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The daunting task of finding an impartial jury in an abortion trial

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 08/12/2023 - 8:54am
Lead defendant Lauren Handy made national news when police discovered five fetuses in a Capitol Hill rowhouse basement where she had been staying.
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See where Sen. Tommy Tuberville is blocking 301 military promotions

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 08/12/2023 - 5:00am
Data shows the sweep of military officers caught up in a dispute between Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville and the Pentagon is spread across the world.
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Republicans who demanded special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden aren’t satisfied

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 08/11/2023 - 8:11pm
Last year, several GOP lawmakers called on the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel, but now they say David Weiss compromised.
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Trump’s speech will be limited to protect trial, witnesses, judge orders

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 08/11/2023 - 7:28pm
Judge Tanya Chutkan will decide whether to limit what Trump can reveal about government evidence as prosecutors push for January 2024 trial date.
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DOJ names special counsel in Hunter Biden case as plea agreement falls apart

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 08/11/2023 - 6:36pm
Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed U.S. Attorney David Weiss of Delaware as special counsel in the investigation into Hunter Biden’s tax case and overseas business dealings.
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Collapse of Hunter Biden plea deal could complicate president’s campaign

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 08/11/2023 - 4:39pm
President Biden's son may face a trial during the reelection battle — at a time when Democrats want to highlight Trump's own legal troubles.
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Yes, Ohio’s vote was about abortion, but it was also about majority rule

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 08/11/2023 - 2:28pm
The debate was largely about abortion. As for the vote itself, other factors probably played a role.
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F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots faces delays and uncertainty

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 08/11/2023 - 12:30pm
Ukraine wants U.S.-made fighter jets as fast as possible, but the first pilots to undergo training will likely not be ready to fly them until next summer.
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GOP lawmaker warns of ‘civil war’ at fundraiser for indicted Trump electors

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 08/11/2023 - 11:46am
Michigan state Rep. Matt Maddock (R) also compared efforts to prosecute fake Trump electors to Nazis’ attempts to subdue Jewish people before leading them into gas chambers in the Holocaust.
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The churches where clergy and churchgoers agree (and disagree) politically

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 08/11/2023 - 11:15am
Despite high-profile breaks with Trump, a new survey says that White evangelical leaders and their congregations align, while Catholic priests and their flocks clash.
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U.S. international image rebounds with Biden reversing Trump policies

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 08/11/2023 - 5:00am
A new Pew survey shows 59 percent of people aboard view America favorably, but 82 percent say Washington interferes with other nations.
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Trump, aide plead not guilty in documents case. De Oliveira does not enter plea.

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/10/2023 - 5:21pm
Donald Trump and one of his two co-defendants on Thursday pleaded not guilty in federal court in Florida to multiple charges in the classified documents case.
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U.S. seeks Jan. 2 trial date for Trump election subversion case

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/10/2023 - 3:29pm
Special counsel Jack Smith proposed trying the former president on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election before the height of the 2024 primary season.
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Joe Manchin’s journey toward a potential divorce from the Democrats

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/10/2023 - 1:42pm
Dissecting Manchin's move from denying a possible party switch to leaning into it, and what it means.
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Joe Manchin says he’s thinking ‘seriously’ about becoming an independent

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/10/2023 - 1:27pm
The centrist West Virginia Democrat has at times sparred with his party and said he thinks that, because of partisanship, the Republican and Democratic “brands” have become “so bad.”
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Tommy Tuberville: Florida’s third senator?

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/10/2023 - 12:20pm
The senator no longer owns any property in Alabama but has a huge house and a condo in Florida.
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Trump now adds ‘my opinion’ and ‘what I think’ to stolen-election claims

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/10/2023 - 12:19pm
“In my opinion.” “I believe.” “That’s what I think.” “That’s my opinion.” “It’s a strong opinion.” “I think.”
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Lawsuit accuses Tennessee of ‘racially discriminatory’ redistricting

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/10/2023 - 11:08am
The lawsuit, filed in a U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, challenges aspects of the congressional and state Senate redistricting boundaries signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee (R-Tenn.) in February 2022.
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