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City Council members say the decision is legally theirs to make. But a bill to lift the rule is on hold after vocal foes descended on chambers Thursday.
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GOP’s Jordan will back a temporary House speaker as he tries to shore up support, lawmakers say
The hard-fighting ally of Donald Trump has been unable to win, but he and his far-right allies won't step aside for a more viable GOP nominee.
2 years ago
Pennsylvania lawmakers chip away at stalemate, pass bill to boost hospital and ambulance subsidies
Shapiro's office said he would sign the bill to deliver “critical funding” for emergency management services, hospitals, and nursing homes.
2 years ago
Sidney Powell pleads guilty in deal with prosecutors over efforts to overturn Trump loss in Georgia
A judge agreed that she will serve about six years of probation, have to pay $2,700 in restitution and have to testify truthfully against her co-defendants.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office quietly settled sexual harassment allegation against top aide
A top aide to the Pennsylvania governor was accused of sexually harassing a female staffer. The settlement included a confidentiality clause.
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New indictment charges Sen. Menendez with being an unregistered agent of the Egyptian government
The superseding indictment was filed in Manhattan federal court on Thursday. It says the conspiracy occurred from January 2018 to June 2022.
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A group appointed by Gov. Shapiro believes a cap-and-trade program would help meet his ambitious climate goals, although the members lacked consensus on how best to proceed.
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Rep. Santos faces new charges he stole donor IDs, made unauthorized charges to their credit cards
The 23-count indictment replaces one filed earlier against the New York Republican.
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Police officials in Paterson sue New Jersey attorney general over state takeover of department
The police department was put under state supervision in March, after officers there shot and killed a well-known crisis intervention worker during a tense standoff.
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Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial is resuming with ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg on the witness stand
Weisselberg, also a defendant in the lawsuit, is expected to testify about his role in preparing Trump’s annual financial statements.
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Trump’s New York civil fraud trial rolls on after an appeals judge declines to halt it
Trump wanted to halt the trial while he fights a pretrial ruling that could strip him of control of such assets as Trump Tower.
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Report of fatal New Jersey car crash fills in key gap in Menendez federal bribery investigation
A Bogota Police Department report said Nadine Menendez, who wasn't yet married to the senator at the time and went by Nadine Arslanian, "was not at fault in this crash."
2 years ago
Trump lawyers seek dismissal of D.C. federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity
The motion amounts to the most pointed attack yet by defense lawyers on the federal case charging Trump with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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After judge’s rebuke, Trump returns to court for 3rd day for fraud lawsuit trial
After Trump slammed the judge's principal law clerk on social media Tuesday, the judge ordered all participants in the trial not to hurl personal attacks at court staffers.
2 years ago
Speaker McCarthy ousted in historic House vote, as scramble begins for a Republican leader
Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina was named speaker pro tempore in the interim.
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