#Arizona governor revokes authority for counties to carry out abortion-related prosecutions

#Arizona governor revokes authority for counties to carry out abortion-related prosecutions

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) issued an executive order on Thursday to remove the authority to carry out abortion-related prosecutions from counties. Hobbs’ order would centralize this authority with the state’s attorney general, a shift likely to provide greater protection for abortion rights in the state.  Hobbs announced her signing of the executive order in…

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#Republicans fear growing 2024 field clears path for Trump

#Republicans fear growing 2024 field clears path for Trump

Republicans are anxious that the ever-growing 2024 primary field will only help former President Trump win the nomination next year. Former Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) on Thursday became the latest Republican to launch a bid for the White House, following Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s jump into the race last week. On Thursday, The New York…

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#House Republicans vote to censure Adam Schiff

#House Republicans vote to censure Adam Schiff

House Republicans on Wednesday voted to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a rare reprimand of a sitting lawmaker that the GOP conference delivered as a rebuke for his efforts against former President Trump. The vote — 213-209-6 — is the culmination of a week-long push led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), which was stymied last…

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#Republicans rage over Hunter Biden — with some notable exceptions

#Republicans rage over Hunter Biden — with some notable exceptions

Republican lawmakers are venting their frustration over what they say is an overly lenient plea agreement between Hunter Biden and federal prosecutors, further escalating GOP tensions with the Justice Department.    Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday led the backlash from Republican lawmakers.    “It continues to show the two-tier system in America,” McCarthy told…

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#Biden calls Chinese president a ‘dictator’

#Biden calls Chinese president a ‘dictator’

KENTFIELD, Calif. — President Biden on Tuesday said that Chinese President Xi Jinping is a dictator who got upset when the Chinese spy balloon was shot down in February because he didn’t know about it. “The reason why Xi Jinping got very upset in terms of when I shot that balloon down with two box…

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