Good morning! There are 207 days until the election, and today we are not talking about abortion — even if everyone else is. “The Democrats say, ‘Please don’t call them …
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DES MOINES — A bill signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday makes it a state crime for a person to be in Iowa if previously denied admission to …
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Appeals court rejects Trump’s third request to delay hush money trial
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNEW YORK — Donald Trump is now 0 for 3 in last-minute attempts to get a New York appeals court to delay his looming hush money criminal trial. An appeals court …
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Why Biden is getting little credit for the resilient economy
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — As President Biden struggles to sell Bidenomics to skeptical voters, he’s facing the all-too-real consequences of stubbornly higher inflation, but he’s also battling human psychology. And both of those …
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WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is expected to be pulled from the campaign trail for at least two months starting next week as he stands trial in …
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Arizona banned abortion. What it means for the 2024 election
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWith virtually all abortions in the state soon to be outlawed, Arizona has moved front and center in the national fight over reproductive rights that could help sway the election …
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L.A. to pay $9.5 million to settle lawsuit over traffic collision at Hollywood Hills intersection
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe city of Los Angeles will pay up to $9.5 million to settle a lawsuit by a woman who alleged that a poorly designed intersection was a cause of a …
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Military leaders face Congress over Pentagon budget, Israel and Ukraine
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown Jr. testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday about the Pentagon’s $850-billion budget for 2025 as questions remained as …
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The changing of the conservative mind in recent years could hardly be captured more pithily than in the headline of a recent op-ed: “Why I believe in industrial policy — …
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Justice Department blasts GOP effort to hold attorney general in contempt
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Monday blasted Republicans’ effort to hold Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland in contempt over his refusal to turn over unredacted materials related to the special counsel …