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Trump seethes at gag order in federal case while his campaign relishes it
The former president took advantage of a temporary pause in the gag order to resume attacking special counsel Jack Smith in the federal Jan. 6 case.
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Tim Scott bets money and staff on Iowa as campaign falters
In a shift, his campaign will move resources from New Hampshire to the first-in-the-nation GOP caucus state.
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Obama urges Israel to minimize civilian casualties in war with Hamas
Former president Barack Obama warns in an online post that any Israeli military strategy “that ignores the human costs could ultimately backfire.”
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House Republicans embark on electing third speaker nominee as Trump looms
The conference is set to vote behind closed doors via secret ballot for their preferred candidate Tuesday morning.
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The Republicans who say we don’t even need a speaker
Public polling shows that many on the right don’t mind if the speaker fight is protracted — and may even prefer it that way.
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How is the Republican presidential nominating fight not over?
Trump’s national lead is massive, unchanging and unlikely to change.
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It’s actually worse to overturn an election you know your side lost
An attorney for Kenneth Chesebro argues that his client never believed the 2020 election was stolen. That … is not better.
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What’s next in the Republican fight for a new House speaker
Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Steve Scalise (R-La.) failed to gather enough GOP support to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy, so here’s what’s next in the speakership battle.
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Republicans can’t govern. Just ask them.
As the party flails in its search for a speaker, the GOP is increasingly acknowledging publicly that its discord is embarrassing — and even dangerous.
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Once more, but from its middle: The House GOP tries again
The House Republican caucus tries to find a speaker from closer to its middle.
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Trump Trials: The Muffled Man?
Tracking the four criminal cases of former president Donald Trump.
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Biden team looks at buying more ads amid ongoing polling concerns
The president has told others that he remains concerned about his stubbornly low approval numbers in battleground states.
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The pandemic has faded in this Michigan county. The mistrust never ended.
Sierra Schuetz’s government job feeding the poor in conservative Ottawa County became a passion. Could it survive the suspicions that multiplied alongside covid?
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Haley threatens to overtake DeSantis as Trump alternative, sending sparks flying
Escalating frictions between the two candidates are playing out before voters on the campaign trail and behind closed doors with wealthy donors.
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Jordan’s implosion in House speaker bid lays bare GOP civil war
The House Judiciary Committee chair always faced an uphill fight for the speaker’s gavel, but his bungled effort left him with deep enemies inside the GOP caucus.
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Split-screen: Biden speaks to the world, Republicans can’t pick a speaker
The contrast between the two political parties was especially striking last week as Biden responded to the Israel-Gaza war and House Republicans failed to pick a leader.
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Relentless Wrestler
Jim Jordan is an unyielding combatant, whether grappling on the mat or in the halls of Congress. A wrestling champion, he coached wrestling at Ohio State during the sex abuse scandal before entering politics.
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Some notable gag orders, and what happened when they were violated
With Donald Trump now facing gag orders in New York and D.C., a look at other notable gag orders and what happened when they were violated.
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Concerns about Jordan’s election denialism flare during failed bid for speaker
Some House Republicans aren’t comfortable with the prospect of having an election denier as House speaker. That still could happen, based on potential candidates.
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What to know about the gag order a D.C. judge placed on Donald Trump
What to know about the gag order imposed on Donald Trump by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, and gag orders in general.
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