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Wisconsin attorney general suing over GOP lame-duck law
Wisconsin's Democratic attorney general filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging parts of a Republican-authored law limiting his powers that was passed during a lame-duck legislative session two years ago.
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Rittenhouse attorney says judge allowed him on case
A California attorney said Monday that a Kenosha County judge will allow him to appear in court on behalf of an Illinois 17-year-old accused of killing two people during a protest in Wisconsin.
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Gun-toting congresswoman-elect may carry Glock at Capitol
A firearms-toting congresswoman-elect who owns a gun-themed restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, has already asked Capitol Police about carrying her weapon on Capitol grounds, her office has acknowledged. If she does so, she apparently won't be alone.
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Wisconsin presidential recount in 4th day, with few changes
Wisconsin's partial presidential recount entered its fourth day Monday, with very few changes in vote totals as President Donald Trump's attorneys appeared to be focused on a legal challenge seeking to toss tens of thousands of ballots, including the one cast by an attorney for the campaign.
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Gun control efforts in Minnesota took a back seat in November's vote
Minnesota gun-control activists hoped that 2020 would be a pivotal year for advancing background check and red-flag legislation. The divided Legislature means those bills will likely meet another blockade in 2021.
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Ohio governor sees growing criticism from fellow Republicans
For months, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine steered cleared of second-guessing President Donald Trump, a fellow Republican, despite their polar-opposite responses to the pandemic.
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Biden expected to nominate Blinken as secretary of state
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state, according to multiple people familiar with the Biden team's planning.
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Jury duty? No thanks, say many, forcing trials to be delayed
Jury duty notices have set Nicholas Philbrook's home on edge with worries about him contracting the coronavirus and passing it on to his father-in-law, a cancer survivor with diabetes in his mid-70s who is at higher risk of developing serious complications from COVID-19.
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Trump aims to box in Biden abroad, but it may not work
On its way out the door, the Trump administration is enacting new rules, regulations and orders that it hopes will box in President-elect Joe Biden's administration on numerous foreign policy matters and cement President Donald Trump's "America First" legacy in international affairs.
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Trump campaign legal team distances itself from Powell
Perhaps Sidney Powell has gone too far for even Rudy Giuliani this time.
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Wisconsin congressman says he tested positive for COVID-19
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, according to a statement from the Republican lawmaker, who represents Wisconsin's 1st congressional district.
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The Latest: Washington state sees record hospitalizations
Health officials in Washington state said the number of people who were hospitalized to receive treatment for the coronavirus has reached a record high.
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Trump's legal team cried vote fraud, but courts found none
As they frantically searched for ways to salvage President Donald Trump's failed reelection bid, his campaign pursued a dizzying game of legal hopscotch across six states that centered on the biggest prize of all: Pennsylvania.
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Trump appeals rejection of effort to block Pennsylvania vote
President Donald Trump is appealing a federal judge's dismissal of his campaign's effort to block the certification of votes in Pennsylvania.
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Loeffler has negative COVID-19 test 2 days after positive
U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler's latest coronavirus test came back negative, but her campaign said Sunday she will continue to quarantine at least until she gets another negative result.
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In Wisconsin recount, Trump challenges pile up, slow tally
Wisconsin recount observer Ardis Cerny stretched her neck as far as she could toward a Plexiglas divider separating her from two vote counters, eagle-eyeing them as they scrutinized ballot papers one by one.
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Michigan leader: Trump didn't ask for election interference
President Donald Trump did not ask Michigan Republican lawmakers to "break the law" or "interfere" with the election during a meeting at the White House, a legislative leader said Sunday, a day before canvassers plan to meet about whether to certify Joe Biden's 154,000-vote victory in the battleground state.
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Rules about police wearing masks vary widely across US
Although authorities have been encouraging people to wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus, many police departments leave it up to officers to decide whether to cover their faces while interacting with the public.
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