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Trump recenters the violence in Israel on himself

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 10/12/2023 - 11:36am
In a speech, the former president disparaged Benjamin Netanyahu, praised extremists and drew a dishonest comparison to events at the southern U.S. border.
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Who are House speaker candidates Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan?

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 10/12/2023 - 7:29am
The two Republican lawmakers are now in the running to replace Kevin McCarthy, who was recently ousted from his role as House speaker.
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Six GOP lawmakers want to expel scandal-plagued Rep. George Santos

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 10/12/2023 - 6:47am
The move comes a day after Santos was charged with an additional 10 crimes. Santos has denied any wrongdoing.
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Republicans fail to coalesce around speaker choice, leaving House in limbo

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 10/11/2023 - 9:34pm
Steve Scalise was nominated by a majority of the conference, but did not have the support of 217 lawmakers needed to claim the gavel on the House floor.
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Democratic divisions over Israel resurface after ‘cease-fire’ comments

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 10/11/2023 - 7:16pm
Many Democratic officials vowed unequivocal support for Israel’s right to defend itself, while some left-leaning lawmakers urged both sides to agree to a cease-fire.
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Trump-backed hopefuls face tough foe in leadership races: Secret ballots

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 10/11/2023 - 6:29pm
Rep. Jim Jordan became the latest Republican to get a big public boost with Donald Trump’s endorsement in a GOP congressional leadership race, only to fall short.
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House adjourns without voting on Scalise as speaker

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 10/11/2023 - 5:51pm
The House is on the hunt for its next speaker and could vote as early as Wednesday after holding candidate forums Tuesday.
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What a Speaker Scalise might mean for the GOP

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 10/11/2023 - 5:15pm
A review of what Steve Scalise has said about shutdowns, Ukraine, Biden’s impeachment, Donald Trump and election denial.
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Supreme Court seems inclined to reinstate disputed South Carolina map

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 10/11/2023 - 4:36pm
The redrawn congressional map moved Whites into one district and Blacks out. But the legislature said those decisions focused on political party, not race.
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Why George Santos and Bob Menendez are unlikely to resign … yet

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 10/11/2023 - 4:33pm
Their positions can serve as a bargaining chip with prosecutors.
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How historic the House GOP’s chaos is, by the numbers

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 10/11/2023 - 2:06pm
Looking at the ways in which the GOP is setting benchmarks with its internal discord.
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The next speaker, like the last one, equivocates on the 2020 results

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 10/11/2023 - 1:32pm
Not surprising, given that a majority of House Republicans voted to reject the 2020 election results.
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Mitt Romney urges his donors to coalesce behind one challenger to Trump

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 10/11/2023 - 11:52am
“We don’t know what we are or what we stand for within our party,” the Republican senator said to a gathering of influential donors.
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Sean Hannity’s predictable heel turn on RFK Jr.

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 10/11/2023 - 10:28am
The Fox News host is nothing if not a loyal actor for the Republican Party.
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Scalise, Jordan make final pitches as House Republicans’ speaker vote looms

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 10/11/2023 - 6:54am
The moderate faction of the House Republican conference worked to exert its influence after feeling beholden to hardliners’ whims in recent months.
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New charges accuse George Santos of identity theft, credit card fraud

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 10/10/2023 - 7:52pm
An indictment unsealed Tuesday charges Rep. George Santos with stealing the identities of campaign donors and using their credit cards for authorized charges.
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Biden decries ‘evil’ Hamas attack, says Americans being held hostage

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 10/10/2023 - 5:57pm
The president vowed to stand by Israel and said it has a “duty” to respond.
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Kevin Phillips, Nixon political analyst and prolific author, dies at 82

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 10/10/2023 - 5:47pm
Kevin Phillips’s 1969 book “The Emerging Republican Majority” was viewed by some in the GOP as the blueprint to winning over Southern voters.
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McCarthy, Jordan and Scalise’s long history seeps into speaker fight

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 10/10/2023 - 5:32pm
Kevin McCarthy, Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise have worked together — and against one another — for nearly 16 years.
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Republican effort to impeach Wis. Supreme Court justice loses steam

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 10/10/2023 - 5:00pm
The Wisconsin State Assembly speaker fell silent, and one of the Wisconsin Senate’s most conservative members came out against the idea.
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