Aome of Biden’s most striking, legacy-defining legislative victories came about by staying out of it.
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Republicans seek power over elections in Wisconsin, Minnesota
Republicans who are running to be secretary of state in Wisconsin and Minnesota in primaries Tuesday are repeating Donald Trump’s false claims about the last presidential election and they’ve suggested they want more authority over how elections are run, especially in Democratic-leaning counties.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Senate Democrats pass budget package, a victory for Biden
The estimated $740 billion package heads next to the House, where lawmakers are poised to deliver on Biden’s priorities.
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Democrats’ climate, energy, tax bill clears initial Senate hurdle
The package has become a partisan battleground over inflation, gasoline prices and other issues that polls show are driving voters.
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Republicans pick Milwaukee to host 2024 national convention
Some liberals in the city that’s home to the largest contingent of Democrats in Wisconsin bemoan the decision.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Democrats could strip Iowa caucus of opening spot in 2024 campaign
Some Democratic rules committee members privately said that the party is leaning toward either New Hampshire or Nevada going first.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Senate appropriators want $4 billion for ships the Navy didn’t seek
The fiscal 2023 bill requires the Navy to spend that $4 billion to build all or part of a destroyer, 2 amphibious ships, a cargo vessel and several troop-ferrying hovercrafts.
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Trump White House lawyers subpoenaed by Jan. 6 probe grand jury
The subpoenas to Pat Cipollone and Patrick Philbin suggest an intensifying Justice Department investigation into the events surrounding the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Green Party co-founder John Rensenbrink dies
An environmental advocate for more than 70 years, Rensenbrink dedicated his life to changing politics to benefit the natural world.
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U.S.-China ties teeter after Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
U.S.-China relations are teetering on a precipice after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan