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Can Trump be disqualified? The debate over the 14th Amendment.
The Explainer Can Trump be disqualified? The debate over the 14th Amendment. | View caption Hide caption Despite “misinformation,” the statement read, neither office has taken a position on the applicability of the amendment to the 2024 election. “The Attorney General’s Office is now carefully reviewing the legal issues involved,” the statement concluded. On Monday…
Trump, DeSantis campaigns lobby Florida GOP on its loyalty pledge
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A quiet lobbying fight between backers of Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis is breaking out over a push from the former president’s supporters to get the Florida GOP to scrap a loyalty oath requirement supported by the governor. If Trump allies are successful in getting the state Republican Party to vote against…
Oregon’s bold drug policy isn’t working, yet
Compassion Cover Story Oregon’s bold drug policy isn’t working, yet | View caption Hide caption What’s the most compassionate way to treat those experiencing addiction? Having decriminalized drugs, Oregon is trying to figure that out. “Just …” Mr. Baer hesitates before removing the spike strip and re-straddling his bike. “Please don’t do it in public,”…
Proud Boys leaders sentenced for their role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
Proud Boys leaders sentenced for their role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack Two former leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group have been sentenced to more than a decade each in prison for their involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. | View caption Hide caption | Two former leaders…
Appeals court denies DOJ request to block Trump deposition in lawsuit by ex-FBI officials
A federal appeals court on Friday denied the Justice Department’s request to block former President Donald Trump from sitting for a deposition related to lawsuits filed by former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page. In its ruling, a three-judge panel rejected the government’s effort to reverse a federal judge’s order this year saying Trump could be deposed…
Trump in court: Judge sets March 2024 trial date in 2020 election case
First Look Trump in court: Judge sets March 2024 trial date in 2020 election case A judge has set a March 4, 2024, trial date for Donald Trump in the federal case in Washington charging the former president with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. | View caption Hide caption | A…
After years of fighting, a praying football coach got his job back. Now he’s unsure he wants it
BREMERTON, Wash. — An assistant high school football coach in Washington state who lost his job during a controversy over his public post-game prayers is back on the sideline after the U.S. Supreme Court held that his practice was protected by the Constitution. But after fighting to be rehired for seven years, Joe Kennedy isn’t sure he…
Biden says U.S. is in one of ‘the strongest job-creating periods’ after jobs report
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden touted the jobs report released Friday that showed employment growth in August, saying that the U.S. was in one of “the strongest job creating periods in our history.” The Bureau of Labor Statistics report said the economy added 187,000 jobs last month, up from an increase of 157,000 jobs in July.…
Who is Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes?
Could Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes soon take center stage in another criminal case involving former President Donald Trump? Mayes’ office is reportedly investigating an alleged “fake elector” scheme to support Trump in 2020, sparking speculation that her state could become the latest to bring charges against the former president’s inner circle. So who is…