Texas courts defy CDC eviction pause as state sits on $1B in federal rental aid
Some Texas state courts are openly defying a federal order to halt evictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, even as the state sits on more than $1 billion in undistributed federal rental aid with more assistance from Wash…
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Cruz on Boehner: 'I wear with pride his drunken, bloviated scorn'
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Friday bashed former Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) for what he called “drunken, bloviated scorn” in the latest tit for tat between the two GOP figures.Cruz…
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Gaetz hires legal counsel amid DOJ probe
Embattled GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz (Fla.) has acquired legal counsel as he faces a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a minor and a possible violation of…
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Arkansas legislature targets trans students' names
The Arkansas state House has passed a measure that would allow teachers to ignore a transgender student’s preferred name or gender pronouns, the latest in a series of bills targeting the rights of trans children.Th…
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George Clooney gets involved in George Floyd murder trial
George Floyd’s family lawyer Benjamin Crump says the actor reached out to him.
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Biden to establish commission to study expanding Supreme Court
President Biden will sign an executive order Friday establishing a commission to study whether to add seats to the Supreme Court and other reform proposals, the White House announced, fulfilling a promise he made on the c…
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Amazon clinches win over union in Alabama
Workers at Amazon’s Bessemer, Ala., warehouse have voted not to unionize, a major victory for the e-commerce giant but not the end of the fight for labor organizers.
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Biden $1.5T budget proposes major hike in social programs
President Biden on Friday proposed a $1.5 trillion annual budget for 2022 fiscal year, $118 billion higher than the regular 2020 appropriations, featuring a significant 16 percent boost in non-defense spending.The…
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Feds told that Gaetz, lobbyist discussed running sham candidate in state Senate race: report
Federal investigators were told that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) discussed running a sham candidate in the 2020 state Senate race with a lobbyist, two people familiar with the matter told …
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