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Speaker Johnson will delay sending Mayorkas impeachment to Senate as Republicans push to hold trial

The GOP-led House impeached the Homeland Security secretary over the Biden administration’s handling of the southern border. The sudden change of plans cast fresh doubts on the proceedings.

FILE – Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas takes part in a joint news conference with the Guatemalan president, at the National Palace in Guatemala City, March 21, 2024. Speaker Mike Johnson will delay sending the House’s articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate this week as planned. Republican senators requested more time Tuesday to build a case for a full trial.(AP Photo/Santiago Billy)

Rep. Troy Carter, whose Louisiana district includes the Denka Performance Elastomer plant, called the new rule “a monumental step” to safeguard public health and the environment.

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New EPA rule says 218 US chemical plants must reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer

Justice Cynthia Kern's ruling was the second time in as many days that the state's mid-level appeals court refused to postpone the trial, set to begin next week, further narrowing any plausible path to the delay that Trump's legal team has repeatedly sought.

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Court rejects Trump’s latest bid to delay hush-money criminal trial

Millions have moved from Democratic cities to Republican suburbs, complicating politics in a pivotal election year.

National Politics |
Swing states see newcomers as Americans move from blue to red counties

By Tribune News Service

April 9, 2024 at 11:54 a.m.

Millions have moved from Democratic cities to Republican suburbs, complicating politics in a pivotal election...

The 19th century law provides no exceptions for rape or incest, but allows abortions if a mother’s life is in danger.

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Arizona can enforce 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions, state Supreme Court says

By Associated Press

April 9, 2024 at 12:05 p.m.

The 19th century law provides no exceptions for rape or incest, but allows abortions if...

An estimated 171,000 people are homeless in California, which amounts to roughly 30% of all of the homeless people in the U.S. Despite the roughly $24 billion spent on homeless and housing programs during the 2018-2023 fiscal years, the problem didn't improve in many cities.

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Report: California hasn’t been tracking homeless programs’ effectiveness

By The Associated Press

April 9, 2024 at 2:15 p.m.

An estimated 171,000 people are homeless in California, which amounts to roughly 30% of all...

In the letter, Greene outlined the promises she said Johnson made to Republicans during the fight to become speaker, and listed ways she said he had broken them — for example, by passing the spending bills needed to fund the government with existing policies many Republicans oppose, or by failing to include legislation with Republican proposals for securing the U.S.-Mexico border.

National Politics |
GOP Rep. Greene increases the pressure on Speaker Johnson

By The Associated Press

April 9, 2024 at 11:52 a.m.

In the letter, Greene outlined the promises she said Johnson made to Republicans during the...

Much is expected to come through audio, whether it's over the radio or social media platforms such as WhatsApp and YouTube.

National Politics |
Latino voters are coveted by both major parties. They also are a target for election misinformation

By Associated Press

April 9, 2024 at 10:40 a.m.

Much is expected to come through audio, whether it's over the radio or social media...

Trump's lawyers had argued at an emergency hearing that the historic trial should be postponed while they seek a change of venue to move it out of heavily Democratic Manhattan.

National Politics |
New York appeals judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to delay his April 15 hush money trial

By Associated Press

April 9, 2024 at 7:18 a.m.

Trump's lawyers had argued at an emergency hearing that the historic trial should be postponed...

De Moraes' defenders have said his decisions, although extraordinary, are legally sound and necessary to purge social media of fake news as well as extinguish threats to Brazilian democracy — notoriously underscored by the Jan. 8, 2023, uprising in Brazil's capital that resembled the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection in the U.S. Capitol.

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Citing fake news, obstruction, Brazil judge orders Musk probe

By The Associated Press

April 8, 2024 at 5:06 p.m.

De Moraes' defenders have said his decisions, although extraordinary, are legally sound and necessary to...

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