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Another element of Trump’s ‘rigged election’ narrative collapses

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/13/2023 - 11:06am
New research shows that grants aimed at improving election systems had small, non-determinative effects on the 2020 election.
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The House Republican caucus — like the universe — tends toward chaos

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/13/2023 - 9:13am
The speaker fight may result in a more-fringe victor in part because of the nature of the decision-makers.
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How GOP rules could keep Trump from being House speaker

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/13/2023 - 6:12am
A House Republican Conference rule stipulates that a member of leadership should step aside if charged with a felony punishable by two or more years in prison.
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How 91 felony charges boosted Trump’s standing in the GOP

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/13/2023 - 6:11am
Interviews in multiple states show that Trump’s constant message of victimhood has seeped in with voters.
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U.S. fails to combat nations that attack dissidents abroad, report warns

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/13/2023 - 5:00am
A government watchdog says Washington needs tougher laws against crimes by other nations against U.S. citizens and residents who fight human rights abuses abroad.
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Fraudster freed from prison by Trump faces prosecution under Biden

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/13/2023 - 5:00am
Philip Esformes, who was convicted of leading one of the largest-ever health-care frauds, was freed from prison by President Donald Trump. Now, President Biden’s Justice Department is moving to try him again.
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Ark. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to face GOP-led audit over $19K lectern

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/13/2023 - 4:00am
Raised eyebrows over a hefty price tag for a lectern have turned into questions about Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her office, which is accused of altering documents.
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Biden team launches organizing pilot project in Wisconsin and Arizona

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/13/2023 - 4:00am
The 2024 reelection effort is focused on recruiting large numbers of volunteers to use their own relationships to spread the Biden message directly.
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The story behind Steve Scalise and David Duke that helped end a bid for speaker

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 10/12/2023 - 9:34pm
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) breathed life into the decade-old controversy this week — and contributed to the demise of Scalise’s candidacy
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Steve Scalise drops speaker bid as House devolves into further turmoil

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 10/12/2023 - 9:18pm
Majority Leader Steve Scalise‘s withdrawal from the speaker race was another stunning development in a weeks-long devolution of the House Republican conference.
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House speakership stalled as Scalise withdraws from race

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 10/12/2023 - 8:46pm
Despite lengthy meetings with fellow Republicans Thursday, the House majority leader was unable to make headway on the 217 votes he needed to win the gavel.
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Trump faults Netanyahu, calls Hezbollah ‘very smart’ amid Israel war

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 10/12/2023 - 6:36pm
GOP rival Ron DeSantis criticized the remark as “absurd.”
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Former IRS contractor pleads guilty to leaking Trump’s tax returns

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 10/12/2023 - 5:15pm
U.S. authorities said Charles Edward Littlejohn leaked thousands of tax returns from wealthy people, leading to exposés in the New York Times and ProPublica.
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Judge Aileen Cannon chides prosecutors at hearing for Trump co-defendants

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 10/12/2023 - 4:55pm
The hearings will examine whether lawyers for Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira have conflicts of interest that keep them from giving adequate legal representation.
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Tip: Don’t demand prosecution of crimes you are (allegedly) doing

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 10/12/2023 - 4:39pm
In a superseding indictment made public Thursday, letters from Sen. Bob Menendez about a GOP official are cited as a reason to charge Menendez’s wife.
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DeSantis reserves $2 million for Iowa ads amid tight cash reserves

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 10/12/2023 - 4:23pm
The outlay — which can be modified over time — represents about 40 percent of the $5 million DeSantis’s campaign said it had at the end of September for use in the primary.
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Trump’s anti-immigrant onslaught sparks fresh alarm heading into 2024

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 10/12/2023 - 4:11pm
Donald Trump’s comments have renewed concern from Latino leaders, civil rights groups and extremism experts, particularly as he dominates the GOP primary field.
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Can a Trump-Biden rematch be derailed?

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 10/12/2023 - 12:30pm
New polling suggests that such a contest would spur more voter urgency — and that Robert Kennedy Jr. may not play a spoiler role.
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16 Republican holdouts on Scalise for speaker, parsed

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 10/12/2023 - 12:11pm
More than a dozen members appear to oppose Scalise, well more than the four or so GOP votes he can afford to lose. But how dug in are the holdouts?
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Montana federal judge voices doubt over state’s TikTok ban

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 10/12/2023 - 11:51am
District Judge Donald Molloy said Montana had not substantiated its claims that TikTok users’ data was being “stolen” or misused.
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