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(Associated Press) The New York state Assembly will suspend its impeachment investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo once he steps down, the chamber's top Democrat said Friday. Cuomo announced his resignation on Tuesday over sexual harassment allegations, days after he faced increasing pressure to resign or face the possibility of being ousted...

(Associated Press) Texas Republicans enlisted the help of law enforcement for the first time Thursday to force the return of Democratic legislators who fled the state a month ago to block new voting restrictions. The move, a significant escalation in the holdout, came a day after officers of the Texas House...

(Headline USA) Less radical House Democrats say they would sink a crucial fiscal blueprint outlining $3.5 trillion in social and environmental engineering unless a separate infrastructure bill is approved first, a new complication for the divided party's drive to enact President Joe Biden's domestic agenda. The centrists' threat directly defies House Speaker...

(Headline USA) The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked part of New York's moratorium on evictions, put into effect because government bureaucrats blame the coronavirus pandemic, less than a month before it was supposed to expire anyway. The legal issue is distinct from those surrounding a new moratorium that applies in most...

(Headline USA) Only three months since the draw-down of troops in Afghanistan commenced, leading up to an Aug. 31 deadline in ending the 20-year-long military engagement, the Biden administration faced a disastrous scenario that drew comparisons to America's embarrassing defeat in Vietnam during the 1970s. "For months, I have pressed...

(Headline USA) Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday refused to block a plan by Indiana University to require students and employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Barrett's action came in response to an emergency request from eight students, and it marked the first time the high court has...

(Headline USA) The U.S. became more diverse and more urban over the past decade, and the non-Hispanic white population dropped for the first time on record, the Census Bureau reported Thursday. The number of non-Hispanic white people shrank from 196 million in 2010 to 191 million. The share of the white...

(Headline USA) Prison inmates can’t legally possess marijuana under California’s law allowing recreational pot, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in overturning a lower court that found prisoners could have the drug as long as they didn’t consume it. The justices said the 2019 appellate court ruling allowing prisoners to...

(Headline USA) In just the past two weeks, President Joe Biden has forced millions of federal workers to attest to their vaccination status or face onerous new requirements. He's met with business leaders at the White House to press them to do the same. Meanwhile, the administration has taken steps...

(Headline USA) San Francisco will require proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 for a number of indoor activities such as visiting restaurants, bars and gyms, Mayor London Breed announced Thursday. “Many San Francisco businesses are already leading the way by requiring proof of vaccination for their customers because they care about...

(Headline USA) A Texas state senator ended a 15-hour filibuster Thursday in the Democrats' latest defiance over new election integrity measures, but it only delayed Republicans who went on to approve the elections bill just minutes after she wearily left the floor. Democrats, however, are still refusing to show up in...

(Headline USA) A federal judge cleared the way Wednesday for a defamation case by Dominion Voting Systems to proceed against Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani and Mike Lindell, allies of former President Donald Trump who had all accused the company of rigging the 2020 presidential election. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols ruled that...