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Morning Report — DeSantis, Haley knock Trump in bid for Iowa votes

Amid an Iowa duel against former President Trump, Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley on Thursday argued that support for the Republican presidential front-runner who wants to return to the White House would be a step toward reelecting President Biden. During live back-to-back town hall discussions hosted by CNN in Des Moines, the Florida governor and...

Former Capitol Police officer who testified before Jan 6 panel announces run for Congress

Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn, who testified before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack, announced on Friday that he’s running for Congress. Dunn is running for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District, which is being vacated by retiring Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) — a move that comes several months after suggesting on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that he might run for...

Lobbying World: Former McCarthy deputy chief heads to Harbinger Strategies

John Leganski, most recently former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s deputy chief of staff, is joining Harbinger Strategies as a partner. “[John’s] ready insights were of immense value to myself and the entire House Republican Leadership team over the past decade and I saw firsthand his uncanny ability to bring people together around creative approaches to the...

New Mexico Gov. Grisham proposes spending increase for housing, education and health care

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has proposed a nearly 10% increase in the general fund spending for the fiscal year running from July 2024 through June 2025.

Pennsylvania schools prepared to return to court if state budget falls short on funding

Pennsylvania schools that won a landmark school funding court case last year are prepared to return to court if the Legislature fails to address funding shortfalls.

Influential conservative group launches massive ad and grassroots blitz on behalf of Haley

The political arm of Americans for Prosperity Action, the influential and deep-pocketed conservative network, launches a massive ad, grassroots blitz to support Nikki Haley's Republican presidential bid

Trump is attacking Haley in NH. His real problem is the expectations game.

Donald Trump may be up by 20 percentage points in New Hampshire, but he and his team have moved swiftly to cut down any...

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other...

When marijuana is legalized, societal statistics go to pot

The more studies that are done on the growing of marijuana, the more it is becoming clear legalization of the drug is becoming a major public health crisis. Controls on marijuana should be not eased but strengthened.

Israel-Hamas war threatens global shipping as risk of wider conflict intensifies

Shipping companies are diverting their cargo away from the Red Sea as attacks by the Houthi rebel group in Yemen intensify in response to the ongoing siege of Gaza. The attacks by the Houthi rebels, officially known as Ansar Allah, are now sparking confrontations in other parts of the Middle East, and U.S. diplomats are...

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