#Push to change Puerto Rico status faces new challenges

#Push to change Puerto Rico status faces new challenges

A bipartisan group reintroduced a bill for a three-option referendum on Puerto Rico’s political status as a state or an independent nation Thursday, testing the consensus plan’s viability in a new political environment. A nearly identical bill cleared the then-Democratic-led House in December, leaving little time for the Senate to consider the bill as the…

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#Biden finally ready to shift into campaign mode

#Biden finally ready to shift into campaign mode

D.C.’s favorite parlor game is coming to an end.  President Biden is expected to make his reelection announcement as soon as Tuesday, beginning the 80-year-old career politician’s final campaign.  The president recently told reporters upon arriving back in the U.S. from a week in Ireland that he would make a 2024 announcement “relatively soon,” but…

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#Supreme Court extends brief pause on abortion pill ruling

#Supreme Court extends brief pause on abortion pill ruling

Access to a common abortion pill mifepristone will remain unchanged through at least Friday after the Supreme Court extended its brief pause until the end of the workweek. Justice Samuel Alito, who handles emergency requests from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, announced the move in a brief order, extending the administrative pause until Friday at…

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