The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a person can’t be charged for rape or sexual assault if the victim was willingly intoxicated at the time.
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GOP House Leader McCarthy to introduce resolution calling for Rep. Swalwell’s removal from Intelligence Committee
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy will introduce a resolution to remove Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell from the House Intelligence Committee.
Some House progressives aren’t happy with Senate version of COVID relief package. Here’s what changed.
Fewer households will get $1,400 relief checks under the Senate bill, which also reduced supplemental weekly unemployment benefits from $400 to $300.
GOP congresswoman’s husband, whose truck had Three Percenters decal, says he never heard of armed group before
Illinois state Rep. Chris Miller said he was given the sticker featuring the armed group’s logo by a friend “who said that it represented patriotism.”
Biden says minimum wage increase looks like it’s not ‘going to survive’ as part of COVID-19 relief package
“I put it in, but I don’t think it’s going to survive,” Biden said, though Sen. Bernie Sanders still insists including it is a “moral imperative.”
Texas man charged after storming US Capitol, making death threats against Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and police officer
Miller tweeted “assassinate AOC” hours after posting pictures of himself storming the Capitol. “Next time we bring the guns,” he said in another post.
Politics updates: ‘Horrified’ Loews won’t host Hawley fundraiser; Biden outlines orders planned for first 10 days
“We are horrified and opposed to the events at the Capitol and all who supported and incited the actions,” the hotel chain said in a statement.
A dozen Republican senators plan to object to certification of Biden’s election win over Trump
Sen. Ted Cruz and 10 other Republican senators will join Sen. Josh Hawley in objecting to the election results during Wednesday’s joint session.
‘Sad news to begin a new year’: Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin Jr., 60, dies from coronavirus complications
“We have all lost a good man,” Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said in a statement. “May we all recommit to taking extra steps to care for one another.”
Live politics updates: Romney, other Republican senators blast GOP colleagues’ ‘egregious ploy to reject electors’
“I swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States and that is what I will do January 6,” Sen. Murkowski said in a statement.