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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to meet for a pair of televised debates before the Nov. 5 election. Biden said on X Wednesday that he has accepted an invitation from CNN for a debate on June 27, giving voters an opportunity to hear from both candidates before casting their ballots. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020.

West Virginia voters had an unenviable choice of congressional candidates in the GOP primary Tuesday: a guy who stormed the Capitol on January 6, or an incumbent who, after having to evacuate the Capitol during the riot, went back to vote against certifying the election. Voters chose the incumbent. Rep. Carol Miller trounced “J6 prisoner” Derrick Evans by almost 30 points, in the race to represent West Virginia’s first district.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed several tax-related bills into law Tuesday, including two that deliver what officials are touting as historic cuts to taxes of different kinds. One reduces income and sales taxes. Senate Bill 228 cuts the state’s income rate by up to 0.15% in years when state revenue handily exceeds the cap set by the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, with a similar mechanism for the state’s sales tax rate.

Colorado restaurants can continue delivering and selling to-go alcohol under a new law passed by the legislature this year, enshrining a pandemic-era lifeline into the state’s dining culture. Gov. Jared Polis originally — and temporarily — approved delivery and to-go alcohol via an executive order after the pandemic began four years ago, offering a boost to restaurants struggling amid shutdowns and COVID-era restrictions. The next year, lawmakers extended the change but set it to expire in July 2025. That expiration is no more.

Recapping Michael Cohen's testimony during Trump's trial Monday, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow simulated puking off-camera when Trump bragged about how the women wanted him at the golf tournament instead of Ben Roethlisberger. Maddow: Trump's denials that he had sex with Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen testified today that when he asked Donald Trump if anything had happened between him and Stormy Daniels, Trump bragged to Michael Cohen that yeah, even though he was there at this golf event with Big Ben Roethlisberger, the women there, like Stormy Daniels, they wanted him more than they wanted Big Ben.

Ballot drop boxes have been popular in Wisconsin for decades. And like every other state, there was a tremendous surge in their popularity in 2020 during the COVID pandemic. Then Trump came along with his Big Lie and tried to cast dispersion and doubt on drop boxes, saying they allowed tremendous amounts of fraud.