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Supreme Court struggles with Wisconsin drunken driving law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with a Wisconsin law that allows law enforcement to draw blood without a warrant from suspected drunken drivers who have become unconscious. More than two dozen…
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Tension emerges between Congress, 2020 Dems on impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some top Democrats vying for the White House in 2020 are clamoring for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, but many of their congressional colleagues — who would have to manage such…
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Dem donors swoon, and sometimes fight, over Pete Buttigieg
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Buttigieg is suddenly the hottest ticket for Democratic donors in the 2020 presidential contest. Entertainment moguls are fighting over who will host Hollywood fundraisers for the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend,…
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s mythical view of presidents past
WASHINGTON (AP) — In golden olden times, as Donald Trump remembers them, a good economy kept critics of the president at bay. It doesn’t take a village of historians to know that’s not so. The…
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Hillary Clinton: Mueller report is beginning, not the end
NEW YORK (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report is only the beginning of a reckoning on election meddling, not the end, and “raises some serious questions,” Hillary Clinton said Tuesday. The former Democratic presidential…
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Kushner plays down Russia’s interference in 2016 election
NEW YORK (AP) — White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said Tuesday the investigations into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election “had a much harder impact on our democracy” than what Russia actually did.…
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Justices seem ready to OK asking citizenship on census
There appeared to be a clear divide between the court’s justices in arguments in a case that could affect how many seats states have in the House of Representatives and their share of federal dollars over the next 10 years.
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Long-serving Iowa GOP legislator leaves party citing Trump
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The longest serving Republican in the Iowa Legislature announced Tuesday that he’s becoming a Democrat, saying he didn’t want to remain in a party led by President Donald Trump. Rep.…
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Maine bill to boost lowest-in-US governor’s pay gets tabled
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Lawmakers have tabled the latest bill to boost the lowest-in-the-nation salary for Maine’s next governor. The bill would boost the annual salary from $70,000 to $150,000 beginning January 2023. The Legislature’s…
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AP source: Biden to announce 2020 bid on Thursday
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s decision would answer the final major question of the early 2020 Democratic primary season, which now features more than 20 candidates.
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The Latest: California seeks compromise on police shootings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on use of force legislation (all times local): 11:30 a.m. California lawmakers are working to find common ground between law enforcement groups and reformers intent on adopting first-in-the-nation standards…
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Former White House official could face contempt vote in Congress
A former White House security official on Tuesday defied a subpoena related to a congressional investigation into how security clearances were issued.
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Proposal would require Maine students learn about Holocaust
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine lawmakers are considering a bill designed to require students to learn about the Holocaust. Democratic Sen. Louie Luchini of Ellsworth introduced the bill, which received a public hearing before a…
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MJ Hegar launches 2020 Senate run against Texas’ John Cornyn
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrat MJ Hegar, an Air Force veteran whose viral campaign ads nearly helped her get elected in one of Texas’ most Republican-friendly congressional districts last year, set her sights higher on…
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Ex-EPA chief Pruitt’s Indiana lobbying bid has likely failed
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt has likely failed in his efforts to block the proposed closure of several coal-fired power plants in Indiana. Pruitt registered as an energy lobbyist in…
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