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House Democrats plan vast oversight of Trump administration. Impeachment is an option

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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are preparing a vast oversight agenda, with investigations of President Donald Trump, his family and his administration if the party sweeps control of the chamber from Republicans in the November elections. The undertaking is as robust as it is daunting, spanning several House committees. With majority power comes bigger budgets and staff, and the ability to investigate, subpoena and potentially course-correct what the Democrats say are widespread corruption and abuses of power. Impeachment of the Republican president and Cabinet officials is not ...

Eleven 10: some old, some new

Business News

ESCANABA — Sara Papaik’s vision for an unpretentious yet quality dining experience in downtown Escanaba is unfolding at Eleven 10 Bistro. After working in restaurants throughout her adolescent and adult life, Papaik began to toy with the idea of owning her own. For over a decade after ...

Marquette County GOP chairman resigns over social media posts

Local News

MARQUETTE — Jackson Karki, the 19-year-old chairman of the Marquette County Republican Party, has resigned after a series of posts on social media venting frustration about the atmosphere for the GOP going into the midterms. On his Red Lion Politics page on X, formerly Twitter, Karki posted ...

Communities that Care awarded federal grant

Local News

MENOMINEE — The Communities that Care Coalition of Marinette and Menominee Counties, under the Menominee County Intermediate School District Prevention Services, has been selected to receive a $125,000 federal grant from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program. This award marks the coalition's sixth year of DFC funding, after experiencing a lapse in funding last fiscal year after ONDCP required a recompete of all awards to ensure applicant compliance with the administration's executive orders and priorities. This award ...

First U.S. surgeon to implant dynamic spine is Gladstone native

Health

DALLAS, TEXAS — A medical device developed in the Netherlands and cleared for use by the FDA in January has successfully been implanted in a child in the United States for the first time. Performing the surgery at Scottish Rite for Children in Dallas, Texas was pediatric orthopedic surgeon ...

Comedy Superstar Rodney Carrington Coming to the Island Showroom

Community

HARRIS — Rodney Carrington – actor, singer, writer and one of the top 10 highest-grossing touring comedians for the past two decades – is bringing his signature comedy to the Island Showroom stage January 8 and 9, 2027. Tickets are on sale now through the casino. Carrington's comedy style blends traditional stand-up routines with original country music, focusing heavily on southern charm, adult humor, and the everyday challenges of marriage and family life. Carrington broke through with his major label comedy CD debut "Hangin' With Rodney” in 1998. The next few years saw nine ...