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Yovanovitch says State Department 'is in trouble' and leaders lack 'moral clarity'

Yovanovitch says State Department 'is in trouble' and leaders lack 'moral clarity'

"Foreign service officers are wondering if it is safe to express concerns about policy, even behind closed doors," the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine said during remarks at Georgetown University.
by Martha Wexler

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House votes to revive Equal Rights Amendment, removing ratification deadline

House votes to revive Equal Rights Amendment, removing ratification deadline

Changing the deadline is one way ERA proponents are trying to make the amendment part of the Constitution, but there isn't legal consensus on the tactic, and the Senate is expected to kill the bill.
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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Policast: Insulin at the Capitol, transit crime and copper-nickel opinions in northern Minnesota

Today’s check-in on Minnesota politics from MPR News looks at insulin legislation at the Capitol, Metro Transit’s plan for crime and copper-nickel mining opinions in northern Minnesota.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Iowa Democratic Party chairman resigns after caucus chaos

Iowa Democratic Party chairman resigns after caucus chaos

Chairman Troy Price announced his resignation Wednesday, saying Iowa Democrats deserved better than what happened on caucus night. After a breakdown in the Feb. 3 caucuses, it took until Feb. 6 for the state party to issue what it said are complete results.
by The Associated Press

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Attorney General Barr to testify in House amid criticism over Roger Stone case

Attorney General Barr to testify in House amid criticism over Roger Stone case

President Trump praised Barr a day after the Justice Department took the unusual step of seeking a shorter sentence for the president's ally. Four prosecutors in the case withdrew following that move.
by Brian Naylor

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Watchdog warns census faces cybersecurity, hiring risks before national rollout

Watchdog warns census faces cybersecurity, hiring risks before national rollout

Weeks before the census is fully underway, the Government Accountability Office finds the Census Bureau is behind on recruiting workers and resolving risks with the first primarily online U.S. count.
by Hansi Lo Wang

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Rochester oversight committee recommends changes for Civic Theatre

Rochester oversight committee recommends changes for Civic Theatre

A Rochester committee detailed a proposal to change the way the city supports the Rochester Civic Theatre. The recommendations come in the wake of the abrupt resignation of the theater’s director and recent revelations that the organization is struggling financially.
by Catharine Richert

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