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VA cites ‘all-time’ feats before Veterans Day. But problems remain.
The Department of Veterans Affairs praised itself before Veterans Day with a list of record accomplishments, but reports point to problems needing correction.
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Momentum behind impeachment inquiry slows under new speaker
“We’ll just go where the evidence goes and we’re not there yet,” one lawmaker said, paraphrasing the new speaker’s comments to a group of Republicans earlier this week.
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White House urges Israel to curtail settler violence in West Bank
Increasing attacks raise the prospect of a second front; critics say the United States is not doing enough to head that off.
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Biden faces expanding list of long-shot challengers in reelection bid
The president was already struggling with broad unpopularity and growing Democratic doubts about his standing ahead of 2024.
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Justice Barrett gets standing ovation at Federalist Society gala
The justice spoke to the conservative legal organization that played an influential role in President Trump’s transformation of the federal judiciary.
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Suspicious letters sent to elections offices in at least five states
Medical experts have said simply touching fentanyl is not enough to trigger an overdose, but that the drug can still be deadly if it gets into a person’s system.
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‘Speaking as a man’: Gendered insults at Republican debate highlight a risky strategy
The 2024 Republican field has engaged in a round robin of gendered attacks that could backfire with suburban women and independent swing voters in a general election, strategists say.
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The winners and losers of the third Republican debate
An absent Trump was the big winner again, and the alternatives struggled to distinguish themselves. One was particularly desperate for attention.
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Senate Democrat Joe Manchin says he will not seek reelection
Manchin, 76, said he would instead be traveling the country to gauge “creating a movement to mobilize the middle and bring Americans together.”
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Ex-Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby guilty in federal perjury trial
Ex-Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby was convicted after U.S. prosecutors accused her of falsely claiming financial hardships from the pandemic.
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Joe Manchin and the decline of the split-ticket Senate
Manchin wasn’t only a red-state Democrat. He was, at one time, a popular one.
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The political perils of taking James Comer’s word for it
There are certain media outlets where you can make whatever claims you want about Hunter Biden without consequence. CNN isn’t one of them.
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Navy contractor sentenced for bribery after U.S. drops $50M fraud claim
Frank Rafaraci, 70, the chief executive of Multinational Logistics Services, a major U.S. Navy contractor, was sentenced for bribery to one year and one day in prison.
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Greene files motion to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says Alejandro Mayorkas violated a 2006 law by failing to secure the border. The House has to move on it within 48 business hours.
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Abortion rights have long been ballot winners — but post-Roe, even more so
Voters mostly sided with abortion rights even before Roe v. Wade was overturned. But there have been some notable shifts since then.
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Our Republican debate poll finds Nikki Haley won
Fifty-three percent of Republican debate watchers are now considering voting for the former U.N. ambassador, up from 45 percent before the debate.
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Senate Dems postpone vote to subpoena allies of Justices Thomas, Alito
Senate Judiciary postponed a vote to subpoena close associates of Supreme Court justices after Republicans used amendments to delay the ethics inquiry.
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It’s time to update your talking points about oil production
Oil production was at an all-time high in August and the United States continues to be a net exporter of oil and petroleum products.
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RNC shifts away from establishment media for fourth GOP debate
NewsNation anchor Elizabeth Vargas, talk show host Megyn Kelly and Washington Free Beacon Editor in chief Eliana Johnson will moderate the Dec. 6 debate in Tuscaloosa, Ala., the RNC said.
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Jill Stein launches 2024 presidential race, seeking Green Party nomination
Stein is reviving a role she played in a 2016 campaign that some Democrats say cost Hillary Clinton the presidency.
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