Chamber of Commerce to urge states to help with childcare
The United States Chamber of Commerce is asking states to use new government funding to help working…
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New York Times reports Trump administration secretly obtained its reporters’ phone records
The Trump administration’s Justice Department secretly seized months of phone records from four New York Times reporters as part of a leak…
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Robert Mueller to help teach law school class on Trump-Russia investigation
Former special counsel Robert Mueller will help teach a University of Virginia Law School class on his investigation into Russian interference in the…
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RNC vows to advise candidates against future presidential debates unless commission makes significant changes
Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel excoriated the Commission on Presidential Debates in a letter on Tuesday, threatening to advise…
Continue Reading Biden memorializes Tulsa victims on 100th anniversary: ‘This was not a riot. This was a massacre’
President Joe Biden on Tuesday used stark language as he mourned one of the worst acts of racial violence in US history and marked the 100th…
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Pentagon reviewing policy that could open door to Pride flags being displayed at bases
The Pentagon is reviewing a policy instituted last year that limits which flags can be displayed at military…
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Pelosi floats Democrat-led probe into January 6 after GOP derails outside commission
By Ryan Nobles and Manu Raju, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is already making plans to find a new path to investigate the January 6 Capitol…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris to lead Biden administration’s efforts on voting rights
By Jasmine Wright President Joe Biden announced Vice President Kamala Harris will lead his administration’s efforts on voting rights in a…
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Oklahoma state highway to be named after Donald Trump
This past weekend, Republican Governor, Kevin Stitt, signed legislation to designate a section of state highway 287 as ‘President Donald J. Trump…
Continue Reading President and first lady thank National Guard after troops leave US Capitol
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday thanked the National Guard troops who were deployed at the US Capitol…
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$12.8B budget vote, delayed – AZ Lawmakers at odds
See when the legislature is set to resume.…
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No budget passed following division on portions of funding
The speaker and president of the Arizona House of Representatives have decided to adjourn until June 10th. That means, no budget has been…
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White House teams up with Snapchat to encourage vaccinations
The White House is teaming up with Snapchat to try and convince young people to get their Covid vaccines with vaccination rates plateauing.…
Continue Reading Sen. Kelly cosponsors $750M bill to support safer streets
U.S. Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced the High-Risk Rural Road Safety Act, a bill that would provide $750 million to…
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Former Yuma judge announces bid for the Attorney General’s office
We’re about a year and a half out from the 2022 election in Arizona. The voters will be choosing a new attorney general. In the running is Andrew…
Continue Reading Justin Amash questions why Liz Cheney didn’t speak out about Trump sooner
Justin Amash, a former Republican congressman, argued that propping up GOP Rep. Liz Cheney as “some sort of hero” for breaking with her…
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House of Representatives to vote on $1 billion Capitol security bill
The House of Representatives is expected to pass a $1.9 billion spending bill Thursday to beef up security at the Capitol following the events of the…
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All eyes on how many GOP defections will there be as House set to vote on bill to create January 6 commission
The House is set to vote Wednesday on legislation to establish an independent commission that would investigate the violent insurrection on January 6…
Continue Reading Blinken and Lavrov to hold first high-level meeting of Biden’s presidency as US-Russia tensions simmer
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Wednesday, the first high-level encounter between the US…
Continue Reading Republicans fear January 6 probe could undercut 2022 midterm message
Senior Republicans are making clear they have little interest in moving forward with a sweeping January 6 investigation in part because a detailed…
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