Tag: Legislature
EXPLAINER: Texas Democrats fled the state. Here’s why.
Texas statehouse Democrats fled Monday to the nation's capitol to try and block the GOP's sweeping elections overhaul bill that makes it harder to...
Group rallies for voting rights amid All-Star Game events
DENVER — Amid the fanfare, celebrity softball games and other events surrounding Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, a group rallied Sunday to call attention...
Protests erupt in Georgia after beaten journalist dies
TBILISI, Georgia — Several thousand people protested in front of the Georgian parliament on Sunday evening, demanding that the ex-Soviet nation's prime minister resign...
Alaska GOP leaders endorse challenger to US Sen. Murkowski
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The leaders of Alaska's Republican Party on Saturday endorsed a challenger to incumbent U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who has been one...
Schumer wants NRA investigated for bankruptcy fraud
NEW YORK — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday called on the Justice Department to investigate the National Rifle Association for bankruptcy fraud,...
Bulgarians elect new parliament amid corruption worries
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarians are voting in a snap poll on Sunday after a previous election in April produced a fragmented parliament that failed...
Moldovans cast ballots in election between East and West
BUCHAREST — Voters in Moldova were casting their ballots Sunday in a snap parliamentary election that is a choice between East and West.
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State reports slight increase in Indiana abortions for 2020
INDIANAPOLIS — The number of abortions performed in Indiana grew slightly last year, with a new state report showing that drug-induced abortions made up...
G-20 finance ministers back deterring use of tax havens
Top finance officials representing most of the world's economy have backed a sweeping revision of international taxation that includes a 15% global minimum corporate...
For Biden, politics are often framed by the personal
WILMINGTON, Del. — When grieving with those who lost loved ones in a building collapse, President Joe Biden invoked the car crash that claimed...