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Congressman Joe Morelle visits Rochester to speak on voting rights

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Congressman Joe Morelle spoke at the Frederick Douglass Airport Sunday, addressing concerns over proposed legislation in Washington that he said would heavily restrict Americans’ access to voting.Morelle said an executive order issued last week by President Donald Trump will disenfranchise millions of Americans who wish to vote.Morelle said he is returning to […]

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Author: Kiley Wren

‘False choice’: GOP congressman breaks ranks to deliver Trump history lesson in NY Times

A Republican congressman representing deep red Nebraska took to the New York Times Monday in an effort to convince President Donald Trump to backtrack on current Ukraine policy. Rep. Don Bacon urged Trump to resist capitulating to Russian President Vladimir Putin — and he delivered ahistory lesson in an attempt to persuade him. “The United States m…

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Author: Adam Nichols

House GOP leaders look to hold off push to impeach judges by prioritizing hearings, bill to limit reach of rulings

When House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan sat with President Donald Trump at the NCAA wrestling championship in Philadelphia earlier this month, it was only a matter of time before they discussed the party’s brewing effort to impeach federal judges seen as blocking the president’s agenda.

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Author: Annie Grayer

New Mexico GOP Headquarters Entrance Hit In Seemingly ‘Deliberate Act Of Arson’

The Republican Party of New Mexico (RPNM) said Sunday the entryway to their Albuquerque headquarters was “destroyed in a deliberate act of arson.” The apparent attack was “fueled by hatred and intolerance,” the RPNM said in a statement. Rather than being an isolated incident, the party claimed the damage is “a direct assault on our values, freedoms, and our right to political expression.” Officials included photos of the burned building showing damage to an entryway and soot on the walkway. Anot

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Author: AOL Staff