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Biden, in historic but sensitive move, joins UAW picket line

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/26/2023 - 12:53pm
The president embraced union members — and a strike that could have serious economic consequences.
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Another campaign, another outrage over ‘free phones’

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/26/2023 - 12:04pm
At his South Carolina rally, former president Donald Trump made an argument that would have been familiar in 2012.
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Bending to right, McCarthy pushes safety net cuts in shutdown battle

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/26/2023 - 11:00am
The House speaker embraced major spending reductions to win conservative support for a government funding bill.
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Gun laws become a 2024 issue in an unexpected way

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/26/2023 - 9:36am
Donald Trump couldn’t buy a gun if he wanted to. Hunter Biden did, and faces criminal charges as a result.
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Cassidy Hutchinson on Gaetz dating claim: ‘I have much higher standards’

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/26/2023 - 9:36am
The former Trump White House aide wrote about Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani in her new book, “Enough,” which is out Tuesday.
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Trump fights Jack Smith request for narrow gag order in Jan. 6 case

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/26/2023 - 9:09am
Prosecutors asked a judge to bar the former president’s ‘inflammatory’ attacks on case participants, citing a threat of violence and intimidation of jurors and others.
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Ralph Nader, wary of Trump, offers to help Joe Biden win

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/26/2023 - 5:00am
The political firebrand, long estranged from Democrats, fears fascism will be on the ballot in 2024 and it must be defeated.
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Seven GOP presidential candidates are set to debate Wednesday night

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/25/2023 - 9:10pm
Former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson did not make the stage after he failed to meet the RNC’s criteria. Former president Donald Trump will once again skip it.
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Menendez brushes off calls to resign from Senate after indictment

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/25/2023 - 6:25pm
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) insists he’ll be exonerated and will stay in the Senate following a federal indictment that alleges wide-ranging abuses of power.
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Biden, Trump square off for Michigan’s working-class voters

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/25/2023 - 6:15pm
In twin visits on back-to-back days, the two attempt to test their appeal to the working class in a key swing state.
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As government shutdown looms just days away, no agreement is in sight

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/25/2023 - 4:40pm
House Republicans have turned their efforts to long-term funding, while the Senate will start moving forward on a short-term solution.
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Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom to debate in November, Fox News says

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/25/2023 - 4:07pm
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican running for president, agreed to meet California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, on the debate stage Nov. 30.
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The key difference between the Biden and Trump visits to Michigan

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/25/2023 - 3:41pm
The president aims to strengthen the union. The former president hopes to appeal to the workers.
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The Republican case against Biden takes a body blow … from Fox News

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/25/2023 - 1:04pm
The unfounded claim that Biden corruptly sought the ouster of a Ukrainian prosecutor was severely undercut in an interview on the GOP-friendly channel.
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Misinformation research is buckling under GOP legal attacks

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/25/2023 - 12:26pm
The escalating campaign — led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other Republicans — has cast a pall over programs that study not just political disinformation but also the quality of medical information online.
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Trump appears to remain worried that 2024 won’t be rigged to his benefit

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/25/2023 - 11:52am
Donald Trump’s opposition to Pennsylvania’s effort to make voter registration easier is a reflection of how he and the Republican Party value the restrictive status quo.
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Trump Trials: The Waiting Game

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 09/24/2023 - 6:25pm
Third edition of The Trump Trials, a weekly newsletter on developments in Donald Trump’s four criminal cases.
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Harris makes political, personal connection with students on college tour

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 09/24/2023 - 6:21pm
Gun violence was a major issue for students at a community college in Reading, Pa., that Harris visited this week as part of a month-long tour of colleges across the country.
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Black Republicans are making ripples in state and national politics

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 09/24/2023 - 5:00am
Black Republicans have gained national attention in recent months, their visibility coming at a time when the party appears to be shifting more to the right.
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Across GOP, many see Trump as likely nominee — including some rival supporters

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 09/24/2023 - 5:00am
With less than four months until the first nominating contest, many Republicans are saying more directly that they expect Trump will lead the ticket next year. Even some of his critics are moving toward that conclusion.
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