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What divides political parties? More than ever, it’s race and ethnicity.

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 09/09/2023 - 11:54am
A new report examines political polarization. While acknowledging that anti-democratic impulses among Republicans are most worrisome, it suggests that both parties bear some responsibility for stoking division.
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Republican vs. Republican: Senate seeks to wrest control of budget from House

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 09/09/2023 - 8:35am
With House Republicans bitterly divided over Ukraine funding and other priorities, a mostly unified Senate wants to force the House into accepting the Senate’s position on government funding.
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Jan. 6 shattered her family. Now they’re trying to forgive.

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 09/09/2023 - 6:00am
Peyton Reffitt watched her family come apart after Jan. 6. More than two years after Guy Reffitt was turned in by his son, she and her family are trying to pick up the pieces.
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Judge denies Mark Meadows’s effort to move Georgia case to federal court

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/08/2023 - 8:02pm
The ruling is a blow to Meadows’s efforts in federal court to dismiss his case and could influence former president Donald Trump as he decides whether to seek removal himself.
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Dennis Austin, the software developer of PowerPoint, dies at 76

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/08/2023 - 6:11pm
PowerPoint was the overhead projector’s digital successor. It became one of the most ubiquitous and scorned programs of modern office life.
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Justice Department asks Supreme Court to ensure access to abortion pill

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/08/2023 - 5:17pm
The request creates an opening for the Supreme Court to decide when and how mifepristone can be prescribed and distributed to end early pregnancy.
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Former speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will run for reelection to House in 2024

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/08/2023 - 4:12pm
Pelosi’s decision came amid speculation about her political future after she stepped down as leader of the House Democratic caucus.
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No, most Americans don’t think that the 2020 election was stolen

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/08/2023 - 4:03pm
Despite the lack of evidence, most Republicans still do.
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Biden arrives in New Delhi hoping to boost U.S.-India alliance

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/08/2023 - 4:01pm
U.S. officials pointedly note the absence of Xi and Putin at the G-20 summit
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Alito will not recuse in case involving lawyer who interviewed him

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/08/2023 - 3:54pm
A lawyer in an upcoming tax case interviewed Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. for a Wall Street Journal article in which Alito refuted criticism of his conduct.
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White House completes $50 million revamp of Situation Room complex

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/08/2023 - 3:25pm
The year-long renovation of the Situation Room, a network of rooms spanning more than 5,000 square feet, upgraded the facility’s security, technology and upholstery.
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A reminder of how one juror could save Trump

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/08/2023 - 1:10pm
A single grand juror voted against recommending every charge against Trump, reinforcing the potential importance of Trump’s loyal base in the legal battles ahead.
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Why polls with more respondents from one party aren’t necessarily wrong

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/08/2023 - 11:21am
An interactive look at how polling works.
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Fla. Supreme Court justices question long-standing abortion protections

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/08/2023 - 10:31am
The case could pave the way for one of the country’s most far-reaching abortion bans.
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A timeline of the DeSantis-Disney feud

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/08/2023 - 8:58am
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

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/08/2023 - 5:25am
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

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/08/2023 - 5:00am
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

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 09/07/2023 - 9:27pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 09/07/2023 - 8:12pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 09/07/2023 - 6:06pm
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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