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Republican-passed bill removes role of Democratic governor if Senate vacancy occurs in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a bill stripping the state’s Democratic governor of any role in picking someone to occupy a U.S. Senate seat if a vacancy occurred in the home state of 82-year-old Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. The legislation calls...
Democrat to introduce bill that would bar Menendez, Trump from receiving classified information
New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D) has drafted legislation to bar federal officeholders and candidates who are charged with certain criminal offenses from having access to classified information, a bill aimed squarely at former President Trump and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.). Sherrill’s three-page bill, the Guarding United States Against Reckless Disclosures (GUARD) Act, would bar…
Punxsutawney Phil and partner Phyllis welcome 2 newborn groundhogs
While some parts of the country continue to feel winter's chill deep into March, contrary to Punxsutawney Phil's Groundhog day prediction, Phil and his groundhog partner Phyllis did deliver on news to warm the heart this week. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club announced on Facebook on March 27 that the couple...
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