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New York is doing its best to make it possible for Congress to get its hands on President Donald Trump’s state tax returns. Will it work? That’s an open question. It’s not even clear House Democrats are going to ask…
Hawaii on Tuesday decriminalized marijuana, making it the 26th state to decriminalize or legalize the drug. The new law removes the possibility of jail time as a penalty for up to three grams of marijuana, but maintains a $130 fine.…
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Republicans and Democrats controlling the two chambers of Congress are expected to cooperate in agreeing to raise the US national debt level again in order to avoid a federal government default, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said…
Democrats’ extremely uphill battle to retake the Senate majority in 2020, explained Senate Democrats are technically on offense in 2020, but they’re still dealing with a very tough map. By Tara Golshan and Ella Nilsen Updated Jul 9, 2019, 3:03pm…
The UN high commissioner for human rights condemned the US for the poor conditions in migrant detention centers on Monday, saying she was “appalled” and “deeply shocked” by reports from detention facilities. In a statement released on Monday, Michelle Bachelet…
A new study provides more evidence that America’s ongoing opioid epidemic was fueled by doctors prescribing more painkillers than patients needed — leading to what’s now the deadliest drug overdose crisis in US history. For the study, published in JAMA…
