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McCarthy launched an impeachment inquiry into Biden. Here’s what it means.

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 3:00pm
The House speaker says the inquiry would center on whether Biden benefited from his son Hunter’s business dealings, among other issues.
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McCarthy’s shaky launch of the Biden impeachment inquiry

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 2:30pm
McCarthy recently said an impeachment inquiry would feature a vote, but no vote appears forthcoming. By his own professed standards, that delegitimizes the proceedings.
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Assessing the allegations that triggered McCarthy’s impeachment inquiry

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 1:40pm
Announcing the impeachment inquiry, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy delineated six allegations against President Biden, each of which is significantly flawed.
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Infowars host Owen Shroyer sentenced to 60 days jail in Jan. 6 riot

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 1:30pm
U.S. prosecutors said ‘War Room’ host ‘helped create January 6′ by using the Alex Jones internet platform to spew election disinformation.
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What Trump’s call for his judge to recuse is really about

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 12:42pm
Judge Chutkan’s past comments about Trump are somewhat unremarkable next to other judges, and the bar for recusal is high.
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Former Proud Boys leader says prosecutors pushed him to implicate Trump

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 12:20pm
In an interview with The Post after receiving his 22-year sentence, Tarrio says he never intended for his group to attack the Capitol, which he said was wrong.
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How a Biden impeachment probe compares to Nixon’s, Clinton’s and Trump’s

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 11:44am
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) appears to be on the brink of a self-rationalizing impeachment probe.
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Republican hopefuls ramp up war talk over Mexican border

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 11:00am
The aggressive proposals anger Mexican officials while analysts doubt they would be effective to stop the flow of drugs.
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Alabama asks Supreme Court to revisit congressional districting map case

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 8:27am
The state asked the court to freeze a lower-court ruling that said lawmakers once again drew boundaries that diluted Black voting power.
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George W. Bush recalls dinner served by Wagner’s Prigozhin: ‘I survived’

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 8:20am
George W. Bush said former Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin, nicknamed “Putin’s chef,” once served him dinner at a G-8 summit in St. Petersburg.
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House lawmakers return to looming budget and impeachment decisions

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 4:00am
Funding the government will mark the greatest hurdle to date for the fragile House Republican majority and Kevin McCarthy’s chances of keeping his speaker’s gavel.
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Cassidy Hutchinson’s book joins many by Trump insiders. Here’s what sells.

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 2:00am
John Bolton and James Comey top the list, while three lesser-known aides sold fewer than 10,000 copies.
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Trump demands recusal by Judge Chutkan in D.C. Jan. 6 trial

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/11/2023 - 7:33pm
Attorneys for Donald Trump said U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan’s statements at trials of Jan. 6 riot defendants show she is biased against Trump.
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Newsom’s Senate caretaker plan is ‘insulting’ to Black women, Rep. Lee says

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/11/2023 - 6:32pm
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) spoke out after California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) ruled out appointing her if Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) leaves office before her term ends.
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Biden marks 9/11 attacks by denouncing division, urging unity

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/11/2023 - 6:29pm
President references his relationship with Sen. John McCain, whose memorial in Hanoi he visited earlier
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How Americans feel about Kamala Harris becoming president

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/11/2023 - 5:26pm
They’re less persuaded than they were regarding our last two VPs — and than they were regarding Harris herself in 2020.
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The media-elite narrative about Hunter Biden sits on the right

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/11/2023 - 4:43pm
There is an effort to police a frame around the president’s son. The effort is on the right.
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Senators push for unredacted 9/11 documents on Saudi Arabia

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/11/2023 - 2:41pm
The Senate intelligence subcommittee is asking the Justice Department and FBI to provide “complete, unredacted records” this week about Saudi Arabia’s role in the 9/11 attacks.
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Musk refused to allow Ukraine’s military to use Starlink to attack Russian fleet

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/11/2023 - 1:00pm
New details of the previously reported incident underscore how dependent the U.S. government has become on a company that once had to fight in court to become part of the Washington establishment.
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New Mexico’s dicey gun restriction draws detractors even from the left

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/11/2023 - 12:41pm
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) sought to temporarily ban carrying firearms in part of her state. And Republicans aren’t the only ones crying foul.
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