Gus Kuster was in his cell at Brisbane's immigration detention centre three weeks ago, on November 7, when he was called into the guard's office. Mr Kuster was one of the people released from immigration detention after the High Court ruled the government could no longer indefinitely detain people who couldn't be deported. One of 141 detainees released so far, …
LOADING ERROR LOADING As Republicans prepare to take over the House with a narrow majority, House Democrats’ largest moderate faction, the New Democrat Coalition, is poised to play a potentially critical role in bipartisan legislation. Kuster’s allies and advocates for affordable prescription drugs are shining a light on Peters’ role as a prominent obstacle to legislation empowering Medicare to negotiate …
CONCORD, N.H. — Democrats Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas both won reelection to Congress in New Hampshire’s 1st and 2nd Districts, defeating two pro-Trump Republicans. Pappas defeated Karoline Leavitt, who worked in the White House press office under former President Donald Trump, and Kuster beat Robert Burns, who runs a pharmaceutical quality control business. “I’m nevertheless still humbled by the …
CONCORD, N.H. — Democratic U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster and Republican challenger Robert Burns frequently took jabs and interrupted one another over COVID funding, drug addiction treatment, and abortion rights during their first debate Friday for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District seat. On the subject of abortion rights, Burns, who says he is pro-life and supported the overturn of Roe v. …