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House GOP’s short-term funding deal already pilloried by hard-right Republicans
The growing public opposition to the continuing resolution proposed by GOP lawmakers threw cold water on what had been seen as a small victory after a chaotic week for House Republicans.
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Netanyahu asked Musk to denounce antisemitism. Musk deflected.
Tech magnate Elon Musk and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are meeting in California to discuss AI as each looks to the other to fend off criticism.
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Trump attacks ‘liberal Jews’ amid celebration of Rosh Hashanah
Trump’s post amid the celebration of the Jewish New Year drew sharp criticism, with a leader of a prominent Jewish organization calling it “antisemitic.”
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What do antiabortion groups do about Trump?
Trump has now called six-week abortion bans “a terrible thing and a terrible mistake.” But most Republican-controlled states have gone at least that far.
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Non-White Americans are much more confident in democracy
Polling published by the 19th demonstrates that skepticism of American democracy is strongest among White Republicans.
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Trump, who nominated antiabortion judges, calls six-week bans ‘terrible’
In an interview on “Meet the Press,” Trump said he would “sit down with both sides” to work out how to limit abortion access: “Both sides are going to like me.”
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The unchanging malleability of Donald Trump
Trump’s “Meet the Press” interview exposed the drawbacks and futility of treating him as anything close to normal.
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Hunter Biden sues IRS over disclosures
Hunter Biden, the president’s son, has filed a lawsuit claiming that the IRS violated his privacy rights as a taxpayer when agents made disclosures to Congress.
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‘Report card’ grading House Republicans on Ukraine aid shows stark split
The analysis by a conservative group highlights the growing divide between House Republican leadership and some of the most prominent members of the House Freedom Caucus.
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Lawmakers are spending way more to keep themselves safe. Is it enough?
The increases came as changes in campaign finance rules made it easier to spend campaign dollars on security, a recognition of the nation’s changing threat outlook.
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House Republicans propose short-term funding deal that Senate likely to reject
The short-term funding bill, known as a continuing resolution, would keep the government running until Oct. 31, but is likely to face opposition in the Senate.
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Running gag
Second edition of The Trump Trials, a weekly newsletter on developments in Donald Trump’s four criminal trials.
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Nikki Haley is betting on an electability message to win in 2024
Nikki Haley casts herself as the only Republican who can beat President Biden. But in a party dominated by Donald Trump, that argument may go only so far.
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The scorched-earth activist trying to take down Hunter Biden
Garrett Ziegler, an often-provocative former Trump White House staffer, seeks to influence House investigations and the public discussion
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Armed man at RFK Jr. event in Los Angeles is arrested
The 44-year-old man who was arrested had a loaded gun and a badge impersonating a U.S. marshal, according to police.
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Kevin McCarthy turns impeachment into political score-settling
The House speaker directed an impeachment inquiry into President Biden based on “allegations,” making the process a debasement of what was intended to be a constitutional vehicle to remove a president for malfeasance
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Trump keeps distance from impeachment inquiry while assailing Biden
Trump has shown more interest in lobbying to expunge his own impeachments than in the Biden impeachment inquiry.
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Bashing covid boosters, DeSantis contrasts with Trump and worries experts
DeSantis’s posture against the shots is at odds with the advice of leading public health officials and experts and shows how he has sought to make his position a 2024 campaign issue.
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Speaker McCarthy steps into the breach as his conference toils
Speaker Kevin McCarthy has less than 2 weeks two get his conference united around a plan to keep the government open.
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Term limits would upend Congress as we know it
Americans broadly support term limits for Congress. Here’s how the proposal from Republicans Ted Cruz and Ralph Norman would change Capitol Hill.
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