bills targeting polystyrene containers, single-use plastics separately pass Illinois House, SenateApr 13, 2023 5:00 am - Two environmentally focused bills that would ban polystyrene foam food containers and curb single-use plastics separately have passed the Illinois House and Senate, and ...
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Second expelled Black Democrat reinstated to Tennessee HouseApr 13, 2023 1:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The second of two Black Democrats who were kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House followed his colleague back to work at the Capitol on Thur...
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Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Lessons to be learned from America's longest warApr 13, 2023 1:00 am - Just before the Easter weekend, the Biden administration provided a 12-page report on the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan in August 2021, which ended America'...
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Guardsman arrested in leak of classified military documentsApr 13, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A Massachusetts Air National Guard member was arrested Thursday in connection with the disclosure of highly classified military documents about the Ukr...
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North Korea fires missile that may have been new type of weaponApr 13, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Thursday conducted its first intercontinental ballistic missile launch in a month, possibly testing a new more mobile, harder-to...
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Trump answers questions for 7 hours in NY fraud lawsuitApr 13, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Former President Donald Trump answered questions for nearly seven hours Thursday during his second deposition in a legal battle with New York's attorney gener...
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Justice Department to ask Supreme Court to put abortion pill limits on holdApr 13, 2023 1:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Justice Department said Thursday that it will again go to the Supreme Court over abortion after a lower court ruling allowed the abortion pill m...
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Biden says he's expanding some migrants' health care accessApr 13, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden announced Thursday that hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children will be able to apply for Med...