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Pence tweeted Thursday evening that he would be appearing on Sean Hannity’s show. Then news of Trump’s impeachment hit and Pence didn’t appear on the show. Former Vice President Mike Pence did not make a scheduled appearance with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Thursday, shortly after the U.S. Department of Justice. accused former president Donald Trump. As of Thursday evening, Pence had yet to issue a statement on the indictment, which centers on secret documents Trump kept at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, from his time as president. Pence almost certainly would have been asked about the charges…

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing a potential uprising by members of his own party in the far-right Freedom Caucus after the passage of a deal he orchestrated to raise the federal spending limit and avoid a catastrophic debt default. Back in California, in his home district of Bakersfield, some constituents are praising the Republican leader for his handling of the tense negotiations that largely held the Democratic line without making progress on key conservative priorities. Joshua Yeager / KVPR / KVPR The Rodriguez family is celebrating a birthday at Wool Growers, a 67-year-old Basque restaurant in House Speaker Kevin…

Iranian authorities have summoned and arrested a cartoonist who has a history of being jailed for political posts on his Instagram account, his lawyer said Friday. Mohammad Moghimi said in a tweet that he said his client, Atena Farghadani, a painter, cartoonist and former political prisoner, was summoned to Evin court in Tehran and arrested. She did not explain why she was arrested. In 2016, Farghadani was released after spending 18 months in prison for portraying lawmakers as animals for criticizing a bill restricting contraception and criminalizing voluntary sterilization. GIANT INFLATABLE DUCKS RETURN TO HONG KONG AFTER 10 YEARS AS…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to travel to China next week as the Biden administration pushes to improve ties that hit a new low in February after a surveillance balloon Chinese missile was shot down over American airspace. U.S. officials say Blinken expects to be in Beijing on June 18 to meet with senior Chinese officials, including Foreign Minister Qin Gang and possibly President Xi Jinping. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because neither the State Department nor the Chinese foreign ministry have yet confirmed the trip. The visit, which was agreed between Xi and…

The report highlights that while mental health conditions have historically been a major source of disability and mortality in the region, this has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Washington DC, June 9, 2023 (PAHO) – Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, today urged leaders and decision-makers to ensure that mental health be placed at the top of political agendas and mainstreamed across sectors and policies to address worsening mental health in the Americas due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The pandemic has highlighted the central role of mental health in our well-being,” Dr Barbosa…

Most county leaders across the state are furious as lawmakers are expected to pass legislation late Friday to move the majority of municipal and regional elections even years Supporters point to national research showing a more than 18 percent increase in voter turnout during presidential election years. Sen. James Skoufis, the bill’s sponsor, says the change will maximize voter participation and improve New York’s democracy. “As it stands now, in many of these local, municipal and county elections, you have 20 percent or so of the voters deciding the outcome for the entire jurisdiction,” he said. “Why are you so…

TALLAHASSEE – State Rep. Fred Hawkins, R-St. Cloud, was selected Wednesday by South Florida State College trustees to succeed retiring school president Thomas Leitzel. Hawkins, who has served in the House since 2020, was the only finalist for the position. Details of Hawkins’ proposed contract will not be available until a June 21 trustees meeting, a South Florida State College spokesman said. Leitzel will retire on June 30, and Hawkins is expected to take over as chairman on July 3, pending approval of a contract. Hawkins did not immediately return a request for comment Wednesday from The News Service of…

The panel: Ellen Eldridge, Senior Health Reporter and Rosalynn Carter Fellow for Mental Health Journalism, GPB, @EllenEldridge27 Dr. Jennifer Olsen, CEO of the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers, @JenOlsen_DrPH Paige Alexander, CEO of The Carter Center @P_AlexanderCEO The breakdown: 1. Carter Center CEO Paige Alexander updates us on President Carter’s health. Last month, the family of former first lady Rosalynn Carter announced her dementia diagnosis. This comes after the Carter family announced that former President Jimmy Carter would enter home care earlier this year. Rosalynn Carter and Jimmy Carter rest at their home in Plains, Ga. Paige Alexander gives us…