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Trump's dominance in GOP frustrates some in Iowa eager for a competitive campaign

Trump's dominance in GOP frustrates some in Iowa eager for a competitive campaign

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa frenzy is typically in full force by now. With less than three weeks until the Iowa caucuses formally usher in the presidential nomination process, White House hopefuls are usually in a heated competition.
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California is expanding health care coverage for low-income immigrants in the new year

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than 700,000 immigrants living illegally in California will gain access to free health care starting Monday under one of the state's most ambitious coverage expansions in a decade.
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North Dakota lawmaker's district GOP echoes call on him to resign after slurs to police in DUI stop

North Dakota lawmaker's district GOP echoes call on him to resign after slurs to police in DUI stop

BISMARCK, N.D.
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Judge allows lawsuit that challenges Idaho's broad abortion ban to move forward

Judge allows lawsuit that challenges Idaho's broad abortion ban to move forward

An Idaho judge on Friday denied a request by the state's top legal chief to throw out a lawsuit seeking to clarify the exemptions tucked inside the state's broad abortion ban.
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Judge blocks most of an Iowa law banning some school library books and discussion of LGBTQ+ issues

Judge blocks most of an Iowa law banning some school library books and discussion of LGBTQ+ issues

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked key parts of an Iowa law that bans some books from school libraries and forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues.
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B.C. court blocks new law against public drug use, warning of 'irreparable harm'

B.C. court blocks new law against public drug use, warning of 'irreparable harm'

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Supreme Court has blocked new provincial laws against public consumption of illegal substances, prompting concern from the government and a Metro Vancouver mayor who called the decision "pathetic.
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North Dakota lawmaker's district GOP echoes call on him to resign after slurs to police in DUI stop

North Dakota lawmaker's district GOP echoes call on him to resign after slurs to police in DUI stop

BISMARCK, N.D.
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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio; former Trump White House staffers Alyssa Farah Griffin, Cassidy Hutchinson and Sarah Matthews. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa.; Govs. Jared Polis, D-Colo.
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Trump's lawyers say he may testify at January trial over defamation damages in sex abuse case

Trump's lawyers say he may testify at January trial over defamation damages in sex abuse case

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say he may testify at a mid-January civil trial set to decide how much he owes a columnist for defaming her after she said he sexually abused her three decades ago in a Manhattan luxury depart
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GOP lawmakers ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider redistricting ruling, schedule for new maps

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers have asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to stay and reconsider its finding that the state's legislative district boundaries are unconstitutional .
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