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Dr. Cyril Wecht, celebrity pathologist who argued more than 1 shooter killed JFK, dies at 93
Read full article: Dr. Cyril Wecht, celebrity pathologist who argued more than 1 shooter killed JFK, dies at 93Dr. Cyril Wecht has died at age 93 after spending much of his life pressing his view that more than one shooter was involved in President John Kennedy’s 1963 assassination.
What GOP-nominated justices said about Roe to Senate panel
Read full article: What GOP-nominated justices said about Roe to Senate panelIn one form or another, every Supreme Court nominee is asked during Senate hearings about his or her views of the landmark abortion rights ruling that has stood for a half century.
Toomey, who once unified the GOP, now on the outs over Trump
Read full article: Toomey, who once unified the GOP, now on the outs over TrumpThe state GOP chair, Lawrence Tabas, promptly emailed state party committee members to tell them he was planning a meeting to discuss the Senate’s action. That meeting — if it happens — is expected to involve a censure resolution, as a wave of county parties have already voted to censure Toomey. AdTabas and the party brass have kept silent this week, as Toomey supporters have begun to push back. A state committee member from Erie County, Jezree Friend, emailed members to try to talk them out of holding a censure vote. He refused to say whether he would vote for Trump until he voted an hour before polls closed, ultimately for Trump.
Toomey says he won't run for another Senate term or governor
Read full article: Toomey says he won't run for another Senate term or governorToomey had long expressed an interest in running for governor, and he drew calls on a daily basis from people who he said wanted to help him run for governor or for reelection to the Senate. Toomey said he still hopes to become chairman of the Senate Banking Committee. With both offices open in 2022, Democrats have a bench of prospects who have won statewide races — Lt. Gov. Republicans, meanwhile, are left without any natural heir or obvious front-runner for either governor or U.S. Senate. ___ This story has been corrected to show that Toomey has said he still hopes to become chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, not the Senate.