Author: Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner
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Newsom plays the political long game ahead of 2024 and beyond
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s political ambitions are once again at the forefront after he vetoed at least 143 bills last weekend, a disappointment to many progressives in the deep blue Golden State and beyond. Newsom’s vetoing of scores of legislation, including proposals making insulin more affordable, free condoms for high schoolers, banning caste discrimination, decriminalizing…
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Trump faces more suits attempting to block him from ballot under 14th Amendment
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New lawsuits in Minnesota and Oklahoma mark a growing yet long-shot effort to keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot during next year’s presidential elections under the 14th Amendment’s “insurrection clause.” The suits come in the wake of a legal challenge filed in Colorado by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington last week,…
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House Democrats set the blame on Republicans in case of default
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House Democratic leaders sought to blame House Republicans for a potential default on the United States’s $31.4 trillion debt ahead of a high-stakes meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House Tuesday afternoon. Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, criticized House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for continuing “to put the…
