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The Jim Jordan-ization of the GOP

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 10/08/2023 - 1:19pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 10/08/2023 - 5:00am
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

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 10/08/2023 - 5:00am
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

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 10/07/2023 - 5:56pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 10/07/2023 - 3:23pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 10/07/2023 - 8:42am
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.

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 10/07/2023 - 5:00am
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

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/06/2023 - 6:33pm
‘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

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/06/2023 - 6:21pm
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.

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/06/2023 - 5:53pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/06/2023 - 3:04pm
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’

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/06/2023 - 2:41pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/06/2023 - 2:05pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/06/2023 - 1:56pm
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?

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/06/2023 - 12:45pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/06/2023 - 10:22am
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

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/06/2023 - 9:47am
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

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/06/2023 - 5:00am
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

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/06/2023 - 5:00am
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

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 10/05/2023 - 5:42pm
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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