Democrats see the trio of bills – 2 of which also drew support from Republicans – as their calling card to voters ahead of the 2024 election, the tangible results of Biden’s tenure in the White House.
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Biden focuses on factory jobs in Wisconsin, ignoring latest Trump indictment
The president’s arrival in Milwaukee came on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, a major piece of economic legislation, but polls show that most people know little about it or what it does.
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Russia unleashes a countrywide missile barrage on Ukraine as Putin addresses security conference
The Russian attack killed and wounded civilians and damaged infrastructure.
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American ambassador to Russia visits jailed U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich
Gershkovich, a 31-year-old Bowdoin College graduate, was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on charges of espionage while on a reporting trip to Russia.
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Fewer college football programs are leaving campus for training camps
Elizabeth Allan, a University of Maine professor, conducted a 2018 study with colleague Mary Madden in which 57.1% of students reported hazing was most likely to happen off campus.
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Texas wants Planned Parenthood to repay millions of dollars in Medicaid reimbursements, fines
Planned Parenthood argues the attempt to recoup at least $17 million is a new effort to weaken the organization.
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Mother pleads guilty to felony child neglect after 6-year-old used gun to shoot teacher
The case is one of three legal efforts seeking accountability, including the teacher’s $40 million lawsuit that accuses the school system of gross negligence.
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Mar-a-Lago property manager pleads not guilty to charges in Trump’s classified documents case
He pleaded not guilty to scheming to try to delete security footage sought by investigators.
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Georgia court website publishes, then takes down, list of criminal charges against Trump
Court officials in Atlanta published a list of criminal charges against former President Donald Trump
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How a law associated with mobsters could be central in possible Georgia charges against Trump
A district attorney is widely expected to use Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, or RICO, law to charge Trump and others for allegedly conspiring to overturn the state’s 2020 election results.