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why does it matter The resolution of censure, which arrived a day after Mr. Trump’s arraignment in federal court on 37 criminal charges related to his mishandling of classified documents and his efforts to obstruct federal investigators was the latest bid by Republicans to retaliate against Democrats for their handling of ex- – president But while the measure, which accused Mr. Schiff of deliberately lying for political gain, was highly partisan, it raised complicated questions about accountability and retribution. The statements of Mr. Schiff that there was “ample evidence” that Mr. Trump colluded with Russia were undermined by the findings…

A nonprofit that encourages civic engagement and voting among college students says it will lose about $50,000 in student fees next year. This information was reported for the first time by the Daily Montanan. The Montana Public Interest Research Group, better known as MontPIRG, has operated on state college campuses for nearly four decades. University of Montana students recently voted to renew a fee to fund the organization, but Daily Montanan reporter Keila Szpaller told MTPR the Board of Regents has not approved the fee this year. “And, there’s a bit of a saying around that,” Szpaller said. “The commissioner’s…

Àngel Pasuy stayed on his tribe’s land in the Colombian cloud forest, listening to a symphony of birdsong. An indigenous land use planner of the Kamentsá Biya reserve of Sibundoy, Pasuy and his people have called the steep slopes of the area Mocoa for centuries. Its reserve borders a nationally protected forest reserve that connects the Amazon Basin with the Andes Mountains, home to hundreds of plant and animal species and the source of dozens of waterways. But Pasuy is now worried about the future of the forest. In the past year, exploratory drilling for a possible copper mine has…

Washington – The House voted to reject it on Wednesday a resolution supported by the GOP to censure Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff for his role in congressional investigations into former President Donald Trump, effectively killing the effort to publicly impeach him. House Democrats introduced a resolution introduced by Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, a staunch Trump supporter. The motion succeeded by a vote of 225 to 196, with 20 Republicans voting with the Democrats. A simple majority was needed to pass it. “I’m surprised by the vote,” Schiff told reporters. “Basically, almost one in 10 Republicans voted against…

The Biden administration has been quietly negotiating with Iran to limit Tehran’s nuclear program and release imprisoned Americans, according to officials in three countries, as part of a larger U.S. effort to ease tensions and reduce the risk of a military confrontation with the Islamic Republic. The U.S.’s goal is to reach an informal, unwritten agreement, which some Iranian officials call a “political ceasefire.” It would aim to prevent a further escalation of a long-hostile relationship that has grown even more strained as Iran amasses a stockpile of near-bomb-grade highly enriched uranium, supplies Russia drones for use in Ukraine and…

Republican presidential candidates are making the rounds in key battleground states across the country, but someone you won’t see campaigning is Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas. Many wondered if he would jump into the race for the presidency, but Abbott is preoccupied with matters of state. There seems to be another leader in a heavily Republican state that has been garnering national attention: Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida. Both won re-election last November. What you need to know Republican presidential candidates are making the rounds in key battleground states across the country, but not Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of…

The apparent use by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political campaign of fake AI-generated photos of former President Donald Trump hugging and kissing Anthony Fauci has raised concerns among experts about the new technology’s ability to deceive voters. The images were part of a 40 second video posted last week by @DeSantisWarRoom on Twitter criticizing Trump, DeSantis’ main rival for the GOP presidential nomination, for not firing Fauci, an infectious disease expert who served on the White House’s coronavirus task force. Many Republicans say Fauci advised keeping businesses and schools closed unnecessarily during the pandemic. The realistic-looking footage was likely generated by…

In Hoffman v. Independent Redistricting Commission, New York Democrats argued that the judge who originally threw out last year’s legislative maps did not mean that maps drawn by an appointed special master would be used for the next 10 years. A little history: After the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) couldn’t agree on congressional lines in 2022, the Legislature took it upon itself to create new maps. Republicans challenged these maps and won. State courts ruled it was inappropriate for the Legislature to intervene. Finally, a special master from Carnegie Mellon University drew the new congressional maps. According to former…