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Bipartisan Senate group pushes ban on lawmaker stock trading
Senators from both parties unveiled bipartisan compromise bill that would require all members of Congress, spouses and dependent children to stop buying or selling individual stocks, saying it will help restore confidence in Congress.
Pelosi says 'it's up to the president' to decide to stay in the race
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi is stopping short of saying President Joe Biden should continue his reelection campaign. Pelosi speaking Wednesday on MSNBC instead said “it’s up to the president to decide” if he’s going to run.
Nikki Haley releases her delegates so they can back Donald Trump at the RNC next week
Nikki Haley is releasing the delegates she won during this year’s Republican primary so that they’re free to support Donald Trump at next week’s convention, a move that goes toward solidifying GOP support around the party’s presumptive nominee.
Minneapolis City Council moves forward with tentative police contract
A Minneapolis City Council committee voted Monday to move forward with the tentative police union contract that would give Minneapolis police officers a substantial boost in pay.
South Dakota Gov. Noem’s official social media accounts seem to disappear without explanation
The accounts on Facebook, Instagram and X, the site formerly known as Twitter, had reached hundreds of thousands of followers. As of Monday, links to them on the governor’s official website led to pages that said the accounts were no longer active.
Biden tells Democrats he’s not leaving the race, and it’s time to stop talking about it
President Biden told Democratic lawmakers and donors in no uncertain terms that he’s not ending his reelection bid after he faltered in the debate — and that they needed to stop talking about it.