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Updated: 51 weeks 18 hours ago
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise diagnosed with blood cancer
The Louisiana Republican said he has already begun treatment for multiple myeloma.
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In court, Trump supporter faces election official he violently threatened
Mark Rissi pleaded guilty to sending threatening messages to two Arizona officials after the 2020 election. He was in court Monday to receive his punishment.
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No Labels preps playbook to select presidential candidates, broaden support
The group that’s preparing a potential third-party bid is seeking ways to grow grass roots before deciding whether to field candidates next year.
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An FBI source, a Burisma deal, the Bidens and details that don’t match up
A deal described in the memo is very different than what occurred, assuming it is the same transaction.
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Why a DOJ lawyer questioned a Trump case witness at the White House
Republicans call the White House session evidence of political interference. But legal experts say it’s standard to interview government workers at their offices.
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Justice Barrett says court scrutiny welcome and she has ‘thick skin’
“Justices and all judges are public figures, and public criticism kind of comes with the job,” she said.
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Jesse Watters tells Fox viewers about systemic oppression of Black people
Of course, he was only doing so to claim that Black Americans now love Trump.
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As drugmakers slam Medicare price controls, Wall Street shrugs
Drugmakers unleashed a broadside at the Inflation Reduction Act, but most will see minimal impacts from price caps — for now.
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Georgia Republicans are unusually skeptical of Trump’s 2020 actions
A new poll reinforces something we saw in the 2022 primaries. And it could matter for the case ahead.
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Even partisans hold surprisingly heterogeneous policy positions
Many were caught off guard by the “Rich Men North of Richmond” singer’s multi-faceted policy views. They shouldn’t have been.
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Racist killings reignite Black leaders’ anger at DeSantis in Florida
Many Black Floridians’ anger at DeSantis erupted anew as the Republican presidential candidate responded to racist violence in his home state.
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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez drops out of Republican presidential race
“While I have decided to suspend my campaign for President, my commitment to making this a better nation for every American remains,” Suarez said in a post shared on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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Meadows’s defense gets at a key question: Where’s the line in trying to retain power?
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’s testimony on Monday seemed to center on an argument that overturning the 2020 election was simply part of his job.
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Mark Meadows struggles to distance himself from Trump’s plot
Meadows’s attempts to separate himself from efforts to overturn the election offer a preview of the difficult balancing act that other defendants will face.
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Ramaswamy’s 2003 question: Why support a candidate without experience?
On an episode of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” the 2024 candidate, then a student, posed a question about experience to another long-shot candidate — the Rev. Al Sharpton.
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Eminem tells Vivek Ramaswamy to not use his songs on campaign trail
In the end, the Republican presidential candidate only had one shot, one opportunity to rap his favorite song on the trail.
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President Biden visits D.C. middle school to mark the start of classes
The president was joined by first lady Jill Biden, a longtime English teacher, at Eliot-Hine Middle School.
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Why Trump’s trial dates make his 2024 campaign more difficult
If you’re running for president, one of the months you definitely want to be on the campaign trail is March.
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Republicans have already achieved a desired impeachment outcome
Most independents see both the Biden and Trump families as corrupt.
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Trump’s D.C. election-obstruction trial scheduled for March 2024
The trial date set by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan falls in the middle of both Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid and key dates in other criminal cases against him.
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