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The pardons will be done through an administration process to be developed by the Justice Department, administration officials told reporters; it will cover citizens and lawful permanent residents.
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The two men running for Kansas attorney see the job of the state’s lawyer in very different ways. Republican Kris Kobach wants to sue the federal government every chance he gets. Democrat Chris Mann is staying closer to home.
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President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.
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In a letter to Biden, a group of Republican governors said they support "making higher education more affordable" but don't want to "force American taxpayers to pay off the student loan debt of an elite few."
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President Biden announced a sweeping effort to forgive up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients, and up to $10,000 for other borrowers making under $125,000 a year.
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Kobach lost the general race for governor to Laura Kelly in 2018, leaving some Republicans speculating he could cost them the attorney general's office if he landed the nomination.
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Common misperceptions are that only abortion-seekers are affected, that Democratics could have codified protections before, and that Congress can easily get rid of federal laws restricting abortion.
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A sheriff’s office news release defended Hayden’s use of staff time to check into unspecified claims about the election, saying the office is merely investigating the numerous tips that have come into the office since 2021 concerning election procedures.
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President Joe Biden noted that this is the first time the court has revoked a constitutional right. Now that Roe has been overturned, "the health and life of women in this nation are now at risk."
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Missouri had 114,931 enslaved people in 1860 on the eve of the Civil War. National civil rights groups are calling on President Joe Biden to sign an executive order to begin a process for reparations.
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A deep dive from the 2020 election through Joe Biden's first year as president reveals the struggle to hold the country together.
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The Missouri Democrat said that as long as it requires 60 votes to pass most measures in the Senate, there's no way to pass legislation codifying a right to an abortion in federal law — unless senators temporarily create a carve-out to the filibuster.