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Should the 14th Amendment keep Trump out of the White House?
What the 14th Amendment says, how it works, the argument for keeping Trump off the ballot
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Judge appears to reject Trump bid to talk classified info at Mar-a-Lago
Government lawyers fought Donald Trump’s request to be allowed to discuss classified information at Mar-a-Lago. Judge Aileen M. Cannon appeared to side with them.
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7 skeptical Republicans to watch on impeaching Biden
Kevin McCarthy can spare about five votes to impeach Biden. And there’s plenty of evidence that it could be close.
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Chris Christie sees corruption in another political family: The Trumps
Most Republicans, including leaders in the House, assiduously avoid extending their stated worries about the Bidens to the Trumps.
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Trump embraces Putin’s sympathetic comments to claim political persecution
The Russian president, who has a history of persecuting his political opponents, claimed Tuesday that the criminal cases against Trump were part of “the persecution of a political rival for political reasons.”
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The Potemkin politics of the House Freedom Caucus
At a sprawling press conference overshadowed by the Republican speaker, the theme was less spending than anger.
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Biden faces a moment of peril as UAW threatens broad strike
Biden, the self-described “most pro-union president in history,” faces pressure to protect the economy while standing by workers.
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Members of Congress are planning official visits to China
Two congressional delegations, including one led by Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, are planning to visit China amid simmering tensions with Beijing.
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Democratic leaders push back on ‘erroneous’ Robert Kennedy Jr. attacks
Kennedy has recently made claims of Democratic primary rigging central to his campaign. Several of his allegations are wrong or unfounded.
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Kevin McCarthy directs House committees to open Biden impeachment inquiry
Some hard-right Republicans have been pushing to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
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White House slams impeachment inquiry as ‘goose chase’
The impeachment inquiry presents a new set of challenges for Biden as he runs for reelection in what could be a rematch with former president Donald Trump.
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GOP lawyer with ties to three Trump rivals enters 14th Amendment fray
Lawsuits seeking to bar former president Donald Trump from running for president under the 14th Amendment are expected in at least a dozen states.
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Google trial begins in first major tech antitrust case in decades
Not since the U.S. government tried to break up Microsoft in 2000 has the federal government taken on a major tech giant over its business practice.
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Senior FBI agent disputes some whistleblowers’ claims about Hunter Biden probe
The interview sheds additional light on the long-running investigation, a focal point of GOP allegations of wrongdoing by President Biden and his family.
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Breaking down the GOP investigation into Hunter Biden and family
Federal prosecutors originally cast a broad net, too, before narrowing their work to focus on the taxes and a gun Hunter Biden purchased.
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Getting indicted does seem to have helped Trump — at least once
His poll numbers have been static over the summer, after a jump in the wake of the New York indictment.
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A guide to why the House is looking into a Biden impeachment
Here are quick answers to questions about the House impeachment inquiry of President Biden
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McCarthy launched an impeachment inquiry into Biden. Here’s what it means.
The House speaker says the inquiry would center on whether Biden benefited from his son Hunter’s business dealings, among other issues.
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McCarthy’s shaky launch of the Biden impeachment inquiry
McCarthy recently said an impeachment inquiry would feature a vote, but no vote appears forthcoming. By his own professed standards, that delegitimizes the proceedings.
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Assessing the allegations that triggered McCarthy’s impeachment inquiry
Announcing the impeachment inquiry, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy delineated six allegations against President Biden, each of which is significantly flawed.
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