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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Funding for schools, literacy programs and special education teachers in Oregon, a state where 60 percent of third-graders can’t read at grade level, could be in jeopardy by a walkout Republican who has stopped hundreds of bills. and derailed the Legislature for nearly six weeks. The showdown over a bill that would expand access to abortion and gender-affirming health care could derail much-needed education funding in a year when the stars seemed to be aligning on Oregon’s budget. Tax revenues have exceeded projections by state economists, allowing lawmakers to pass a record $10.2 billion K-12 budget….

NEW YORK (AP) – To its members, it’s a grassroots army of “joyful warriors” who are “not co-relatives with the government.” For anti-hate researchers, it is a well-connected extremist group that attacks inclusion in schools. And for Republicans vying for the presidency, he has become a key potential partner in the 2024 nomination race. Moms for Liberty didn’t exist during the last presidential campaign, but the Florida-based nonprofit that advocates for “parents’ rights” in education has quickly become a major player in 2024, fueled by in part by GOP operatives, politicians and donors. The group that has been at the…

Ukraine: Destroyed Soviet-era dam near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant For free real-time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox, sign up for our breaking news emails Sign up to our free emails for breaking news The Ukrainian military has claimed to have recaptured its first village since launching a counter-offensive against Russia. Ukrainian soldiers were filmed raising their blue and yellow flag at a damaged building in what the military said was the village of Blahodatne in the partially occupied eastern Donetsk region in the country’s southeast. The unverified video was released by the Armed Forces’ 68th Separate…

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden welcomes outgoing NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to the White House for talks Monday as competition heats up to find his successor to lead the military alliance . Stoltenberg, who has led NATO since 2014 and has extended his mandate three times, said earlier this year that he would move on when his current term expires at the end of September. The game to replace him is intensifying as the leaders of the 31-member military alliance meet next month for their annual summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Last week, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made…

GREENSBORO, NC — A vendor at the North Carolina Republican Party Convention in Greensboro has turned his love of politics, history and art into a business. What you need to know North Carolina’s GOP convention in Greensboro is the party’s largest ever in the state, organizers say More than 70 vendors and 1,800 people attend the event The convention, which featured top GOP presidential candidates, ends Sunday Brandon Saxton came from Ohio to sell this weekend at the GOP event, which organizers say is the party’s largest convention in the state, with more than 1,800 attendees and more than 70…

New York voters could soon vote by mail under a proposal headed to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk. The move was applauded by good government organizations after New York officials allowed voters to cite COVID as a reason for absentee voting. Republicans, however, have rejected expanding voting to include more mail-in ballots. New York requires voters to provide a reason they need an absentee ballot to vote, such as being outside the county where they are registered to vote or having an illness or disability. Voters in 2021 rejected a constitutional amendment to create a no-excuse ballot system in New York….

Former President Donald Trump is “toasted” if “even half” of the material in his impeachment is true, former Attorney General Bill Barr told Fox News on Sunday. Barr made an appearance with host Shannon Bream about last week’s impeachment against Trump. He argued that the incident is “very damning” for the Republican candidate, who has said he will continue to run for president in 2024 even if he is convicted. “If even half [the indictment] that’s right, then it’s toast. It’s a very detailed indictment, and it’s very, very damning,” Barr said. “This idea of ​​presenting Trump as a victim…

Breaking news LIVE: Hello and welcome to the ABP Live Breaking News Live Blog. Please follow this space for all breaking news and latest updates from India and around the world. Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat Test today The trial run of Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express will take place on June 12, a railway official said on Saturday. The test was previously scheduled on June 11. However, it was rescheduled to June 12 following a two-day call by a student body in Jharkhand, said Birendra Kumar, public relations officer (CPRO) of East Central Railway (ECR) in the area of Hajipur. Kamal Kishore…