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McCarthy privately recounts terse phone call with Trump after ouster
Trump had helped McCarthy during his prolonged fight to become speaker. But during the effort to oust him from the leadership role, Trump was relatively quiet.
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George Santos says lawmakers ‘bullying’ him as expulsion vote looms
The House is expected to vote this week on a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from Congress following the release of the scathing House Ethics Committee report.
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The ‘black’ hole in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s housing conspiracy theory
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gets many things wrong -- including Blackstone, the name of the company he is attacking -- as he makes false claims about the reason homes prices have risen.
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In photos: Remembering the life and career of Henry Kissinger, former secretary of state and national security adviser
Henry A. Kissinger, a scholar, statesman and celebrity diplomat who wielded unparalleled power over U.S. foreign policy throughout the administrations of Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald Ford and who for decades afterward, as a consultant and writer, proffered opinions that shaped global politics and business, dies.
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Details of Scott Perry’s role in Trump efforts to stay in power unsealed
The text messages and emails were made public as part of a fight over whether the Justice Department could have access to Perry’s phone.
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Trump tries to embrace Black Lives Matter, a group he previously said ‘hates our country’
Former president Donald Trump touted an endorsement from an activist, inaccurately claiming that he’s receiving broader support from the national Black Lives Matter group.
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Schumer warns ‘antisemites are taking advantage’ of pro-Palestinian effort
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) warned about antisemitism coming from “people that most liberal Jewish Americans felt previously were their ideological fellow travelers.”
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Elon Musk targets advertisers who boycott X with expletive-filled rant
Musk appeared to specifically call out Disney chief executive Bob Iger, whose company is among those who paused advertising on X.
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MAGA celebrity comes at a political cost, and evidence is growing
Biden is trying to tie the GOP to Rep. Lauren Boebert, who embodies the perverse political incentives in the modern Republican Party.
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Speaker Johnson expresses ‘real reservations’ about motion to expel Santos
The House speaker said GOP leadership would allow lawmakers to “vote their conscience” on a motion to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.).
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Supreme Court conservatives seem dubious about SEC’s in-house tribunals
While critical of the Security and Exchange Commission’s procedures, the justices seemed to be looking for a narrow — not wide-ranging — solution.
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House GOP may vote to formalize impeachment inquiry despite lack of direct evidence
House Republicans were told Wednesday that they probably will have to vote on formally authorizing the inquiry into President Biden in the coming weeks.
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Biden blasts Rep. Boebert on her home turf
President touts wind energy as he seeks to use hard-right House Republicans as a foil
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Ukraine funding’s fate hangs on thorny immigration issue in Senate
Republicans demand border security changes before sending billions of dollars more in aid.
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Arizona officials charged with conspiring to delay midterm election outcome
The indictments mark a rare example of potential criminal consequences in battleground Arizona, where county officials, state lawmakers and GOP candidates have helped delegitimize election outcomes and procedures.
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No one in the modern era has blown a primary lead as wide as Trump’s
The only candidate to poll higher than Donald Trump in the year before an election was George W. Bush in 2000.
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Liz Whitmer Gereghty drops out of competitive New York congressional race
Gereghty’s exit from the race gives a boost to Mondaire Jones, who previously represented the district.
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Officers are on trial for Elijah McClain’s death. Here’s what to know.
The trial of suspended Aurora, Colo., police officer Nathan Woodyard begins a day after one fellow officer was convicted and a second acquitted.
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11 of the most scathing allegations in the House ethics report about Santos
The House Ethics report details evidence to support a lengthy list of allegations. Here’s some of what investigators found.
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James Comer’s most dishonest Biden attack yet
The chairman of the House Oversight Committee made clear just how far he is willing to go.
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