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California Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses reporters after beating back the recall attempt that aimed to remove him from office, at the John L. Burton California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom beats back GOP-led recall

Allegations fly as recall vote looms for California’s Newsom

Allegations fly as recall vote looms for California’s Newsom

Iowa panel schedules 3 September redistricting map hearings
Lawmakers give Cuomo deadline in impeachment probe
Immigrant detentions soar despite Biden's campaign promises
Cuomo investigation: What we know and what's next
Cuomo urged to resign after probe finds he harassed 11 women
CDC issues new eviction ban for most of US through Oct. 3
Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks to crowds that attended a sit-in at Capitol Hill after it was announced that the Biden administration will enact a targeted nationwide eviction moratorium outside of Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. For the past five days, lawmakers and activists primarily led by Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., have been sitting in on the steps of Capitol Hill to protest the expiration of the eviction moratorium. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)
White House calls on states to prevent evictions
Supporters of Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., camp with her outside the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, as anger and frustration has mounted in Congress after a nationwide eviction moratorium expired at midnight Saturday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Congress passes bill to fund Capitol security, Afghan visas
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives to meet with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., before an event to promote investments in clean jobs, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
US, India agree to expand multilateral security partnership
India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, right, welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India Wednesday, July 28, 2021.  (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)
Biden says getting COVID-19 vaccine 'gigantically important'
President Joe Biden interacts with members of the audience during a commercial break for a CNN town hall at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Iowa Democrat Finkenauer seeking GOP Sen. Grassley's seat
Iowa Democrat Finkenauer seeking GOP Sen. Grassley's seat
Dems hit McConnell, who says GOP won't back debt limit boost
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, walks to his office at the Capitol ahead of a test vote schedule by Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York on the bipartisan infrastructure deal senators brokered with President Joe Biden, in Washington, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. Republicans prepared to block the vote by mounting a filibuster over what they see as a rushed and misguided process. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes joins US Senate race
Wisconsin Lt. Governor, Mandela Barnes takes in the crowd before announcing that he will be running for U.S. Senate at the Sherman Phoenix on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in Milwaukee. Barnes has joined the crowded Democratic field for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Sen. Ron Johnson. (Angela Peterson/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
US Rep. Greene: Twitter timeout is 'Communist-style' attack
FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2021 file photo, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Twitter is giving Greene a 12-hour timeout, saying some of her tweets violated its policy against coronavirus misinformation. Twitter suspended the Republican from Georgia on Monday, July 19 after President Joe Biden urged tech companies to take stronger action against bogus claims he said are
Klobuchar: Infrastructure bill could include voting measures
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks with reporters as the Senate prepares for a key test vote on the For the People Act, a sweeping bill that would overhaul the election system and voting rights, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. The bill is a top priority for Democrats seeking to ensure access to the polls and mail in ballots, but it is opposed by Republicans as a federal overreach. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Biden pitches huge budget, says Dems will 'get a lot done'
President Joe Biden joins Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and fellow Democrats at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, to discuss the latest progress on his infrastructure agenda. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Merkel doubts Biden meeting will solve gas pipeline dispute
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky give statements ahead of talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, Monday, July 12, 2021. (Stefanie Loos/Pool Photo via AP)

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Oregon State Representatives congregate in the House, prior to the meeting being adjourned due to a COVID-19 exposure, during a special legislative session for redistricting congressional maps, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore.(Brian Hayes/Statesman-Journal via AP)

COVID case delays contentious redistricting in Oregon

As Texas draws its maps, Latinos push for political power
Bush to headline fundraiser for Cheney after Trump backs foe
Key Libya commander suspends duties ahead of December vote
Top Southern Baptist committee funds sex abuse probe
Oregon redistricting talks adjourn early over COVID case

Government: Misc.

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2021, file photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa. An influential panel of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met on Wednesday, Sept. 22, to decide who should get COVID-19 booster shots and when. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The Latest: Lawyer urges Idaho make vaccine status private

COVID case delays contentious redistricting in Oregon
Florida makes quarantine optional for exposed students
EXPLAINER: Why the debt limit is again roiling Washington
Bill would change maritime liability rules after boat fire
Biden meets with Democrats as $3.5T plan faces party split

Europe

FILE - In this June 14, 2021 file photo, U.S. President Joe Biden, right, speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron during a plenary session during a NATO summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels. French President Emmanuel Macron expects

US-French spat seems to simmer down after Biden-Macron call

Fendi, Del Core lead Milan fashion's runway return
Johnny Depp: 'Not one of you' is safe with 'cancel culture'
Nigeria-born designer Joy Meribe opens Milan Fashion Week
UK coroner asks for public inquiry into Novichok poisonings
Anti-LGBT resolution revoked by regional assembly in Poland
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