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WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump was indicted on Thursday on federal criminal charges over his alleged mishandling of classified documents and attempts to obstruct the investigation into the matter, the first such charges against a former president in American history.

Wyoming leaders continue to push forward with plans to launch a digital version of the dollar, but the effort isn’t without its critics. This week, Wyoming bankers pushed back on whether there's a need for a state-issued “stable token” — and warned federal regulators may stymie the effort.

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate passed a measure late Thursday night to lift the debt ceiling for two years in exchange for narrow spending cuts, as the threat of a looming default drove the typically-sluggish upper chamber into uncharacteristically speedy action.

Former Wyoming congresswoman turned anti-Trump crusader Liz Cheney inched closer to announcing a run for president on Thursday, refusing to rule out a third-party bid in 2024 and decrying top GOP candidates — and her political party more broadly — for what she described as promoting revisionist history in their characterization of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a measure to cut spending and raise the debt ceiling, sending the bill on to the Senate as the June 5 “X date” — when the federal government will run out of money — looms large.

WASHINGTON — Despite having deftly navigated intra-party tensions throughout her tenure in Washington, Rep. Harriet Hageman (R.-Wyo.) intends to break with House leadership and oppose a bipartisan measure to raise the debt limit during a crucial vote on Wednesday evening, the Wyoming Truth has learned.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday moved to limit the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate pollution in American wetlands, finding that the Clean Water Act gives the government less autonomy to control runoff into certain waterways.

After months of speculation, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis officially announced a campaign for the 2024 Republican nomination for president on Wednesday, but his supporters were forced to endure yet one more delay as his scheduled 6 p.m. Eastern launch was repeatedly disrupted.

Though DeSantis planned to announce his campaign in an audio-only Twitter “Space” with the site’s owner, Elon Musk, the event was plagued by glitches: users were kicked off the app several times as audio cut in and out, such that the 600,000-plus audience that had assembled to hear his speech had dwindled to fewer than 200,000 listeners by the time the candidate was finally able to be heard a little after 6:20pm.

The DeSantis campaign team — and Musk, by extension — sought to explain away the issues as evidence for the enthusiasm behind the candidate: “It seems we broke the internet with so much excitement,” the official “Team DeSantis” Twitter account wrote.

A Casper woman has been indicted for allegedly setting fire to an abortion clinic in the same city, almost one year to the day after the crime was committed.

Lorna Roxanne Green was indicted by a grand jury, which found that she “maliciously damaged and destroyed, and attempted to damage and destroy, by means of fire a building…which building, contents and property were used in affecting interstate commerce and were used in activities affecting interstate commerce,” according to the May 19 indictment.

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on Monday joined a growing list of candidates seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, announcing the launch of a presidential campaign in his hometown of North Charleston, South Carolina.

For months, Wyoming lawmakers have been pondering what to do about delta-8, a marijuana-adjacent substance that became legal alongside hemp. But last month, the Legislature’s Joint Judiciary Committee was told that other substances, including black tar heroin, may fall through some loopholes in Wyoming law.

In the wake of an annual report that ranked Wyoming as the state where workers are most likely to die on the job for the second consecutive year, a leading union activist plans to ask Gov. Mark Gordon to form a commission to determine improvements.

WASHINGTON — The House passed a sweeping border security bill Thursday evening as officials throughout Washington and in immigration enforcement agencies braced for an expected surge at the border with the lifting of COVID-19 immigration restrictions.

WASHINGTON — New rules released Thursday by President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that aim to cut down on pollution from fossil fuel–fired power plants are sparking outrage in Wyoming, a state with deep ties to the coal, oil and gas industries.

Former Wyoming Congresswoman Rep. Liz Cheney launched her first television ad of the 2024 cycle on Tuesday, highlighting the “risk” that former President Donald Trump poses as he seeks another term in office.

WASHINGTON — It may sound like something out of a science fiction film, but the “X-date” is real and fast approaching — bringing with it the prospect of global financial catastrophe.

By launching its own digital version of the U.S. dollar, the State of Wyoming could help lower the cost of processing payments, offer an alternative to a central bank digital currency from the federal reserve and potentially earn billions of dollars, state leaders were told Monday. But before the state’s new cryptocurrency can become a reality, they’ll have to sort through a host of logistical and regulatory hurdles — including figuring out whether it’s even legal to issue a so-called stable token.

In February, while Wyoming legislators were busy debating a series of changes to the state’s election laws, a judge upheld the voter ID requirements they added in 2021.

WASHINGTON — Towards the end of my hour-long, exclusive sit down with Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) late last month — after I’d asked about her transition to Washington, her policy priorities and her thoughts on contemporary political debates — there was one question I knew I couldn’t leave without addressing.

WASHINGTON — To understand Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman’s policy priorities, one needs to look no further than at the decor of her Capitol Hill office.

Her large wooden desk is piled high with papers: notes and documents from recent hearings and research into upcoming bills to be introduced, she said.

WASHINGTON — It was a Friday morning in late April and the congresswoman was already behind schedule.

Making her way down the long hallway on the fifth floor of the Longworth House Office Building — smaller than the Rayburn complex but no less confusing to navigate — the click-clack of her shoes echoed throughout the empty chambers. The place was mostly deserted, save for a few staffers dressed in khakis and plaid shirts for casual Friday.

Federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officials have received over 100 citizen comments to date – an unusually high number – on the potential impacts of its purchase of the massive Marton Ranch last year.

WASHINGTON — When it comes to issues of cryptocurrency and digital assets, no member of Congress has been more vocal than Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.).

Kanye West’s presidential campaign has moved its headquarters to Casper, after being told to stop using one of West’s old addresses in Cody. But it’s an open question as to whether the campaign is going anywhere.

West’s far right political advisers are fighting amongst themselves, with two engulfed in scandal, and recent reporting suggests West may have lost interest in running for the White House in 2024. A source close to West recently told the Daily Beast that, “Anyone

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill which would amend federal civil rights laws to bar most transgender student athletes from participating on female school sports teams, as dozens of states, including Wyoming, have passed similar laws in recent months.

WASHINGTON — Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives tried and failed to override President Joe Biden’s veto of a resolution which would have rolled back an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) water rule seen as a keystone of his administration’s climate agenda.

Over the years, the State of Wyoming has sued the federal government over everything from restrictions on oil and gas production to vaccine mandates to wolves. But Wyoming officials recently headed to federal court over something different: To push back against what it sees as a federal attack on the state’s crypto-friendly banking laws.

A top Wyoming education official blasted a new policy proposed by President Joe Biden’s Department of Education impacting transgender athletes in schools. Cast by the administration as a compromise seeking to preserve the rights of transgender students and fairness for those competing against them, the new measure appears to have angered both advocates and opponents of transgender student protections.

Wyoming’s speaker of the House has formally reprimanded a Laramie lawmaker for social media posts that critics saw as advocating for political violence. In a Wednesday statement, Speaker Albert Sommers (R-Pinedale) said the personal posts from Rep. Karlee Provenza (D-Laramie) represented “inappropriate, uncivil conduct for a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives that reflects a discernable lack of judgment.”

Wyoming is advancing a workforce development initiative to diversify the state’s economy and build a highly skilled workforce.