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Questions remain about Mitch McConnell’s health
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for 23 days after emergency responders found him unconscious, but his office has still not clarified the reason for his hospitalization. While Republican leadership pushes back on rumors of his decline, the silence from his office leaves crucial questions unanswered.
Coalition of organizations urge Whitmer to withdraw Michigan National Guard forces from D.C.
A coalition of national and local civil society groups sent a letter on Tuesday urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to withdraw Michigan National Guard troops from Washington, D.C., where they were sent to assist with security surrounding the capital’s events for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Wisconsin Supreme Court denies access to voter competency records
In a 5-2 decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that an activist group does not have the right to obtain the documents that notify election officials when someone is declared incompetent to vote by a circuit court judge.
Cox calls James ‘frickin’ hypocrite’ over alleged China ties; James says claim is a ‘Democrat lie’
Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, in his bid for the Republican nomination for governor, used a Tuesday morning press conference to present “some new serious evidence” of ties between Renaissance Global Logistics — where his primary rival, John James, served as CEO prior to his stint in Congress — and Chinese manufacturing.
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