#Harris steps into spotlight on abortion, guns

#Harris steps into spotlight on abortion, guns

Vice President Harris has found herself at the center of multiple key policy pushes and national debates in recent weeks, giving her a significant platform as she and President Biden ready a reelection campaign. Harris became the highest-ranking Biden administration official to visit Africa when she traveled to the continent late last month. Last week,…

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#Kentucky Republicans risk bruising primary in bid to unseat Beshear

#Kentucky Republicans risk bruising primary in bid to unseat Beshear

Kentucky Republicans are bracing for a tense and potentially bruising primary in their bid to oust Andy Beshear, the popular Democratic governor facing reelection. State Attorney General Daniel Cameron, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft and state Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles are frontrunners in the 12-candidate primary, which will take place on May…

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#DeSantis faces political quagmire on abortion

#DeSantis faces political quagmire on abortion

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) decision to sign a controversial six-week abortion ban into law has put him in the middle of rough political terrain that Democrats and some Republicans say could undermine his White House ambitions in 2024. DeSantis signed off on the measure Thursday hours after it won final approval from his state’s…

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#Intel breach renews scrutiny over clearances

#Intel breach renews scrutiny over clearances

The arrest of Jack Teixeira in connection with the leak of classified government documents has quickly raised a series of questions, including how a 21-year-old guardsman at a base in Cape Cod had access to such sensitive information. Authorities arrested Teixeira on Thursday, following a series of reports identifying him as the leader of a…

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#Swalwell on Greene over leak remark: ‘This wouldn’t be the first time she sided with traitors’

#Swalwell on Greene over leak remark: ‘This wouldn’t be the first time she sided with traitors’

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) slammed Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) over her comments defending Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, who was arrested Thursday for his alleged role in leaking Pentagon files. “McCarthy’s top lieutenant is siding with one of the biggest traitors America has seen,” Swalwell wrote in a tweet on Thursday. “I’m sorry, Marge,…

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#Supreme Court faces urgent test in abortion pill battle

#Supreme Court faces urgent test in abortion pill battle

The Supreme Court will face its first test in the battle over abortion pills, after the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday asked it to pause a ruling set to take effect this weekend that would significantly hamper the availability of mifepristone.  A late Wednesday night federal appeals court ruling on the widely used abortion…

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#Florida legislature passes 6-week abortion ban

#Florida legislature passes 6-week abortion ban

The GOP-controlled Florida House on Thursday approved a bill that would ban abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, sending the legislation to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) desk. The bill’s passage is a major policy win for DeSantis ahead of an expected 2024 presidential bid. The Florida governor signed into law a 15-week abortion ban last…

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