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Grace Panetta Originally published by The 19th Ohio voters rejected an effort that would have made it harder to pass citizen-led ballot initiatives, in a rebuke of Republican efforts to block an expansion of abortion rights that’s on the ballot in November. Issue 1, which would have raised the threshold …

President Joe Biden warmly welcomed the Houston Astros on Monday to honor their 2022 World Series victory. The team, including players, coaches, manager Dusty Baker, and owner Jim Crane, joined the president at the White House to celebrate their achievement. During the event in the East Room, President Biden praised …

Ariana Figueroa, Idaho Capital Sun On the eve of the fourth anniversary of the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, in which 23 people were murdered, more than 160 religious, civil rights and immigrant advocacy groups called on congressional leaders to denounce lawmakers who use white supremacist, anti-immigrant rhetoric, arguing …

Tennessee Representatives Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who along with state Rep. Gloria Johnson were dubbed the “Tennessee Three,” regained their seats in the state legislature after being expelled for participating in a gun control protest on the House floor. They were previously reinstated on an interim basis by local …

The criminal indictment against Donald Trump for mishandling classified government records was unsealed on Friday. The 37-count indictment became public after a grand jury in U.S. District Court in Miami charged the former president. The indictment accuses Trump of various offenses, including showing classified documents to unauthorized individuals in 2021, …

Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office says it has completed its investigation into the transport of 49 migrants from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard last September by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and filed criminal charges with the local district attorney. A statement from the …

Ariana Figueroa, Florida Phoenix The U.S. House on Wednesday voted to overturn the Biden administration’s one-time student debt relief plan that is currently on hold awaiting a Supreme Court decision expected within weeks. Before the 218-203 vote on the resolution, the White House said President Joe Biden would veto it, arguing …

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) officially filed paperwork Friday to seek the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election.He has joined a growing number of Republicans who are vying to become the party’s nominee for the 2024 election, with the goal of overtaking former President Donald Trump. Scott, who made history …

Julia Conley, Common Dreams U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins on Wednesday grabbed a man who was asking questions at a press conference and repeatedly told him, “You’re out” as he pushed him away from the event, sparking some calls for assault charges against the Republican congressman. Jake Burdett, a progressive activist, …

Missouri Democratic Representative Cori Bush has proposed a new law that seeks to provide $14 trillion in reparations to Black Americans. The aim is for the federal government to acknowledge and make amends for the historical enslavement of Africans and the long-lasting effects of racist policies that followed. The Reparations …

Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams “Mifepristone remains safe, effective, and AVAILABLE.” However, access to medication abortion remains at “severe risk.” That was the message Friday from reproductive rights advocates after the United States Supreme Court temporarily blocked a ruling by a Texas federal judge that would effectively end access to abortion …

Julia COnley, Common Dreams Jack Teixeira, the Air National Guard member suspected of leaking hundreds of classified Pentagon documents to members of an online forum, was arrested Thursday in Dighton, Massachusetts after The New York Times reported on his alleged identity. CNN aired footage of Teixeira, who was known as …

Adam Friedman, Tennessee Lookout The Shelby County Commission voted unanimously to reappoint Justin Pearson to the state House seat Republicans expelled him from six days ago. House Republicans kicked out Pearson, D-Memphis, and Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, for violating the chamber’s rules on decorum when the two men took over …

Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is joining the Houston mayoral race, scrambling the already crowded field. “Sheila Jackson Lee wants to come home to be your mayor for the city of Houston,” Jackson Lee said at a church event Sunday. “I will not be able …

Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder U.S. House Republicans on Friday passed a bill designed to empower parents to inspect books and other teaching materials in local public schools, but Democrats sharply criticized the measure, saying it would censor teachers and ban books. The legislation, called the Parents Bill of Rights, passed on a 213-208 vote. …