#Democrats face growing divide in Maryland Senate primary

#Democrats face growing divide in Maryland Senate primary

Maryland’s Democratic Senate primary is growing increasingly fractious as the party prepares to take on former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) in November, risking a potential intraparty brawl. Rep. David Trone (D-Md.), who is the front-runner in the intraparty contest, recently faced criticism for making a racially charged slur during a budget hearing, for which he later…

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#Louisiana Republican primary: Live results

#Louisiana Republican primary: Live results

GOP voters in Louisiana will head to the polls Saturday to cast votes in the state’s primary. Former President Trump is expected to bring in all of the state’s 47 Republican delegates. The GOP front-runner garnered enough votes earlier this month to clinch the nomination, and pave the way for a rematch against President Biden in…

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#Buttigieg hits back at Speaker Johnson’s criticism of Biden’s SOTU address

#Buttigieg hits back at Speaker Johnson’s criticism of Biden’s SOTU address

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Friday fired back at House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) criticism that President Biden’s State of the Union address was “hyper-partisan” and “vitriolic.”  During a Friday morning appearance on “CNN This Morning,” Buttigieg said some of Johnson’s comments were “literally false,” ticking off bipartisan legislation that Biden passed through Congress…

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#The US has lost a critical tool for handling chemical emergencies — let’s get it back

#The US has lost a critical tool for handling chemical emergencies — let’s get it back

Seven months ago, the United States lost its cornerstone tool that has helped to prevent terrorists’ acquisition and use of dangerous chemicals during the past 15 years.  Statutory authority for the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program expired on Jul. 28, after Congress failed to reauthorize it.  Without the CFATS program, chemical facilities, first responders,…

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