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Garland comes before Congress with his record in the spotlight
The attorney general who vowed to keep the Justice Department free of politics has led it through two indictments of Donald Trump and one of Hunter Biden.
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House flounders as GOP fails to appease hard-right members on funding
House Republicans will return to negotiations over the continuing resolution as a Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government and avert a shutdown looms.
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Letter from Republican senators slams change in dress code enforcement
At the center of much of the GOP ire is Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who often dons hoodies and shorts while working — although not on the Senate floor.
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Biden’s efforts to court India challenged by assassination claim
Biden has aggressively wooed India’s Modi as a counterweight to China. A claim that India killed a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil complicates that effort.
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Biden to create new office of gun violence prevention
The move, long been pushed by gun control groups, comes amid stalled progress on gun-safety legislation
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John Fetterman would be particularly hard to body-double
The very large senator has been the target of particularly dumb online conspiracies.
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Biden, at U.N., urges leaders not to abandon Ukraine
In New York, the president seeks to reignite backing for Ukraine amid signs that support for aid is flagging.
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Ukraine live briefing: At U.N. General Assembly, Zelensky calls for complete Russian withdrawal
“Mass destruction is gaining momentum,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
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The age gap in U.S. politics contributes to the cynicism gap
The clear divide between old and young Americans overlaps with confidence in the system itself.
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First Biden impeachment inquiry hearing set for next week
A White House spokesman called the effort a “baseless, evidence-free impeachment stunt” and suggested Republicans should instead focus on avoiding a government shutdown.
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Kevin McCarthy and his caucus contest valuable terrain: Attention
The House speaker gets more mentions on Fox — but falls behind on other metrics.
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Trump hits new poll highs with Black, Hispanic voters. What to make of it?
Either Trump’s standing in early 2024 polls is inflated, or we are headed for a sizable realignment in how people of color cast their ballots.
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Nikki Haley wants to make the presidential race about Kamala Harris
Haley’s attacks on Harris are renewing questions about gender in the 2024 campaign
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Both politically and legally, Trump’s classified docs defense weakens
New reporting from ABC News suggests both Trump’s indifference to classifications and efforts to shield his possession of such documents.
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Rudy Giuliani’s former lawyer sues him for $1.36M over alleged unpaid fees
Attorney Robert Costello says the fees are owed for years of unpaid work. It is the latest in a series of legal obstacles faced by Rudy Giuliani.
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How not to fix Social Security, by a GOP group and Biden
President Biden bashed a plan he says would cut benefits, but the timeline for adopting a House GOP plan would do little to solve Social Security’s fiscal woes.
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Trump to address Detroit autoworkers instead of attending Republican debate
The former president’s speech will take place before current and former striking union autoworkers, according to an adviser to Trump involved in the planning.
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Anxiety ripples through the Democratic Party over Biden
Persistent concerns over Biden’s age come amid a series of polls showing he’s neck-and-neck with Trump
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What the unsparing anti-impeachment op-ed by the GOP’s Ken Buck betrays
Buck accused his fellow Republicans of essentially inventing a justification to impeach. The pushback from within the impeaching party wasn’t like this with Trump.
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Deep-pocketed group backing Joe Biden launches Latino outreach campaign
The costly, early advertising spending by Future Forward USA Action echoes a similar early Biden campaign ad strategy to sell the president’s accomplishments.
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