Voters in Calexico have resoundingly ousted the first out transgender member of the City Council and her council ally after a bitter recall campaign rife with accusations of transphobia and …
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New Florida law to open public schools to volunteer chaplains
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida school districts will soon have the option of allowing volunteer chaplains to counsel students under a bill signed Thursday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who dismissed critics’ …
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NEW YORK — Prosecutors in the hush money trial of Donald Trump asked Thursday for the former president to be held in contempt and fined because of seven social media posts …
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Arizona’s abortion ban is worse than its 19th century origins
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesArizona’s Supreme Court opened a new front in the war on women’s reproductive rights last week when it resurrected an obscure 1864 law that bans abortion in almost all cases. …
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Democrats clear path to vote on repeal of Arizona abortion ban
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPHOENIX — Democrats in the Arizona Senate cleared a path Wednesday to bring a proposed repeal of the state’s near-total ban on abortions to a vote after the state Supreme Court …
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Senate rejects impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Senators were sworn in Wednesday for their third impeachment trial in four years, this time of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas. Three hours later, they had voted along …
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Journalist who accused NPR of liberal bias resigns from the network
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesUri Berliner, the veteran NPR journalist who publicly accused his employer of liberal bias, has resigned from the network. Berliner posted a message Wednesday on the social media platform X …
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PHOENIX — Abortion politics and policy are clashing here like in no other state as the Republican-led Legislature convenes Wednesday to sort out the aftermath of a ruling allowing a statewide …
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House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing trial
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The House sent two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing a trial on allegations that he has “willfully and …
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News publishers’ alliance calls on feds to investigate Google
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe News/Media Alliance, a journalism trade organization and advocacy group, on Tuesday asked federal government officials to investigate Google after the tech giant said it would limit links to California …