Paxton called his aides ‘rogue employees’ after they accused him of misusing his office to help one of his campaign contributors, who also employed a woman with whom the attorney general acknowledged having an extramarital affair.
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Abortion pill could be pulled off market by Texas lawsuit
The FDA approved mifepristone – in combination with a second drug – in 2000 as a safe and effective method for ending a pregnancy.
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State finds $2.6 million to boost pay for lawyers who represent indigent defendants
The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services says it will increase its reimbursement rate from $80 an hour to $150 an hour after state officials realized money to pay attorneys had not been carried over from an “orphaned” account it last used in 2019.
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Maine officials believed relief checks were tax exempt – but never asked the IRS
Lawmakers who negotiated the payments say they believed the pandemic-era aid would be tax-free, but a Maine Revenue Service official says no such assurance was made.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Pence subpoenaed by special counsel investigating Trump’s role in Jan. 6
The scenario comes as Mike Pence considers launching a 2024 presidential bid against former President Donald Trump.
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U.S. House votes to condemn China over balloon surveillance
In a Congress riven by partisan splits, the shared anxiety over China’s stealthy balloon surveillance program and the reach of Beijing’s global military provided an unusual opening for bipartisan agreement.
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In new role, Bernie Sanders demands answers from interim Starbucks CEO
He also mentions Amazon as another company he believes has acted illegally against unions.
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Former Twitter executives deny pressure to block Hunter Biden laptop story
The hearing continues a yearslong trend of the GOP calling tech company leaders to testify about alleged political bias.
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Conservative groups look beyond Trump for 2024 GOP nominee
On one group’s radar are former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Advocates lobby Maine lawmakers for paid family leave
Supporters are pressing for a law to establish a statewide benefit that would typically be used for the birth of a child, to care for a sick or elderly relative, or when a worker falls ill and needs time to recover.