#10 questions answered on the debt limit

#10 questions answered on the debt limit

As Congress battles over how to keep the nation from defaulting on its debt ahead of a looming deadline, Americans are getting a primer on the country’s borrowing limit.  This week, the Treasury Department warned it could run out of “extraordinary measures” to stave off a federal default as soon as June 1. If the…

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#State supreme courts up the stakes for Democrats in 2024

#State supreme courts up the stakes for Democrats in 2024

Democrats are turning their energy to state supreme court elections in 2024 as battles over abortion, gerrymandering and other key issues go before state judges.  The party scored a key victory in Wisconsin last month, flipping the high court’s conservative majority for the first time in 15 years before it’s expected to consider a contested…

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#Trump deposition video in E. Jean Carroll lawsuit released

#Trump deposition video in E. Jean Carroll lawsuit released

The video of President Trump’s deposition in E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit was released Friday. The 48 minutes of footage show Trump responding to questions from Carroll’s lawyer over the writer’s claims that he raped her in the mid-1990s. Trump denies her allegations. Carroll is suing Trump in federal court in New York City, accusing him…

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#Rochelle Walensky exits as CDC chief

#Rochelle Walensky exits as CDC chief

Rochelle Walensky is leaving her role as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the White House announced Friday. Walensky’s exit comes days before the federal government is set to end the declaration of a public health emergency around COVID-19. She has led the agency since the start of the Biden administration…

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