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October 2, 2018

Illinois Republican party office vandalized with 'rape,' 'shame' graffiti on building, police say

A local Republican party office in Illinois was vandalized over the weekend with the words “rape” and “shame” painted across the building.

October 1, 2018

Minnesota Senate candidate calls on state to investigate Keith Ellison domestic abuse allegations

Republican Senate nominee Karin Housley called on the Minnesota attorney general to investigate claims of domestic abuse against Rep. Keith Ellison, a Democrat running for the attorney general seat.

October 1, 2018

West Virginia Supreme Court impeachment trials get underway as former Rep. Jenkins joins the bench

The impeachment trial for West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Beth Walker begins in the state Senate Monday.

August 14, 2018

Lavish court spending in poor West Virginia triggers scandal, 4 state Supreme Court justices impeached

A scandal involving lavish office renovations and other financial abuses by the highest court in one of the poorest states in America has triggered an extraordinary move by one branch of government to essentially fire another.

August 13, 2018

West Virginia lawmakers impeach 3 state Supreme Court justices, citing 'over-the-top' spending

West Virginia lawmakers, seeking to remove every justice on the state's four-member Supreme Court amid what they called an "over-the-top" spending scandal, impeached three justices on Monday, including Chief Justice Margaret Workman.

August 9, 2018

Top Dallas Democrat resigns in disgrace, admits taking more than $450G in lavish bribes

A Dallas official pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges after prosecutors said he earned more than $450,000 in kickbacks and bribes in exchange for official actions taken to benefit local business dealings.

July 27, 2018

Michigan schools can prohibit guests with guns, state’s Supreme Court rules

Schools in Michigan may now prohibit guests on campus from carrying firearms, the state’s highest court ruled on Friday.

April 4, 2018

Wisconsin's GOP governor warns of 'Blue Wave' as liberal wins court seat

With a liberal judge from Milwaukee winning Wisconsin's Supreme Court election Tuesday, Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, warned in a series of tweets that a "Blue Wave" fueled by "outside special interest money" could hit the state in November.

March 1, 2018

Utah lawmakers create worst-ever rap sequel to 'Schoolhouse Rock'

Utah lawmakers have created a rap sequel -- of sorts -- to the famous “Schoolhouse Rock” video that showed how a bill becomes a law.

February 21, 2018

Pennsylvania GOP leaders ask Supreme Court to block redrawn congressional map

The Republican presiding officers of Pennsylvania's House and Senate asked the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday to block a new congressional district map that is widely expected to boost Democratic prospects in the November midterm elections.