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Month: June 2023

What is the Hatch Act?

By Katie Lobosco and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal agency said Tuesday that White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre violated the Hatch Act when she used the term “mega MAGA” from the briefing podium. But Jean-Pierre is far from the first person in a high-profile role to violate the law, which limits

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German government coalition agrees to bring disputed heating bill to parliament before summer recess

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition says it would bring a disputed heating bill to parliament this week for consideration. The bill is a key element in the country’s ambitious climate policy. But it had seemed increasingly unlikely in recent weeks that it would still be brought to the Bundestag before the

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