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“During the course of the investigation, I spoke to each of the judges, several on multiple occasions. The judges actively cooperated in this iterative process, asking questions and answering mine,” Curley said. Curley suggested that there was no "credible" information pointing to any of the justices or their spouses as sources for the POLITICO story last May, which unsealed the draft opinion and reported that the court was about to strike down federal constitutional law. to abortion recognized in Roe vs. Wade almost 50 years ago. “I followed all the credible leads, none of which implicated the judges or their…

A big part of his job is to protect the state from the New Hampshire primary, which by state law must be the first in the nation. Any Democrat who wants to be president makes sure to befriend Ray Buckley. When Buckley got a call in December from Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the worst part was that it was Joe Biden who screwed him up. Biden had decided to end New Hampshire's decades-long reign of hosting the first presidential primaries, at least for Democrats. In its place: South Carolina, the state that resurrected Biden's candidacy in 2020. In this episode of…

Trump's vice president, Mike Pence, is a friend, he said, adding that he never discussed the vice presidency with anyone in the administration. Haley also teased a presidential run during the interview. “I think we need a young generation to come in, step up and really start fixing things,” said Haley, who turns 51 on Friday. “Can I be that leader? Yes, I think I can be that leader." Haley said she would "expect" Trump's daughter and son-in-law to support the former president, but said she considered the pair close friends. Trump has already announced that he will run for…

Moore took the oath using two Bibles, one of which belonged to abolitionist Frederick Douglass. The new governor wasn't the only one making Maryland history Wednesday: His lieutenant governor, Aruna Miller, became the state's first woman of color and the first immigrant to serve in that position. And earlier this month, Anthony G. Brown became Maryland's first black attorney general, while Brooke Lierman became the first woman to serve as comptroller. Moore, the son of a Jamaican immigrant, ran on a promise to "leave no one behind," campaigning on a set of progressive policies including raising the minimum wage, increasing…