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The anti-death-penalty lobby is cruel and corrupt

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Anaheim mayor faces claims of harassing a staff member, admits rehabBerenice Ballinas, who is on leave from her job, filed a claim, the precursor to a lawsuit, against Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken and the City of Anaheim.

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Anaheim mayor said she’s sought help for ‘unhealthy relationship with alcohol’ in wake of claim filed against city"But accepting responsibility for my alcohol consumption does not equate to the more serious allegations that have been made against me," Mayor Ashleigh Aitken also said. "I have denied the slurs attributed to me, and I stand by that denial."

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Ex-US congressman sentenced to 10 years in prison for $50m lobbying schemeRiver's ex-housemate, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, testified he had no idea about his activities.

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Ex-congressman and Rubio ally gets 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbyingA former Florida congressman and political mentor to Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced to a decade in federal prison Friday for his role in a secret $50 million campaign to lobby officials in Washington on behalf of the Venezuelan government. David Rivera, a Republican from Miami who served one term in the U.S. House from 2011 to 2013, was…

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DOJ not reopening criminal probe into Powell, Blanche saysThe U.S. Justice Department is not reopening a criminal probe into former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for cost overruns related to the central bank's building renovation project, a DOJ spokesperson said on Friday. Attorney General Todd ⁠Blanche, in comments to Bloomberg News, which first reported the ‌development, said he has not ruled out…

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This election is about reclaiming the federal government | LetterThe ongoing Susan Collins vs. Troy Jackson debate is a great example of not seeing the forest but for the trees. The real issue for the upcoming midterm election is not which senator should represent Maine, but how do we, the citizens, wrest control back from an administration exemplified by cruelty, incompetence, corruption, self-aggrandizement and […]

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Exclusive: Paxton privately blames campaign woes on Iran war, gas pricesTexas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton privately lamented the impact of the Iran war and gas prices on his campaign in a meeting last month, telling a group of donors and lobbyists, "I don't make the decisions," according to audio obtained by Axios. Why it matters: It's a candid admission from a close Trump ally about the challenging environment…

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Trump Administration Plans to Have Its Own Lawyers Represent Migrant KidsThe Trump administration has quietly announced that its own lawyers will represent unaccompanied migrant children in immigration court, facing off against other administration lawyers who are trying to deport the kids. Immigration advocates are concerned that the arrangement, announced last week in the Federal Register, could pose a conflict of interest.…

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Memphis City Council devolves into chaos after data center moratorium vote postponedMemphis City Council delayed a vote on a data center moratorium as protesters chanted, police cleared the chamber and a fight broke out in the lobby.

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Ken Paxton Blames Trump's Illegal War for His Political Woes in Yet Another Leaked RecordingKen Paxton, the Republican Party's nominee for the US Senate in Texas, blamed President Donald Trump's illegal war with Iran for his political woes in a leaked recording published by Axios on Wednesday. In the recording, which was made during a private meeting with donors and lobbyists last month, Paxton was asked by an attendee which issues were…

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