We asked the candidates in the June 11 legislative primary about themselves, and the actions of the last Legislature. Here are their answers.
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Congressman’s son steals show on House floor, hamming it up for cameras
A young boy sitting behind his father on the House floor has become the latest social media star after performing for the C-SPAN cameras.
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House District 65: Rep. White faces challenger Julia in Democratic primary
We asked the candidates in the June 11 legislative primary about themselves, and the actions of the last Legislature. Here are their answers.
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Seeking to spotlight Republican resistance, Senate Democrats renew push for IVF rights
Senate Democrats are making a renewed push to show their support for ensuring nationwide access to in vitro fertilization.
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Trump raises $141 million in May, bolstered by guilty verdict
The massive fundraising haul includes tens of millions of dollars raised in the aftermath of his guilty verdict in his criminal hush money trial.
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Anthony Fauci pushes back partisan attacks in fiery House hearing over COVID controversies
Republicans repeated unproven accusations against the longtime National Institutes of Health scientist while Democrats apologized for Congress besmirching his name and bemoaned a missed opportunity to prepare for the next scary outbreak.
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Democrats wanted an agreement on using artificial intelligence. It went nowhere.
Instead of fostering an agreement, the guidelines sparked a debate about the value of such pledges, particularly those governing fast-evolving technology.
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Republicans make Biden’s EV push an election-year issue as Democrats take a more nuanced approach
Republican allies in the petroleum industry have spent millions on ads that say President Biden’s tax credit for EV buyers will cost Americans their freedom.
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Mexico votes in an election likely to choose country’s first female president
The elections are widely seen as a referendum on President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a populist who has expanded social programs but largely failed to reduce cartel violence in Mexico.
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Maine Democrats warn against a second Trump term at state party convention
Gov. Janet Mills said voters have a clear choice this fall between two candidates, and ‘one of them is a felon.’ The party also articulated its policy platform.