Last December, the U.S. arrested Manuel Rocha for secretly acting as an agent of the Cuban government. During his decades-long career in the State Department, Rocha orchestrated one of the most …
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NY Republican says House could ‘end up having a Speaker Hakeem Jeffries’ as GOP majority narrows
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) raised concerns Monday that a dwindling House GOP majority due to multiple vacancies could hurt the caucus’ prospects and may even lead to Democrats taking over …
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Less than 40 percent of young Black voters say they will vote this year: Poll
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA new poll has found that less than 40 percent of young Black voters are motivated to vote in November’s election. The poll, conducted by In Our Own Voice: National Black …
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Judge rules Gaetz, Greene can sue after California cities cancel their rallies over their ‘political views’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA federal judge ruled that Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) can proceed with their lawsuit against two California cities that canceled their political events. U.S. District …
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Texas Democrats see political opportunity in hardline immigration law
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJudicial whiplash over Texas’s controversial new immigration law has delayed its implementation, but potentially not its political effects. S.B. 4 is the latest in a string of local- and state-level …
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Senate sends $1.2T spending bill to Biden’s desk in late night vote
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Senate in the early hours of Saturday passed a sprawling $1.2 trillion package to fund large swaths of the government, capping off a dramatic negotiation in the upper chamber …
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The Kansas House on Thursday passed a bill to restrict diversity-oriented hiring practices at Kansas universities, making the Sunflower State the latest to try to limit DEI initiatives in educational …
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Tennessee Governor signs bill that protects musicians against artificial intelligence
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTennessee became the first state to protect its residents’ voice rights on Thursday when Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed the ELVIS Act, designed to protest musicians from artificial intelligence replication. …
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Georgia executes man for 1993 murder in first execution since before the pandemic
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGeorgia executed a prisoner Wednesday night for the first time since January 2020 after the Supreme Court denied the delay earlier in the day. Willie James Pye was executed at …
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Cruz says controversial TikTok bill ‘will benefit’ the app’s users
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said in a Wednesday interview that users would benefit from the controversial bill to force TikTok’s Chinese-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the popular app or …