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Ex-Michigan lawmaker pleads no contest after sex scandal
A former Michigan lawmaker pleaded no contest Wednesday to a misdemeanor stemming from charges filed over a bizarre plot to hide his extramarital affair...
Trump administration policy alters automatic citizenship for some children of US military, government workers
The children of some U.S. military members and government employees born abroad will no longer automatically be considered U.S. citizens, USCIS said.
West Virginia state senator charged with prostitution
West Virginia state Sen. Mike Maroney has been charged with soliciting a prostitute. The Republican lawmaker turned himself in and was arraigned Wednesday...
2020 Democrats Are Blitzing Jay Inslee’s Phone, Asking for Climate Policy Advice
Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call/GettyWhen Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA) bowed out of the 2020 presidential primary last week his phone was quickly ringing. In the span...
Back to school, without a teacher: Inside the struggle to keep teachers at rural...
The population is declining. The schools are isolated. Teachers' pay is low. And that’s before you consider fewer dating and restaurant options.
New Hampshire governor promises reforms after deadly crash
New Hampshire plans to suspend the licenses of nearly 4,000 drivers in the latest fallout following a June crash that killed seven motorcyclists ,...
Stacey Abrams will not run for Senate seat in Georgia now that Republican Johnny...
After GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson announced he was retiring from his seat, Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams, who gained national attention following her 2018 gubernatorial...
Ex-Pentagon chief Mattis says bitter politics threaten US
Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is warning that bitter political divisions threaten American society, saying he views "tribalism" as a greater risk to the...
Serial rape suspect arrested by Georgia police more than a year after they hired...
Georgia police have been searching for a serial rapist since 2015. They arrested a man Tuesday who was hired as a police recruit more...
Dorian is forecast to become a Category 3 ‘major’ hurricane. What does this mean?
The latest forecast has Dorian strengthening into a major Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph by Sunday off the U.S. East Coast.
