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Politics

Trump sues NY attorney general, seeking to halt civil probe

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump sued New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, resorting to a familiar but seldom successful strategy as he seeks to end a yearslong civil investigation into his business practices that he alleges is purely political. In the lawsuit, ...

Manchin says he can’t support Dems’ $2T bill, potentially dooming it

WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Sunday he cannot back his party’s signature $2 trillion social and environment bill, dealing a potentially fatal blow to President Joe Biden’s leading domestic initiative heading into an election year when Democrats’ narrow hold on Congress ...

Jason Leon will stay on Lake Placid village board

LAKE PLACID — Voters of this village won’t be heading to the polls this March to elect someone to fill Trustee Jason Leon’s seat for one year. Instead, they could be voting in a referendum whether to adopt new laws opting out of issuing licenses for cannabis dispensaries and on-site ...

US imposes sanctions against China over abuse of Uyghurs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday it is imposing new sanctions on several Chinese biotech and surveillance companies for actions in Xinjiang province, the latest step against Beijing over human rights abuses of Uyghur Muslims in the country’s western region. The ...

$2T bill stalled, Senate Dems seem ready to move on for now

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats’ vast social and environment package was stuck in the Senate on Thursday as leaders’ hopes for an accord with holdout Sen. Joe Manchin and approval of their flagship domestic measure in the year’s waning days seemed all but dead. After a closed-door lunch ...

NY attorney general Letitia James ends run for governor

NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Letitia James suspended her campaign for governor Thursday, saying she will run for reelection to her current position to “finish the job” amid numerous ongoing investigations, including one into former President Donald Trump. James, a Democrat, had ...