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The U.S. government says another Chinese spy balloon is traveling over Latin America. “We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America,” Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, a Pentagon spokesperson, told Fox News Friday night. “We now assess it is another Chinese surveillance balloon.” Ryder said during a briefing Thursday the U.S. government detected a high-altitude surveillance balloon over the continental U.S. A senior defense official said during the briefing the U.S.

Republican South Dakota state Sen.

A package of proposed amendments to the Pennsylvania constitution will likely not appear on the May primary ballot after legislators missed a Friday deadline to pass it.

Republican Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens maintains that he controls his caucus, despite rampant infighting and rivals within his party asserting otherwise.

Republican South Dakota state Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller was stripped of her committee assignments following repeated clashes with party leadership.

Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Jake Auchincloss used an online chatbot to generate a speech on establishing a U.S.-Israel artificial intelligence center that he read on the House floor.

Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday proposed tax credit checks of up to $2,600 for 2.5 million families in his latest announcement regarding his budget plan.

Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly called for Republican officials to stop “distracting” themselves with “wedge issues” in public education.

South Dakota lawmakers advanced an initiative allowing for an optional social studies curriculum in K-12 schools teaching American exceptionalism.

The South Dakota House has approved a $200 million housing infrastructure fund, with the spending package now going to Republican Gov. Kristi Noem for final approval.

Changes to North Carolina’s criteria for governors to declare states of emergency have been included in a budget law in response to Gov. Roy Cooper’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Republican board members of the Cochise County, Arizona, have delayed the certification of this year’s midterm results, after several men claimed that the machines were not certified.

Republican U.S. Sen. Todd Young is running for reelection in Indiana, a state which has been virtually all Republican for the past decade.

In Minnesota, Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is up for reelection against Scott Jensen. Walz pulled nearly 54 percent of the vote in 2018, but the race is expected to be tighter this year.

Former President Barack Obama targeted Herschel Walker, the GOP Senate nominee in Georgia who’s challenging Democratic Sen.

Localities in northern and southwest Virginia received notices directing voters to incorrect polling locations, according to the state’s Department of Elections.