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Neither Scott nor any other congressional Republican was invited to what’s seen as the opening act of policing discussions after Nichols’ death last month following a brutal beating by Memphis officers: Thursday’s Black Caucus meeting with President Joe Biden. The all-Democratic invite list went out despite the House’s record-high four Black Republicans in office — …

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People with domestic violence restraining orders have a constitutional right to own firearms, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The three-judge panel of the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that banning people under domestic violence restraining orders from owning firearms “embodies salutary policy goals meant to protect vulnerable people in our society.” …

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“This is a pivotal moment for our state,” Hochul said. “We can’t just sit on the sidelines and wish things were different. If we want to make real progress for our people, we can.” She described the nuts and bolts of a series of proposals aimed at achieving the New York Dream that were broadly …

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Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Wednesday previewed a “big announcement” slated for Feb. 15, when she is expected to launch her 2024 presidential run — making her the second Republican to throw her hat in the ring after former President Donald Trump announced his third bid for the White House late last year. …

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“The states are not going to reach an agreement. We are just too far apart,” said Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.), who represents the Phoenix area. “Now is the time that we need this administration to come up with a solution to this dilemma, and we need it now.” California is insisting on its legal claims …

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The South Dakota Senate on Wednesday censured and reinstated a Republican senator who was suspended last week amid allegations she harassed a legislative aide by telling the aide that she had harmed her child by getting him vaccinated. The Republican-controlled Senate overwhelmingly approved a report from an investigative committee that concluded Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller harassed …

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“If we were here four years ago and people said we would be able to propose what we are proposing today, most people probably would have said that would not have been possible,” DeSantis said Wednesday during a press conference at the state capitol. “But if you told them everything that happened in the last …

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