Politics

FILE - Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks to Texas state troopers and guardsmen at the South Texas International Airport, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, in Edinburg, Texas. A federal appeals court is hearing arguments Monday, Nov. 20, on whether to reinstate a gag order against Donald Trump in the federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Trump embraces the Jan. 6 rioters on the trail. In court, his lawyers hope to distance him from them

November 29, 2023, 8:21am Politics Updated 15 hours ago

Donald Trump has embraced the rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as patriots, vowed to pardon a large portion of them if he wins a second term and even collaborated on a song with a group of jailed defendants. Read story

FILE - Georgia state Reps. Matt Dubnik, R-Gainesville, left, and Timothy Barr, R-Lawrenceville, confer over a redistricting map at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Lawmakers will return on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, for a special session to redraw congressional and legislative maps after a federal judge ruled Georgia’s maps illegally diluted the power of Black voters.

Georgia Republicans move to cut losses as they propose majority-Black districts in special session

November 29, 2023, 8:21am Nation & World

Georgia lawmakers will open a special session Wednesday as majority Republicans move to minimize their losses while also trying to increase the number of Black-majority districts to comply with a federal court order. Read story

FILE - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Nov. 8, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. Several families are suing to stop Iowa’s new law that bans books depicting sex acts from school libraries, forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues and forces educators in some cases to out the gender identity of students to their parents. The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and Lambda announced the federal lawsuit Tuesday, Nov. 28.

LGBTQ+ rights group sues over Iowa law banning school library books, gender identity discussion

November 29, 2023, 8:17am Nation & World

Several families are suing to stop Iowa’s new law that bans books from school libraries, forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues and forces educators in some cases to out the gender identity of students to their parents. Read story

FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen at near sunset in Washington, on Oct. 18, 2018. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a challenge to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ability to fight fraud, part of a broader attack on regulatory agencies led by conservative and business interests.

A conservative attack on government regulation reaches the Supreme Court

November 29, 2023, 7:49am Business

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a challenge to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ability to fight fraud, part of a broad attack on regulatory agencies led by conservative and business interests. Read story

President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Ga., Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, to travel to Denver after attending a tribute service for former first lady Rosalynn Carter in Atlanta.

Biden targets GOP Rep. Boebert in her district in a fresh political attack on Republicans

November 29, 2023, 7:47am Politics

President Joe Biden will try to turn Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado into the embodiment of Republican opposition to his agenda as he visits her congressional district on Wednesday. Read story

Former legislative candidate John Ley pleads not guilty in voter fraud case; his lawyer says charges politically motivated

John Ley, The Columbian files (The Columbian files)

November 28, 2023, 5:32pm Clark County News Updated 14 hours ago

Former legislative candidate John Ley pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court to felony voter fraud charges related to his unsuccessful run for an 18th Legislative District seat in 2022. Read story