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Ticket-selling enters regulation era as Walz signs fee transparency into law
One state representative's ordeal purchasing Taylor Swift tickets served as the "genesis" of the legislation.
Ethics panel takes up complaint against Republican senator who sent graphic video link
Sen. Erin Maye Quade said Sen. Glenn Gruenhagen's email linking to genital surgery violated Senate ethical norms.
GOP House lawmaker unveils resolution to censure U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar
The censure attempt follows remarks the Minneapolis Democrat made about Jewish students at Columbia University.
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Trump in no hurry as he leans into the pageantry of vice presidential tryouts
As former President Donald Trump remains stuck in the courtroom listening to salacious details of an affair he denies, another spectacle is playing out in the background as his vice presidential tryouts get underway.
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GOP senators grill Sen. Nicole Mitchell's attorneys during ethics hearing about her burglary charge
Mitchell didn't answer questions before the bipartisan subcommittee, but her attorney accused GOP senators of a "witch hunt." Democrats said Mitchell deserves due process.
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Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial
With Donald Trump sitting just feet away, Stormy Daniels testified Tuesday at the former president's hush money trial about a sexual encounter the porn actor says they had in 2006 that resulted in her being paid to keep silent during the presidential race 10 years later.
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Inside the courtroom where Trump was forced to listen to Stormy Daniels
Donald Trump squirmed and scowled, shook his head and muttered as Stormy Daniels described the unexpected sex she says they had nearly two decades ago, saying she remembered ''trying to think of anything other than what was happening.''
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Alabama lawmakers approve tax breaks for businesses that help employees afford child care
Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday gave final approval to legislation to provide state tax breaks to businesses that help their employees afford childcare.
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Transgender activists flood Utah tip line with hoax reports to block bathroom law enforcement
Transgender activists have flooded a Utah tip line created to alert state officials to possible violations of a new bathroom law with thousands of hoax reports in an effort to shield trans residents and their allies from any legitimate complaints that could lead to an investigation.
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Semi-automatic gun ban nixed in Colorado's Democratic-controlled statehouse after historic progress
A sweeping bill to ban the sale and transfer of semi-automatic firearms was nixed in Colorado's Democratic-controlled Legislature on Tuesday as lawmakers pressed forward with a slew of other gun control bills on the 25th anniversary year of the Columbine High School massacre.
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Democrats hope abortion issue will offset doubts about Biden in Michigan
Two women campaigning for President Joe Biden after facing medical emergencies because of abortion restrictions in their states visited Michigan on Tuesday to highlight what they say are the risks to women's health since federal abortion protections were overturned.
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Judge in Trump's classified documents case cancels May trial date; no new date set
The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former President Donald Trump has canceled the May 20 trial date, postponing it indefinitely.
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With 2024 presidential contest looming, Georgia governor signs new election changes into law
Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Tuesday that makes additional changes to Georgia's election laws ahead of the 2024 presidential contest in the battleground state, including defining probable causes for removing voters from the rolls when their eligibility is challenged.
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Driver pay bill advances as Uber and Lyft pitch much-lower rates
A compromise between leaders in the Legislature and the Minneapolis City Council is moving through committees, as the companies continue threats to leave the state.
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Judges say they'll draw new Louisiana election map if lawmakers don't by June 3
Federal judges who recently threw out a congressional election map giving Louisiana a second mostly Black district said Tuesday the state Legislature must pass a new map by June 3 or face having the panel impose one on the state.
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Bernie Sanders says Gaza may be Joe Biden's Vietnam. But he's ready to battle for Biden over Trump
In April, Bernie Sanders repeatedly stood shoulder to shoulder with President Joe Biden, promoting their joint accomplishments on health care and climate at formal White House events while eviscerating Donald Trump in a widely viewed campaign TikTok video.
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Noting campus protests, Democrats are preparing for intense action at their summer convention
As pro-Palestinian demonstrations escalate on college campuses around the country, critics of President Joe Biden 's handling of the Israel-Hamas war suggest this summer's Democratic National Convention could be hit by protests and scenes of chaos that undermine his reelection campaign.
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Rep. Greene and Speaker Johnson meet for a second day as possible vote on his ouster simmers
Embattled Speaker Mike Johnson worked to position himself as in control Tuesday, insisting he's not negotiating with far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as they prepared to meet again at the Capitol and she weighed whether to proceed with a vote on his ouster.
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Biden condemns current antisemitism in Holocaust remembrance during college protests and Gaza war
President Joe Biden condemned the ''ferocious surge of antisemitism in America and around the world'' during a Tuesday ceremony to remember victims of the Holocaust at a time when the Hamas attack on Israel and controversy over the war in Gaza have sparked new waves of violence and hateful rhetoric toward Jews.
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New York's abortion rights amendment knocked off November ballot, dealing a blow to Democrats
A New York judge on Tuesday blocked a politically important abortion rights amendment from appearing before voters on the November ballot, dealing Democrats a setback as the party moved to focus battleground races in the state around abortion access.
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'Words matter:' Titles, Trump and what to call a former president
He's a criminal defendant, a businessman and a politician. But to his most loyal supporters, Donald Trump will always be Mr. President. As for the guy currently serving in the White House, they call him Biden, or maybe just Joe.
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The Latest | New witnesses set to take the stand as Trump hush money trial enters its 13th day
As the third week of witness testimony in Donald Trump's hush money trial takes place, all eyes are on who will be called next and whether the former president will be able to abide by the terms of his now twice-broken gag order that bars him from speaking publicly about jurors, witnesses and some others connected to the case.
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