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The GOP should consider that its opponents aren’t simply brainwashed
Over and over — and especially this week — prominent voices on the right argue that their problem is solely that the other side can’t think for itself.
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The most memorable lines from the third Republican presidential debate
High heels as “ammunition,” calling a candidate “scum,” the Republicans in the third debate got personal and these are the lines that are likely to be remembered.
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Tim Scott appears with girlfriend at GOP debate, ending mystery over her identity
Amid speculation about Tim Scott’s relationship status, he brought his girlfriend Mindy Noce onstage for photos after the third Republican presidential debate.
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NBC hosts a GOP debate — and its right-wing misinformation
Five Republicans who almost certainly won’t be their party’s 2024 presidential nominee used network airtime to spread false claims lifted from right-wing media.
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Former senator from Arizona says she was sexually assaulted while on a run
Republican Martha McSally said she was sexually assaulted during a run alongside the Missouri River, near the border of Iowa and Nebraska.
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Haley calls Ramaswamy ‘scum’ after he brings up her daughter in GOP debate
Vivek Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley have clashed repeatedly throughout the three debates this campaign cycle. This, however, was the first time Ramaswamy targeted a member of Haley’s family.
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Democratic-backed coalition targets vulnerable New York House Republicans
The aim is to claim five Republican-held House seats in congressional districts that went for Joe Biden in 2020 and hold on to another Democratic seat.
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The untold story of a brief FBI inquiry into Biden’s golf club membership
In 2007, the FBI spent a month investigating whether Biden received a monetary benefit in his membership at an elite golf club, a previously unreported case.
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Dean Phillips hires top Bernie Sanders and Andrew Yang advisers
Former John McCain adviser Steve Schmidt plans to launch super PAC to support the Democratic challenge to Joe Biden.
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Fact-checking the third Republican primary debate
Here’s our roundup of fishy claims in the third GOP debate of the 2024 election cycle.
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Candidates use violent rhetoric on Israel-Gaza war without mentioning humanitarian aid
The third Republican debate included a candidate’s plea for Israel to “finish” Hamas and a reference to the “blood dripping from the hands of President Obama and President Biden.”
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The major takeaways from the third Republican debate
Five 2024 Republican hopefuls clashed over Israel, abortion and foreign policy.
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Analysis, key moments from the third Republican presidential debate
Republican presidential candidates, minus former president Donald Trump, compete in the third GOP debate on Wednesday in Miami at 8 p.m.
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Trump flexes dominance with counter-programming to Republican debate
The campaign is aiming to burnish the perception of Trump’s inevitability and to convince donors and GOP elected officials to stop propping up the other candidates.
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Democrats see 2024 roadmap in election wins, as Biden problems loom
Party leaders seized on Tuesday’s election as fresh evidence that they have a powerful message -- even as they wrestled with lingering political concerns about the president.
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Ivanka Trump testifies in New York fraud case against family business
Ivanka Trump echoed her brothers in distancing herself from the financial documents at the heart of the lawsuit filed by New York’s attorney general.
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What the Republican candidates get wrong about Mexico and fentanyl
Mexico’s organized crime groups have emerged as a major target in the Republican presidential primary campaign. But many of the candidates’ proposals don’t take into account realities on the ground.
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In photos: The scene in Miami for the third Republican presidential debate
Five Republican candidates for president met for a third GOP debate at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami.
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Trump can appear on 2024 primary ballot in Minnesota, state Supreme Court rules
The ruling offered both a setback and a glimmer of hope to those trying to remove the GOP front-runner from ballots around the country.
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More than half of Americans live in places where recreational marijuana is legal
There are 24 states in the U.S. that have legalized the recreational use of marijuana.
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