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Biden supporters launch New Hampshire write-in campaign after president forgoes ballot
The effort comes after President Biden’s reelection campaign said last week he would decline to have his name appear on the ballot because of new Democratic National Committee rules.
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The 2024 Republican field winnows just as you’d expect
In recent elections, about a third of the GOP field has dropped out before Iowa.
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The loophole in efforts to block gun sales to the mentally ill
The shooter in Maine was denied a gun-store purchase several weeks ago — but probably only because he admitted his mental health issues.
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Google CEO calls search ‘very competitive’ in defending Apple deal
Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai appeared Monday as the star witness for Google’s defense against a landmark antitrust case.
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77 days until Iowa, and we identify the 2024 Republican runner-up
The race for second place in the 2024 Republican presidential primary is heated and interesting. The race for first is not.
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Trump maintains lead in Iowa poll while Haley ties for second with DeSantis
Forty-three percent of likely caucus-goers pick Donald Trump as their first choice, while Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis both draw 16 percent support in a new Iowa poll.
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Judge reimposes restrictions on Trump’s speech in Jan. 6 case
Prosecutors asked U.S. Judge Tanya S. Chutkan to limit Trump’s statements, saying his inflammatory commentary jeopardizes the integrity of the trial.
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Spurned by moderates and MAGA: How DeSantis’s coalition has deflated
Centrists have recoiled at DeSantis’s entreaties to the Trump base. At the same time, he has lost ground with Trump supporters.
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How Trump critics hope to use the 14th Amendment to kick him off ballots
Courts around the country are beginning to consider challenges to former president Donald Trump’s ability to run for president again.
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Haley touts Israel record, rips Trump as ‘chaos, vendettas, and drama’ at GOP Jewish summit
At the annual Republican Jewish Coalition summit, candidates courted key donors and activists — each jockeying to prove their unabated support of Israel.
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The Trump Trials: Cannon fodder
Tracking the criminal -- and civil -- trials of former president Donald Trump, in D.C., Florida, Georgia and New York.
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More Democrats warn Biden about how Israel is conducting response
Administration officials say that they are holding Israel accountable and that they share some of the same concerns that their fellow Democrats have raised.
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Trial to begin for ex-officer in case tied to Breonna Taylor’s killing
Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by Louisville, Ky., police during a raid on her apartment in March 2020
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Mike Pence suspends his struggling 2024 campaign
The former vice president was unable to gain traction in the face of Donald Trump’s dominance in the race.
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Expel George Santos? Some fear terrible precedent despite his terrible record
Rather than creating a sense of shame, instant censures are adding to a sense of political celebrity.
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How Mike Johnson went from little-known to House speaker in 24 hours
The remarkable turn of events for Johnson was the result of a confluence of fatigue, luck and his lack of enemies
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Dean Phillips’s challenge to Biden makes Democrats ask if 80 is too old
The little-known Minnesota congressman hopes to repeat history from 1968, only this time taking on the incumbent president over anxieties about age as opposed to anger about war.
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White House scrambles to repair relations with Arab, Muslim Americans
The president’s comment that he has “no confidence” in the civilian death toll in Gaza provided by Palestinians incensed community leaders.
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‘I’m the longshot’: Dean Phillips embraces underdog role in shaky debut against Biden
The Minnesota congressman said he was concerned about how Democrats would perform in another match-up between President Biden and former president Donald Trump.
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Trump doubles down on calling Hezbollah ‘very smart’
The column Trump shared in full, written by the conservative commentator Jeffrey Lord, argued that the former president was justified in using the broadly condemned characterization.
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