Laxalt, who roomed with DeSantis while in naval officer training, will serve as the chairman of the Never Back Down super PAC, the organization confirmed Saturday.
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Lawmakers propose new standards for recalling local school board members
Two bills would open the door to recall elections for any reason, while a third would require misconduct such as misuse of public funds.
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Trans lawmaker silenced for 2nd day by Montana House speaker
Conservative lawmakers, who are demanding her censure, also deliberately use male pronouns when referring to her.
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U.K. deputy prime minister quits after bullying investigation
Dominic Raab’s announcement came the day after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak received the investigation report into eight formal complaints that Raab, who was also justice secretary, had been abusive toward staff members.
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Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill for now
The justices granted emergency requests from the Biden administration and New York-based Danco Laboratories, maker of the drug mifepristone.
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Legislators consider bills to stem Maine’s shortage of educators
The Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee heard testimony on 8 bills Thursday.
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Justice John Roberts asked to testify on court ethics amid Thomas reports
In recent weeks, news reports have focused on the purchase by a conservative donor of 3 properties belonging to Justice Clarence Thomas and his family in a transaction worth more than $100,000.
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Treasury Secretary Yellen calls for better relations between U.S. and China as tensions rise
Relations between the 2 countries have become increasingly strained after the discovery of a Chinese surveillance balloon in U.S. air space and since the Communist nation has grown its ties with Russia.
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Poll finds more peril for Trump in pending Georgia, D.C. probes than New York
Former President Donald Trump has emerged largely unscathed politically from his New York indictment
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Biden blasts Republicans’ ‘wacko notions’ in debt limit standoff
Wednesday’s split-screen presentations vividly displayed how the president and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are talking to 2 very different Americas.