Maryland lawmakers get closer to asking voters to clear the way for redistricting helping Democrats
Maryland lawmakers are getting closer to asking the state's voters to decide in November whether to clear the way for a new congressional map that would favor Democrats in all eight of the state’s U. S. House districts. On Tuesday, lawmakers in the Democratic-dominated House approved putting an amendment on the ballot to allow the change. The Senate was expected to vote on it later in the day. Sending it to voters requires three-fifths approval of both legislative chambers, who met in a to a...
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- Trump and DOJ ask Supreme Court to toss $83 million defamation verdict in E. Jean Carroll case
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