The Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services is accusing Walter Reed National Military Medical Center of denying Catholic service members and veterans their right to practice their religion after it canceled a contract for pastoral…
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Greg Abbott working to ‘swiftly’ pardon Army Sergeant convicted of murder in Black Lives Matter riot
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Saturday that he intends to seek a pardon for an Army Sergeant recently convicted of murder for shooting a Black Lives Matter protester during an anti-police demonstration in 2020. ‘I…
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Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces new lawsuit alleging ‘unmitigated greed’ contributed to nursing home deaths
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing another lawsuit over nursing home deaths in the state during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the plaintiff alleging that Cuomo’s pride and ‘unmitigated greed’ had led to needless…
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Schumer says judge’s mifepristone abortion pill ruling ‘could throw our country into chaos’
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., railed against a Texas judge’s decision to halt Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, warning that it ‘could throw our country into chaos.’ ‘This…
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Biden admin to hold migrants’ ‘credible fear’ screenings in CBP facilities as border prepares for surge
The Biden administration will soon begin holding ‘credible fear’ screenings for migrants claiming asylum at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities as the Department of Homeland Security gears up for a potential surge in migrants…
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The terms ‘open rule,’ ‘structured rule’ and ‘modified open-rule’ don’t mean much to people who don’t toil on Capitol Hill. But those phrases speak volumes if you want to understand how House Speaker Kevin McCarthy,…
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Faced with heavy workloads and short staffing, Wisconsin’s probation and parole program has been falling short on monitoring offenders and offering them rehabilitation resources, according to a nonpartisan legislative audit published Friday. Auditors found that…
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A judge canceled the air quality permit for a natural gas power plant that’s under construction along the Yellowstone River in Montana citing worries over climate change. State District Judge Michael Moses ruled Thursday that…
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North Carolina GOP goes on offense, pushing ambitious agenda with new supermajority in state House
Republicans in North Carolina are sensing momentum as they look to push forward a wide-ranging legislative agenda with an extra pep in their step after a Democratic lawmaker changed parties this week, giving the GOP…
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Cannabis regulators have halted operations at several outdoor pot farms and processing facilities on a stretch of former fruit orchards in north-central Washington state after testing found high levels of chemicals related to a dangerous…