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Appeals court won’t block Trump deposition in ex-FBI employees’ suit

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/01/2023 - 2:35pm
The Justice Department wants to keep Trump from testifying about the firing of an FBI agent and the release of his text messages with an FBI attorney.
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FTC, Amgen reach deal to allow $28 billion pharmaceutical merger

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/01/2023 - 12:28pm
The Federal Trade Commission dropped its lawsuit to block Amgen’s merger with Horizon Therapeutics, reaching a deal it said would prevent anticompetitive behavior.
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Following Elon Musk’s lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/01/2023 - 10:04am
Social media companies are receding from their role as watchdogs against conspiracy theories ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
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Be glad you’re not in charge of raising money for Ron DeSantis

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/01/2023 - 10:02am
Allies of the Florida governor would really like people to throw their good money after bad.
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Highways are the next antiabortion target. One Texas town is resisting.

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/01/2023 - 5:00am
A new ordinance, passed in several jurisdictions and under consideration elsewhere, aims to stop people from using local roads to drive someone out of state for an abortion
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Families crossing U.S. border illegally reached all-time high in August

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/31/2023 - 6:44pm
At least 91,000 migrants crossing in a family group were arrested in August, an influx that may return immigration to the spotlight for the 2024 election.
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McConnell tries to tamp down health concerns after second incident

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/31/2023 - 6:10pm
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday suffered his second public incident of freezing up in five weeks, prompting questions about his health that his aides have declined to address.
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Abortion fight unites the left and rattles the right in key Wis. battleground

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/31/2023 - 5:00pm
Republicans in Door County, which has backed all but two presidential winners in the last 50 years, are grappling with the political fallout of an unpopular ban.
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What was Giuliani allegedly hiding?

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/31/2023 - 4:37pm
A judge said Rudy Giuliani deliberately flouted his obligations to save and turn over communications. That would seem to say plenty about his legal jeopardy.
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Ex-congressman Peter Meijer launches exploratory committee for Senate run

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/31/2023 - 3:33pm
The Michigan lawmaker was defeated in a Republican primary last year after being one of 10 Republicans to vote to impeach Donald Trump.
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Justice Thomas details jet travel, property deal with billionaire

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/31/2023 - 3:23pm
Supreme Court justice reports three trips on billionaire Harlan Crow’s jet, says one was for security reasons after leak of ruling that ended Roe v. Wade.
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A different way to consider McConnell’s (and Feinstein’s) Senate service

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/31/2023 - 2:54pm
Most importantly: a different way to consider Lisa Murkowski’s.
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Trump’s habit of exaggerating his net worth lands in front of a judge

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/31/2023 - 1:01pm
It’s been clear for years that Trump overstates his net worth. The question is whether he did so in ways that leave him vulnerable to sanction.
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Proud Boys leader Joseph Biggs sentenced to 17 years for Jan. 6 crimes

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/31/2023 - 12:24pm
The former Proud Boys leader was sentenced to one year shy of the longest punishment for a Jan. 6 defendant. Co-defendant Zachary Rehl was sentenced to 15 years.
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The falsehoods you’re allowed to tell on Fox News

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/31/2023 - 9:26am
Laura Ingraham let plenty of false claims from John Eastman fly in her two-part interview with him — except one.
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How Trump’s March 4 trial date works with the Republican delegate math

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/31/2023 - 8:38am
Seventy-five percent of delegates — or more — could be determined before the case is turned over to Trump’s defense.
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White House asks Congress to pass short-term spending deal, boost food aid

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/31/2023 - 8:00am
The federal government will shut down on Oct. 1 unless lawmakers either extend current spending or fund programs through next year
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Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again while talking with reporters

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/31/2023 - 5:49am
The freezing incident in Kentucky mirrored another occasion when Mitch McConnell, the Senate minority leader, abruptly stopped speaking last month.
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Liberals raise alarms, calling on Biden to sharpen reelection pitch

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/31/2023 - 4:00am
Left-leaning Democrats have backed the president, but some worry his second-term agenda lacks ambition.
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Biden loves to retell certain stories. Some aren’t credible.

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/31/2023 - 2:00am
Here’s a guide to some of the stories told by President Biden that cannot be verified or are not plausible.
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