Around The Country

• RFK Jr.’s Republican-friendly Democratic presidential campaign, explainedSeptember 7, 2023
  Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to the press after the Des Moines Register SoapBox during the Iowa State Fair on August 12, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. | Alex Wong/Getty Images Kennedy is running for attention, not to beat Joe Biden. Mounting a primary challenge to an incumbent president is perhaps the … Read more
• ‘Terrified’ family of woman killed by Pennsylvania prison escapee is under 24-hour police watchSeptember 7, 2023
  The “terrified” loved ones of the woman killed by an escaped Pennsylvania convict are under 24-hour police protection while remaining “barricaded inside” their home, officials said Thursday.
• Democrat kills JD Vance’s anti-mask bill, says health officials should have ‘freedom to make those decisions’September 7, 2023
  Sen. JD Vance’s push to ban mask mandates was shot down by progressive Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., on Thursday, with the New England Democrat arguing that health officials need “freedom to make those decisions.” Vance, R-Ohio, took to the Senate floor on Thursday to force consideration of his bill, the Freedom to Breathe Act, aimed … Read more
• In Escalation, Adams Says Migrant Crisis ‘Will Destroy New York City’ – The New York TimesSeptember 7, 2023
  In Escalation, Adams Says Migrant Crisis ‘Will Destroy New York City’  The New York Times Mayor Eric Adams predicts migrant crisis ‘will destroy New York City’  Fox News Mayor Eric Adams says asylum seeker crisis “will destroy New York City”  CBS New York Yes, Mayor Adams, the migrant crisis is ‘destroying’ NYC — but YOU have to fix … Read more
• The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, explainedSeptember 5, 2023
  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the “Save America” rally on October 22, 2022, in Robstown, Texas. | Brandon Bell/Getty Images The right-wing warrior may soon see his legal issues catch up with him. It could shape the future of the Texas GOP. Ken Paxton, Texas’s Republican attorney general and an ally of former … Read more
• Mitch McConnell showed ‘no evidence’ of a seizure disorder or stroke, doctor saysSeptember 5, 2023
  “No evidence” that Sen. Mitch McConnell has a seizure disorder or “experienced a stroke” after his freeze-up last week, Capitol physician says in new letter.
• Activists move to dismiss legal challenge to Ohio’s congressional mapSeptember 5, 2023
  Ohio voting-rights groups moved to dismiss their lawsuit against Ohio’s unconstitutional congressional map on Tuesday, arguing that prolonging the legal wrangling over where to draw district boundaries isn’t in the best interests of Ohio voters. The ACLU of Ohio, on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Ohio and others, told the Ohio Supreme … Read more