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States diverge on police reforms after George Floyd killing
By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press
Maryland repealed its half-century-old Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights. Washington state reformed use-of-force policies and created a new agency...
Congress Passes Measure to Raise Debt Ceiling, Avoiding Government Default
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Congress has approved legislation to raise the debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion, a move that preempts...
President Biden Touts Holiday Surprise: Jobless Claims Hit Record Low
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
President Joe Biden headed into the holiday weekend with two pieces of economic good news he...
History-making Winsome Sears ready to work in Virginia
By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press
Winsome Sears says voters learned where she stands as she made history campaigning to become the first Black woman elected...
Texas lawmakers pass new congressional maps bolstering GOP
By ACACIA CORONADO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
Texas Republicans approved redrawn U.S. House maps that favor incumbents and decrease political representation for growing...