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The Jim Jordan-ization of the GOP
Some argue Jordan has made himself more palatable in recent years. But it’s more about the GOP warming to his brand of bomb-throwing than the reverse.
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Divisions over abortion roil 2024 GOP presidential field
The party scrambles to unify on an issue that became a major obstacle for GOP candidates in last year’s midterm elections.
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Biden faces growing pressure from Democrats over border crossings
Republicans also seize on the issue, seeing immigration as a renewed vulnerability for the president.
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Assault on Israel fuels political attacks in the U.S. presidential race
Trump and other Republican presidential contenders sought to blame Biden’s policies, while the president’s aides accused opponents of spreading misinformation
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Lucy Morgan, Florida journalist who hunted corruption, dies at 82
Ms. Morgan’s investigative work for the St. Petersburg Times included a series on police corruption that was award a Pulitzer Prize.
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Record border crossings are a burden Biden carries into 2024 election
The administration announced that it will build new border wall in South Texas while insisting that it still believes that a wall is not a solution
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Illinois Democrats drew new maps. The changes pushed the GOP to the right.
Kevin McCarthy’s ouster from the U.S. House speakership reflected a push toward the fringe caused in part by gerrymandered districts. The congressional map in Illinois offers a prime example.
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‘Jan. 6 choir’ member sentenced to 7 years in Capitol attack
‘Jan. 6 choir’ member Shane Jenkins sentenced to 7 years in Capitol attack. Jenkins was part of the group battling officers guarding the West Terrace tunnel.
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Kevin McCarthy’s election machine in limbo as GOP seeks new speaker
The deposed speaker spent 15 years building the political operation that won back control of the House in 2022.
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Trump gets temporary reprieve from losing control of companies in N.Y.
A New York state appellate judge temporarily blocked the revocation of the Trump Organization’s state business certificates ordered last week by a trial judge.
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Trump’s classified documents problem goes nuclear — again
A new report adds to evidence of Trump’s alleged loose lips. And not for the first time, it deals with the most sensitive kind of information.
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Fox News tries to referee House GOP chaos but cancels speaker ‘debate’
Fox News’s plans to televise a debate between House speaker candidates fell apart after other members called it a distraction.
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Democrats remove Iowa caucuses from first-in-the-nation status
The decision ends a nearly two year long fight over Iowa’s place in selecting a Democratic nominee.
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Trump endorses Jim Jordan for House speaker after Kevin McCarthy ouster
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) “will be a GREAT Speaker of the House,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
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Jim Jordan is a constant Fox News presence. Is that enough?
The Ohio lawmaker knows how to leverage the crucial locus of power on the right.
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The obvious holes in the ‘FBI targets Trump supporters’ story
Newsweek’s latest cover story will enrage the right-wing audience it has fostered. But obvious problems exist.
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A Fox host suggests that the answer to divisions is war, not voting
Greg Gutfeld, putative comedian, went on a rant in which he pointed to his employer’s exaggerations as a reason war might be the only salvation for America.
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Ohio’s GOP supermajority tests limits of democracy before abortion vote
Party leaders’ actions are the backdrop as voters decide Nov. 7 on a constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights in the state.
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Military barracks found with mold, pests, broken AC and brown water
Military barracks are in poor conditions because of “insufficient oversight” and unreliable information giving troubled facilities good grades, a watchdog warned.
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Gunman on New York subway car in 2022 sentenced to life in prison
Frank James, who opened fire on a New York subway car in April 2022, injuring 10 people, was sentenced to life in prison in federal court.
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