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Non-White Americans are much more confident in democracy
Polling published by the 19th demonstrates that skepticism of American democracy is strongest among White Republicans.
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Trump, who nominated antiabortion judges, calls six-week bans ‘terrible’
In an interview on “Meet the Press,” Trump said he would “sit down with both sides” to work out how to limit abortion access: “Both sides are going to like me.”
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The unchanging malleability of Donald Trump
Trump’s “Meet the Press” interview exposed the drawbacks and futility of treating him as anything close to normal.
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Hunter Biden sues IRS over disclosures
Hunter Biden, the president’s son, has filed a lawsuit claiming that the IRS violated his privacy rights as a taxpayer when agents made disclosures to Congress.
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‘Report card’ grading House Republicans on Ukraine aid shows stark split
The analysis by a conservative group highlights the growing divide between House Republican leadership and some of the most prominent members of the House Freedom Caucus.
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Lawmakers are spending way more to keep themselves safe. Is it enough?
The increases came as changes in campaign finance rules made it easier to spend campaign dollars on security, a recognition of the nation’s changing threat outlook.
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House Republicans propose short-term funding deal that Senate likely to reject
The short-term funding bill, known as a continuing resolution, would keep the government running until Oct. 31, but is likely to face opposition in the Senate.
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Running gag
Second edition of The Trump Trials, a weekly newsletter on developments in Donald Trump’s four criminal trials.
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Nikki Haley is betting on an electability message to win in 2024
Nikki Haley casts herself as the only Republican who can beat President Biden. But in a party dominated by Donald Trump, that argument may go only so far.
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The scorched-earth activist trying to take down Hunter Biden
Garrett Ziegler, an often-provocative former Trump White House staffer, seeks to influence House investigations and the public discussion
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Armed man at RFK Jr. event in Los Angeles is arrested
The 44-year-old man who was arrested had a loaded gun and a badge impersonating a U.S. marshal, according to police.
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Kevin McCarthy turns impeachment into political score-settling
The House speaker directed an impeachment inquiry into President Biden based on “allegations,” making the process a debasement of what was intended to be a constitutional vehicle to remove a president for malfeasance
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Trump keeps distance from impeachment inquiry while assailing Biden
Trump has shown more interest in lobbying to expunge his own impeachments than in the Biden impeachment inquiry.
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Bashing covid boosters, DeSantis contrasts with Trump and worries experts
DeSantis’s posture against the shots is at odds with the advice of leading public health officials and experts and shows how he has sought to make his position a 2024 campaign issue.
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Speaker McCarthy steps into the breach as his conference toils
Speaker Kevin McCarthy has less than 2 weeks two get his conference united around a plan to keep the government open.
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Term limits would upend Congress as we know it
Americans broadly support term limits for Congress. Here’s how the proposal from Republicans Ted Cruz and Ralph Norman would change Capitol Hill.
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Boebert apologizes for vaping and disrupting ‘Beetlejuice’ musical
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) said she’s “truly sorry” after she and a companion were booted for singing and “causing a disturbance” during a performance in Denver.
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Special counsel fights Trump bid to oust Judge Chutkan from Jan. 6 case
Prosecutors say veteran D.C. judge Tanya Chutkan’s statements in sentencing two Capitol attack defendants do not show she has prejudged Trump.
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Biden administration proposes new rule that would limit Trump purge
The measure is an attempt to thwart plans by the former president and his allies to replace career government officials with political loyalists if he’s reelected.
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A who’s who — and who says what — of the IRS-Hunter Biden dispute
Newly reported testimony from participants of a 2022 meeting about the Hunter Biden investigation undercuts key claims from IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley.
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