#Senate GOP takes backseat on debt talks, fueling anxiety

#Senate GOP takes backseat on debt talks, fueling anxiety

The negotiations between President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on raising the debt limit has put the Senate in the backseat, fueling anxiety among the upper chamber’s conservatives that the deal will be a major disappointment.   Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) is threatening to use every procedural tool available to slow down the legislation,…

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#Arizona Gov. Hobbs says predecessor misappropriated M

#Arizona Gov. Hobbs says predecessor misappropriated $50M

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) said her predecessor, Republican Doug Ducey, misappropriated $50 million that the federal government provided to the state through the American Rescue Plan.  Hobbs said in a release Friday that Ducey made the grant to the state treasurer in the final hours of his administration to fund all-day kindergarten for student…

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#Unorthodox immigration bill catches both parties by surprise 

#Unorthodox immigration bill catches both parties by surprise 

A new bipartisan immigration bill is spurring mixed reactions from lawmakers eager to reform the system following an unorthodox rollout that caught many by surprise.  The legislation, spearheaded by Reps. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) and Veronica Escobar (D-Texas), was unveiled Wednesday, with Republican sponsors wearing blue and some Democratic sponsors in red. The 500-page Dignity Act is seeking to…

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#Trump lawyers request meeting with Merrick Garland over DOJ probe

#Trump lawyers request meeting with Merrick Garland over DOJ probe

Former President Trump’s attorneys have requested a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland as the Justice Department’s special counsel investigates the former president, according to a letter Tuesday. “Unlike President Biden, his son Hunter, and the Biden family, President Trump is being treated unfairly,” attorneys John Rowley and James Trusty wrote to Garland, according to…

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