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North Dakota state senator Doug Larsen, wife, 2 children dead in plane crash
The plane crashed Sunday evening shortly after taking off from Canyonlands Airfield about 15 miles north of Moab.
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The plane crashed Sunday evening shortly after taking off from Canyonlands Airfield about 15 miles north of Moab.
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Doug Larsen, a Republican first elected to the North Dakota Senate in 2020, was also a lieutenant colonel in the North Dakota National Guard.
Former President Donald Trump appeared in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday as the trial in his civil fraud case got underway.
Donald Trump was back in Iowa to resume a fall push in the state that kicks off the Republican nomination calendar.
The Supreme Court convenes Monday for a new term that brings cases on free speech, agency power and the Second Amendment.
Former President Donald Trump, sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and the Trump Organization were dealt severe penalties in a civil case alleging widespread fraud.
Laphonza Butler will be the first Black lesbian to serve in Congress and the first openly LGBT senator from California.
Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and EMILYs List president, was named to fill California's Senate seat left open by the death of Dianne Feinstein.
Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips is stepping down from a leadership position among Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, due in part to his opposition to President Joe Biden's candidacy in the 2024 elections.
"My convictions relative to the 2024 presidential race are incongruent with the majority of my caucus, and I felt it appropriate to step aside from elected leadership to avoid unnecessary distractions during a critical time for our country," said Rep. Phillips.
Congress passed a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown that lacked new funding for Ukraine.
Professor David Schultz discusses the threat of a government shutdown and the bill to temporarily avert it.
"I think we need to rip off the Band-Aid," Rep. Matt Gaetz said of his plan to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his leadership role.
Celebrating the longest-lived U.S. president this way was inconceivable not long ago.
