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Ahead of Maui visit, Biden’s governmental and personal response scrutinized
As the president prepares to visit Maui on Monday to survey the damage and console distraught residents, both his government’s response and his personal reaction to the disaster are under intense scrutiny.
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‘I could sell golf’: How DeSantis and aides courted lobbyists for campaign cash
The efforts to effectively auction off leisure time to those seeking to influence state policy created a special pathway of access for big donors that is striking in the way that it was documented in writing, ethics experts said.
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Before investigating Hunter Biden, prosecutor worked with brother Beau
As acting U.S. attorney in Delaware, David C. Weiss once collaborated with the state attorney general, Beau Biden.
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DOJ says D.C. officer’s suicide after Jan. 6 riot is line of duty death
The designation means Jeffrey Smith’s family is eligible for federal benefits.
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FBI looks for Proud Boy after the Jan. 6 convict missed his sentencing
An FBI wanted poster says Jan. 6 convict Christopher Worrell, 52, of Naples, Fla., violated “conditions of release pending sentencing on federal charges.”
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At Camp David, Biden’s fondness for retreat outpaces immediate predecessors
The president has become deeply fond of Camp David, the rustic presidential retreat about 62 miles north of the White House nestled in Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland.
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Biden declares ‘new era’ of partnership with South Korea and Japan
The trilateral group met at Camp David amid rising tensions with China.
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U.S. seeks 33 years in prison for Proud Boys’ Tarrio in Jan. 6 attack
The Justice Department seeks the longest sentence so far in U.S. Capitol siege for leaders Henry “Enrique” Tarrio and Joe Biggs, convicted of seditious conspiracy.
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In Iowa, Republicans shrug off Trump’s legal woes, echoing his defiance
Interviews in the first-in-the-nation GOP caucus state showed that Republicans across the party spectrum see the indictments as largely politically-motivated, even as prosecutors have defended the integrity of the cases.
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FBI arrests officers who allegedly used police dogs to attack people
An FBI raid in the Bay Area led to the arrest of 10 officers with the Antioch and Pittsburg Police Departments, including three facing civil rights charges.
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James Buckley, conservative politician and U.S. senator, dies at 100
In political circles, Mr. Buckley was perhaps best remembered as the lead plaintiff in a landmark campaign finance lawsuit, Buckley v. Valeo.
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American democracy is cracking. These forces help explain why.
Many Americans believe the political system is broken. A Post analysis examined the forces fueling the sense that government fails to represent the people.
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Army base, once named for an enslaver, now honors slavery descendants
Arthur Gregg reflects on his career after a Virginia base was named after him, the only living person so honored. Until April, it was named for Robert. E. Lee.
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Trump could be booked in violent Atlanta jail with crumbling walls
A bug-covered body. A history of mismanagement. Shanks made from walls. Former president Donald Trump and 18 others may have to report to the Fulton County Jail.
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Ron DeSantis must defend Trump, show emotion in GOP debate, memos say
Documents posted online by a firm affiliated with a pro-DeSantis super PAC lay out advice for the Florida governor in advance of the first Republican presidential debate.
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At summit with Japan and South Korea, ‘Bidenomics’ brings promise and peril
As the United States has worked to try to address the concerns of South Korea and Japan while also bolstering its own manufacturing base, economic security has become a key tension point between the three nations.
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N.C. Republican bill limits mail voting, private election funding
Gov. Roy Cooper (D) is expected to veto the bill, which he said was based on “the Big Lie of election fraud,” but Republicans have a veto-proof majority in the legislature.
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Trump asks to push Jan. 6 trial beyond 2024 election — to April 2026
U.S. proposes a January 2024 trial, starting before primary voting begins, but Donald Trump’s lawyers ask for a major delay citing ‘overwhelming’ amount of evidence.
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Hunter Biden stays close to father at White House amid criminal probe
A day after he reached a tentative plea deal, Hunter Biden began a two-week stay at the White House, underscoring President Biden’s fatherly attachment to him despite his son’s troubles.
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Woman sentenced to 22 years for trying to mail ricin to Trump
A French Canadian woman who mailed a ricin-laced letter to President Donald Trump at the White House before the 2020 election was sentenced to 22 years in prison.
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