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Category: Politics
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Mexico’s president meets Biden amid tension over migration, fentanyl
A month after boycotting Biden’s Western Hemisphere summit, Andrés Manuel López Obrador goes to the White House for a make-up meeting.
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Jan. 6 panel escalates showdown with Trump over influencing witnesses
Rep. Liz Cheney put Trump allies on notice for witness tampering. Then Trump allegedly made a call himself.
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Michigan activists push for ballot initiative to expand voting access
Voting rights proponents want at least nine days of early voting, more ballot drop boxes and protection for those who forget to bring their ID to the polls.
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Senate poised to confirm ATF director nominee Steve Dettelbach
Amid a spike in gun violence and mass shootings, the Senate could confirm a former federal prosecutor to lead the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
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New Black-led group will battle injustice in the D.C. court system
A new local Black-led mutual aid effort aims to train the community to observe, document and address injustice in the local court system.
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Three-star general who mocked Jill Biden is suspended
Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky, the Army’s former head of communications, was suspended from his mentorship role after he appeared to mock first lady Jill Biden in a tweet.
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José Eduardo dos Santos, who plundered Angola, dies at 79
He led his resource-plentiful nation through seemingly endless conflict for 38 years and funneled vast riches to his family.
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Ballot drop boxes not allowed in Wisconsin, state supreme court rules
A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court barred the use of most ballot drop boxes Friday and ruled voters could not give their completed absentee ballots to others to return on their behalf.
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Arizona activists want a vote on expanding access to voting
The “Arizona Fair Elections Act” ballot initiative seeks to enact dozens of provisions to expand access to voting.