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GOP scorns Amash’s impeachment call, but does not punish

Top House Republican Kevin McCarthy pushed back Tuesday against Rep. Justin Amash and his call for President Donald Trump’s impeachment, saying the Michigan Republican is out of step with others in the party.

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Official apologizes for comment about driving while blonde

A suburban Kansas City school board president has apologized for equating treatment of blondes to racist treatment of black people during a conversation about racial diversity.

Dual Capitol Hill briefings focus on Trump’s Iran policy shifts

Competing closed-door sessions on Capitol Hill Tuesday, unusual and potentially polarizing, come after weeks of escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf.

US delays Huawei ban 90 days to give tech sector time to adjust

The United States is delaying some restrictions on U.S. technology sales to Chinese tech powerhouse Huawei in what it calls an effort to ease the blow on Huawei smartphone owners and smaller U.S. telecoms providers.

Cohen campaign finance probe remains active, say prosecutors

Prosecutors aren’t quite finished investigating campaign finance violations by President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer. A judge is keeping some search warrants sealed.

New abortion laws sow confusion, uncertainty, fear at clinics

Abortion clinics are facing protesters emboldened by a flurry of restrictive new state laws as they reassure confused patients that the laws have yet to take effect.

California reporter wants cops to return his seized property

A San Francisco reporter is seeking the return of his property confiscated by police after officers with a sledgehammer raided his home and his office amid an investigation to determine the source of a leaked police report into the death of the city’s public defender.

‘Medicare for All’s’ rich benefits surpass most other nations

A “Medicare for All” plan embraced by leading 2020 Democrats appears more lavish than what other advanced nations offer, compounding the cost but also potentially broadening its appeal.

Aretha Franklin may have penned 3 wills, left in home

Three handwritten wills have been found in the suburban Detroit home of Aretha Franklin, months after the death of the “Queen of Soul.”