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As Jimmy Carter turns 99, he’s still full of surprises
Seven months after entering hospice, Jimmy Carter defied expectations with his 99th birthday on Sunday.
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How the right’s elevation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could now backfire
Kennedy might run with a third party, which could be bad for the Trump allies who sought to exploit his candidacy and raised his stock on the right.
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Shutdown deal avoids political pain for Republican moderates
GOP lawmakers in districts that Biden won feared damage to their reelection prospects from a shutdown.
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Congress averts government shutdown with last-minute scramble
Lawmakers avoid closing the government, but Ukraine funding — and McCarthy’s position — now may be at risk
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Government shutdown averted after Senate passes bill with just hours to spare
Just hours before a potential government shutdown, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate passed a roughly 45-day continuing resolution.
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How each senator voted on stopgap bill to avoid shutdown
Explore how your senator voted on keeping the government open.
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MSNBC anchor Alicia Menendez won’t cover senator father’s indictment
The journalist daughter of Sen. Bob Menendez said on her MSNBC show that she will not be involved in coverage of his federal bribery charges.
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Squabbles, missteps and a struggle to govern: The Republican week that was
Republicans last week offered a kaleidoscopic display of self-inflicted wounds by politicians unwilling to govern responsibly and loath to confront the damage done by Donald Trump.
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How each member voted on House stopgap bill to avoid shutdown
The Washington Post recorded how Republicans and Democrats voted on a short-term government funding bill.
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Why is an Arizona State University law clinic defending Kari Lake?
A university legal clinic represents an election-denying ally of Donald Trump. Some alumni are fuming.
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Nine younger voters tell The Post what 2024 candidates should focus on
From affordable housing and abortion to support for small businesses, here’s whats nine Millennial and Gen Z voters want 2024 candidates to focus on.
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Prosecutors cite Trump’s supposed gun purchase as possible crime
Prosecutors arguing for a gag order against Donald Trump cite a recent retracted claim of him purchasing a weapon as a possible violation of the law.
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IRS consultant charged in leak of tax returns for Trump, wealthy Americans
Charles Edward Littlejohn, 38, of D.C. is accused of being behind blockbuster reports by New York Times and ProPublica in 2020 and 2021.
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Congress begins to admit it’s running out of time to avoid a government shutdown
Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been focused on passing long-term spending bills, hoping it will shake loose some support for a short-term plan to avert a government shutdown.
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Newsom facing competing pressures as he decides on Feinstein successor
The California governor has said he plans to name a Black woman as an “interim appointment.” Some activists say he should dispense with any reelection conditions and choose Rep. Barbara Lee.
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House fails to pass short-term funding bill as shutdown looms
Congress is racing against the clock to avoid a federal government shutdown ahead of an Oct. 1 deadline.
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Landmark Texas, Florida social media cases added to Supreme Court term
The Supreme Court on Friday said it would wade into the future of free speech online, examining laws passed in Florida and Texas.
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Anti-Trump GOP groups start waving white flag. This memo shows why.
The memo from a key group that ran millions of dollars in ads opposing Trump suggests very little works. Other groups’ actions suggest they agree.
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Who could replace Dianne Feinstein in the Senate?
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has set two key parameters for his appointment. Here’s who could fit them.
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Cope springs eternal: The anti-Trump right grabs at Glenn Youngkin
Eight years later, we’re still doing this?
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