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Editorial Roundup: United States

Dec. 27, 2024 14:26 PM EST

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 23 The Washington Post on President Biden's commutation of death sentences President Joe Biden’s Monday announcement that he would commute the death sentences of...

In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families

Dec. 27, 2024 11:15 AM EST

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Taylor Cagnacci moved from California to Tennessee with hopes of starting a new chapter in a state that touts a low cost of living and natural beauty. But she's infuriated by Tennessee's meager social services, which leave her and many other moms struggling...

Takeaways from AP's report on social safety nets in states that ban abortion

Dec. 27, 2024 11:00 AM EST

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — States with restrictive abortion laws generally have more porous safety nets for mothers and young children, according to recent research and an analysis by The Associated Press. Tennessee is an example of how this plays out. Tennessee residents of...

As Texas Chief Justice Nathan Hecht prepares to retire, he reflects on the court he helped change

Dec. 26, 2024 14:44 PM EST

When Nathan Hecht ran for the Texas Supreme Court in 1988, no Republican had ever been elected to the state’s highest civil court. His election foreshadowed a coming transformation of the court, civil legal procedure and Texas itself. Hecht is the longest tenured Supreme Court...

Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they're tuning out

Dec. 26, 2024 09:00 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — As a Democrat who immersed himself in political news during the presidential campaign, Ziad Aunallah has much in common with many Americans since the election. He's tuned out. “People are mentally exhausted,” said Aunallah, 45, of San Diego. “Everyone knows...

Trump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happen

Dec. 26, 2024 07:48 AM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures, seeing an opportunity with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress to push through long-sought changes that include voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements. ...

Fate of Trump's Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in Senate

Dec. 25, 2024 07:28 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December carefully dodging questions about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’s views on vaccines, accusations of sexual misconduct against Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard's 2017...

After fighting virus, storms and Republicans, departing North Carolina Gov. Cooper focuses on wins

Dec. 24, 2024 16:12 PM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is leaving his job after eight years in which the southern Democrat picked his moments against a Republican-dominated legislature, winning big on Medicaid expansion and clean energy while falling short in fights over private-school vouchers and...

Latest challenge to North Carolina's power-shifting law focuses on state elections board control

Dec. 23, 2024 22:11 PM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's current governor and his successor tacked on another lawsuit Monday disputing a key provision within a GOP law that erodes the powers of several incoming Democratic state leaders — the latest in a longstanding power struggle between North Carolina's...

Wisconsin Gov. Evers finally appoints new DNR secretary after yearlong search

Dec. 23, 2024 17:08 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has finally picked a new leader for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The governor announced Monday that he has appointed Karen Hyun as the agency's secretary. Hyun has worked as chief of staff of the National Oceanic and...