Tag: Legislature
The cost of the Afghanistan war, in lives and dollars
The nearly 20-year American combat mission in Afghanistan was the United States' longest war. Ordinary Americans tended to forget about it, and it received...
Democratic primary in Ohio emerges as test for progressives
CLEVELAND — Amid relentless sunshine and intensifying humidity, Nina Turner led a small procession of voters last week to a polling place on Cleveland’s...
Senators seek Medicaid-like plan to cover holdout states
ATLANTA — Three Democratic U.S. senators from states that have refused to expand Medicaid want the federal government to set up a mirror plan...
Sanders, Biden meet as infrastructure bill swells past $3.5T
WASHINGTON — Emerging from a private meeting at the White House, Sen. Bernie Sanders said Monday that he and President Joe Biden are on...
Former NFL player announces bid for Senate seat in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Former NFL player Jake Bequette on Monday announced he's challenging Arkansas Sen. John Boozman in next year's Republican primary.
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Pro-EU party in Moldova wins clear majority in election
CHISINAU, Moldova — A pro-reform party seeking closer ties for Moldova with the European Union has won a clear majority in the parliamentary election,...
Cunningham announcing plan to legalize marijuana in SC
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Joe Cunningham — the former one-term Democratic congressman now running to unseat South Carolina Republican Gov. Henry McMaster — is...
Left-leaning groups pressure Schumer to act on voting bill
WASHINGTON — Dozens of left-leaning organizations are asking Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to schedule a new vote this month on Democrats' sweeping voting...
US begins to ease Venezuela sanctions allowing propane deals
CARACAS, Venezuela — The U.S. government on Monday began to ease the crippling sanctions imposed by the Trump administration on Venezuela by allowing companies...
Populist Edwin Edwards, a ‘Cajun King,’ loved his Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, La. — They were tough acts to follow on the stage of 20th century Louisiana politics: the arm-flailing Depression-era orator Huey Long,...