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A timeline of the DeSantis-Disney feud
The entertainment giant’s feud with Florida’s Republican governor stretches back more than a year. Here’s how it developed.
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DeSantis voiced complaints about top super PAC strategist, people familiar with comments say
DeSantis was “apoplectic” over a pre-debate strategy memo publicly posted on the website of Jeff Roe’s firm, according to one person familiar with the comments
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Mark Meadows’s credibility issue
A close parsing of the most controversial portion of his testimony: distancing himself from the fake-elector push.
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Peter Navarro convicted of contempt for defying Jan. 6 panel subpoena
Navarro is the second high-ranking Trump official to be convicted of contempt of Congress after former Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon’s conviction last summer.
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Trump escalates false attacks on Biden as some Republicans push toward impeachment
In campaign speeches, the former president repeatedly exaggerates and misrepresents claims about Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings.
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Nearly every presidential center calls for protecting democracy
While the letter does not call out any specific leader or politician, it issues a clear warning against an alarming level of divisive rhetoric plaguing political discourse in modern America.
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Justice Kavanaugh says ethics changes may be coming to Supreme Court
Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh said he is “hopeful” the Supreme Court soon will take specific steps to deal with ethics and boost public confidence in the institution.
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What we know about Grassley, Pence and Jan. 6
Theories — often unsubstantiated ones — have abounded about Grassley rather than Pence presiding over the electoral vote counting that day. Here’s what we know.
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Ohio Supreme Court dismisses challenges to GOP-drawn map ruled unconstitutional
The map’s challengers asked to have their cases dismissed this week, saying the redrawing process would be expensive and lengthy, and would leave Ohio residents in limbo for at least several more months.
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McConnell has history of keeping health private, even with Republicans
The Senate GOP leader declined to answer public questions about recent health incidents, suggesting brief letters from the Capitol physician should be sufficient.
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Why Hunter Biden is likely getting indicted
And why doesn’t Hunter Biden get as much attention as Trump’s legal troubles?
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Biden’s semi-subtle reminder of the stakes for democracy in 2024
The president releases a new campaign spot as the libraries of past presidents call for new respect for democratic traditions.
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What if James Comer is getting it backward?
The Oversight Committee chairman might have accidentally solved one of his other proposed mysteries.
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Pence sharply rebukes Trump in speech against populism
The former vice president argued that conservatism is incompatible with the populism espoused by Trump and his those trying to imitate him.
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The subtle differences in how 2024 Republicans compete with Biden
Nikki Haley has an advantage; Ramaswamy trails. Not that it really matters.
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Former congressional staffer defeats Trump critic in special Utah GOP primary
Celeste Maloy, a former staffer for Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) and supporter of former president Donald Trump, has narrowly won a special GOP primary that included a Trump critic who voted for Joe Biden in 2020.
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Did a doctor order her left ‘dead or alive’? Revisiting an abortion tale
Interviews and contemporary newspaper articles call into question some claims made by “Penny,” a woman cited by Gov. Ron DeSantis in the August GOP debate
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Texas must move floating border barriers in Rio Grande, U.S. judge says
Texas placed the spiked barriers in the river without federal permission as part of Operation Lone Star, a $4 billion effort to block illegal border crossings.
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Arrests continue in Jan. 6 riot; fifth man charged in attack on Fanone
Wayne Snoots is charged in attack on former D.C. police Officer Michael Fanone. About 190 people have been charged this year in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.
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Trump’s 2020 crusade has led to 700 years in prison sentences
The big recent sentences in the Proud Boys cases highlight the massive toll of Trump’s quixotic quest to stay in power.
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