Earlier this year, Republicans in Ohio passed legislation that effectively removed the August special election from the state’s calendar, calling it an overly expensive and low turnout effort that won’t weren’t worth it. But then, earlier this month, legislative Republicans in the state of Ohio went ahead and scheduled an election for August this year … Read more
By Moira Warburton and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic and Republican negotiators said they hoped to reach an agreement to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling to $31.4 trillion and avoid a disastrous default, with talks set to resume on Saturday . Time is counted. The Treasury Department said Friday that the government would … Read more
CORRECTION: Francis Shen, then an associate professor at the University of Minnesota Law School, conducted research on the ages of federal judges. Incorrect information appeared in an earlier version of this story. A growing dispute over efforts to force the retirement of a 95-year-old federal judge is giving the public a rare glimpse into how … Read more
The White House and House Republicans appear to be reaching a deal to ensure the government can continue to pay its debts as the country fears it could hit the debt ceiling as early as June 1. Exact details of the deal have yet to be worked out, and it’s unclear when a deal will … Read more
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) – North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum plans to run in the 2024 presidential race, joining a growing number of candidates hoping to unseat Donald Trump and secure the Republican nomination, a person says familiar with his plans. Burgum, who is serving his second term as a top official in the sparsely … Read more
Immigration advocates have said President Biden’s new border policy is a draconian restriction that will “effectively eliminate asylum” for most migrants. Republican officials in Texas, however, said the opposite was true, warning the settlement would trigger an “influx of migrants” with unverified asylum claims. The two groups described the same Biden administration policy in separate … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Friday signed a law banning height discrimination by adding weight and height to the list of protected categories such as race, gender and religion. . “We all deserve the same access to jobs, housing and public accommodation, no matter what we look like, and … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday will become the first woman to deliver a commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy, an institution that has made slow progress in diversifying its ranks in the four decades since that the first class of cadets graduated. . This year, some 950 men and … Read more
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The GOP-led Texas House of Representatives was set to hold historic impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday as the scandal-ridden Republican called on his supporters to protest a vote that could lead to his eviction. The House has scheduled an early afternoon to debate whether to impeach and … Read more
President Joe Biden’s remarks were no match for a crying toddler on Friday, but the White House crowd’s reaction to a joke about his speech drowned out the wailing interruptions. Biden, who hosted the NCAA championship-winning University of Connecticut men’s basketball team at the White House, was halfway reflecting on a conversation he had with … Read more