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South Carolina’s highest court upholds strict abortion ban

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 08/23/2023 - 5:42pm
South Carolina’s Supreme Court upheld a new law banning most abortions after roughly six weeks. The 4-1 decision is a reversal from when the court struck a similar law saying it violated the state constitution.
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Doug Burgum suffers leg injury, but will still participate in GOP presidential debate

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 08/23/2023 - 4:42pm
The North Dakota governor launched a long-shot presidential campaign in June.
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One in 8 Republicans think winning is more important than election rules

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 08/23/2023 - 4:09pm
Another 3 in 8 apparently think Trump adheres to those rules.
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Defendant in Trump Georgia case was earlier charged with attacking FBI agent

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 08/23/2023 - 3:59pm
Harrison William Prescott Floyd is accused of assaulting an agent serving him a subpoena in the Justice Deptartment’s probe of efforts to obstruct the 2020 election.
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Americans aren’t sold on a Biden impeachment inquiry

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 08/23/2023 - 3:50pm
They are skeptical of Hunter Biden and the handling of his case. But most don’t connect his problems to the president, and support for an inquiry is lower than it was for Trump’s impeachments.
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Manipulated video portrays a ‘sleepy’ Biden at Maui wildfire event

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 08/23/2023 - 1:39pm
The actual video shows President Biden didn’t fall asleep,.
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Biden may soon face impeachment for [reason TBD]

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 08/23/2023 - 12:28pm
In an interview on Fox Business Network, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) pledged to launch an impeachment inquiry centered on … well, it wasn’t really clear.
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What to watch and who is participating in the first Republican debate

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 08/23/2023 - 10:35am
Eight candidates have qualified for the first GOP presidential debate. Here’s what’s at stake for each candidate.
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Lawyers paid by Trump work for Trump

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 08/23/2023 - 10:07am
A new legal filing alleges a Mar-a-Lago staffer’s testimony changed after dropping his lawyer, who was paid by Trump’s PAC.
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Who is Vivek Ramaswamy, on center stage at Republican debate?

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 08/23/2023 - 8:20am
Ramaswamy, a biotechnology entrepreneur, is polling at about 9 percent, behind former president Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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5 key things to watch for in the first Republican presidential debate

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 08/23/2023 - 7:48am
How do you handle an absentee front-runner you’re loath to attack? How much focus is on DeSantis? Where will candidates go on election denialism, abortion and Ukraine?
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A sex educator in Michigan refused to be shamed. Then came the backlash.

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 08/23/2023 - 6:00am
Heather Alberda found her calling by speaking bluntly about sex in conservative Ottawa County. Her career was no match for the nation’s culture wars.
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Where the 2024 candidates stand on elections, democracy and Jan. 6

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 08/23/2023 - 5:00am
We asked presidential candidates if they’ll accept 2024 election results. Not all answers were straightforward.
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Trump gravitates to fringe figures despite efforts to limit their influence

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 08/23/2023 - 4:00am
The former president has resumed consulting with and embracing supporters whom other Republicans shun.
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Newcomer Vivek Ramaswamy is taking flak ahead of Republican debate

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 08/22/2023 - 11:04pm
The millennial candidate who makes sometimes contradictory statements is seen as a threat by some of his rivals because of the warm response he gets among some voters and the uptick in his support in some polls.
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Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump reunite to try to upstage Fox News

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 08/22/2023 - 6:49pm
The on-again, off-again partnership found mutual benefit in a pre-recorded interview to air during the first Republican presidential debate.
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Special counsel says D.C. grand jury on Trump documents case has ended

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 08/22/2023 - 6:09pm
Prosecutors defend use of grand juries in both Washington, D.C. and Miami for classified documents case and say two Trump employees lied to D.C. panel.
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Debate or not, Fox News is still Trump territory

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 08/22/2023 - 3:30pm
On average, he has been mentioned over 100 times more often every day this year than all eight debate participants combined.
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Why do Republicans disproportionately believe health misinformation?

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 08/22/2023 - 12:44pm
Republicans are consistently more likely to express belief in certain false health-related claims. Part of it is rooted in the sources of information they trust.
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8 presidential candidates qualify for Wednesday’s first Republican debate

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 08/22/2023 - 10:02am
The list of candidates who will take the stage in Milwaukee does not include former president Donald Trump.
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