Illinois House approves increased abortion protection
Gov. JB Pritzker said the bill provides "critical reproductive health protections" that he looks forward to signing into law "as soon as possible."
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Gov. JB Pritzker said the bill provides "critical reproductive health protections" that he looks forward to signing into law "as soon as possible."
The Justice Department's second year of investigating the Capitol riot was marked by 40 convictions and the appointment of a special counsel.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, one of the holdouts against McCarthy, nominated former President Donald Trump on the 11th ballot.
As the stalemate continued, the House voted to adjourn until noon Thursday.
Republicans failed for a fourth, fifth and sixth time to rally around Rep. Kevin McCarthy for speaker on Wednesday.
It's only the eighth time in history a speaker hasn't been chosen after three rounds.
Those fighting against the bill are already promising legal action.
The SAFE-T Act would have gone into effect at 12:01 a.m. Sunday.
The sponsoring lawmakers said the events of this weekend underscore the timeliness of both of these news laws.
The documents contain details that were not previously public, such as loans he gave to his children, income from book royalties and Melania's modeling, and how much of his presidential salary was given to charity.
After a long legal fight, a House panel investigating the former president on Friday released new details of his tax returns.
The Kankakee County State's Attorney's office Judge Cunnington ruled the pretrial release and bail reform provisions of the SAFE-T Act are unconstitutional.
The committee already voted to make public six years of Trump's tax returns.
Prosecutors had sought a life sentence, as a punishment and deterrent to future similar acts, but the judge ruled life in prison is "not necessary to achieve those purposes."
The report caps a nearly 18-month investigation that resulted in the historic recommendation that former President Donald Trump be criminally prosecuted.
