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Debt limit deal is in place, but budget deficit is still a multi-decade challenge for US government
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even with the new spending restraints in the debt limit deal that cut borrowing by $1.5 trillion, the U.S. government's deficits are still on course to keep climbing to record levels over the next few decades. The projections are a sign that the two-year truce...
Kentucky governor appoints 2 to state board of education, days after drawing Republican criticism
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's governor made two new appointments to the state board of education on Tuesday, taking action days after drawing election-year criticism for a lapse in adding members to the board. Julie Pile and Diana Woods were selected by Democratic Gov. Andy...
GOP chairman moves to hold FBI director Wray in contempt over Biden doc
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Oversight Committee said Tuesday he is moving forward with holding FBI Director Chris Wray in contempt of Congress because the department has not turned over a bureau record that purports to relate to President Joe Biden and his family. ...
Minnesota governor signs bill legalizing recreational marijuana starting in August
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — Surrounded by dozens of cheering people in green clothes, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill Tuesday to legalize recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21 starting in August, making Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize the substance for adults....
Why Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment fight isn't finished yet
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature already made one historic move with its impeachment of Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Another one is coming. The GOP-led House of Representatives on Saturday approved 20 articles of impeachment on sweeping allegations of...
Christie allies launch super PAC ahead of expected 2024 campaign for the GOP presidential nomination
NEW YORK (AP) — Allies of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have launched a new super PAC to support his expected candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. Christie has painted himself as the only potential candidate willing to directly take on former President...
Here's what's in, what's out of the debt limit bill to avert US default
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have been working the phones in an intense push to sell Congress on the 99-page bill that would suspend the nation's debt limit through 2025 to avoid a federal default while limiting government spending. The...
Editorial Roundup: Missouri
Kansas City Star. May 24, 2023. Editorial: If Missouri public schools teach Bible classes, whose version of religion rules? Missouri legislators have adopted yet another solution in search of a problem. They’ve passed a bill — and sent it to Gov. Mike Parson to...
Impeachment trial of Texas’ Ken Paxton to begin no later than August 28
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A historic impeachment trial in Texas to determine whether Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton should be permanently removed from office will begin no later than August in the state Senate, where the jury that would determine his future could include his wife, Sen. Angela...
Debt ceiling takeaways: Biden's invite to liberal skeptics to 'talk to me,' McCarthy's balancing act
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a deal no one in Washington claims to really like. But after weeks of negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have struck an agreement to raise the debt ceiling and avert a potentially devastating government default. The stakes...
