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Pence trots out the ‘let voters judge’ line to defend his former boss
Voters will evaluate Trump’s guilt: 12 of them.
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Trump voters trust him more than they trust friends and family
A new poll’s finding shouldn’t be too surprising, and it masks what is actually a low level of trust in the former president.
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House Freedom Caucus says it won’t support stopgap funding bill without conditions
The announcement marks a potential setback for Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who has floated the possibility of passing a stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown.
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Trumpworld is a bubble within a bubble
Why debate your opponents when you already command the loyalty of so many Republican voters?
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A new poll of Iowa Republicans reinforces Trump’s 2024 strength
Not that Iowa is a stepping stone to the Republican nomination.
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Poll: Trump has sizable lead in Iowa, though many voters could change minds
The results come as the leading Republican presidential candidates — minus Trump — prepare for the first GOP presidential debate.
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State lawmakers move to ban Chinese land ownership
Lawmakers in 33 states have introduced 81 bills this year to prohibit the Chinese government or businesses from buying agricultural land or property near military bases.
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Trump to release taped interview with Tucker Carlson, skipping GOP debate
The former president has said for weeks he doesn’t plan to go to the debate to be held Wednesday. His advisers say he has already recorded the interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
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DeSantis allies scramble to clarify after he criticizes ‘listless vessels’ for Trump
Trump supporters have seized on DeSantis’s comments and compared them to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 critique of Trump’s supporters as ‘deplorables.’
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Medicine without doctors? State laws are changing who treats patients.
State legislatures are considering how much independence to give nurse practitioners and other medical professionals, some of whom use the title "doctor."
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Ahead of Maui visit, Biden’s governmental and personal response scrutinized
As the president prepares to visit Maui on Monday to survey the damage and console distraught residents, both his government’s response and his personal reaction to the disaster are under intense scrutiny.
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‘I could sell golf’: How DeSantis and aides courted lobbyists for campaign cash
The efforts to effectively auction off leisure time to those seeking to influence state policy created a special pathway of access for big donors that is striking in the way that it was documented in writing, ethics experts said.
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Before investigating Hunter Biden, prosecutor worked with brother Beau
As acting U.S. attorney in Delaware, David C. Weiss once collaborated with the state attorney general, Beau Biden.
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DOJ says D.C. officer’s suicide after Jan. 6 riot is line of duty death
The designation means Jeffrey Smith’s family is eligible for federal benefits.
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FBI looks for Proud Boy after the Jan. 6 convict missed his sentencing
An FBI wanted poster says Jan. 6 convict Christopher Worrell, 52, of Naples, Fla., violated “conditions of release pending sentencing on federal charges.”
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At Camp David, Biden’s fondness for retreat outpaces immediate predecessors
The president has become deeply fond of Camp David, the rustic presidential retreat about 62 miles north of the White House nestled in Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland.
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Biden declares ‘new era’ of partnership with South Korea and Japan
The trilateral group met at Camp David amid rising tensions with China.
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U.S. seeks 33 years in prison for Proud Boys’ Tarrio in Jan. 6 attack
The Justice Department seeks the longest sentence so far in U.S. Capitol siege for leaders Henry “Enrique” Tarrio and Joe Biggs, convicted of seditious conspiracy.
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In Iowa, Republicans shrug off Trump’s legal woes, echoing his defiance
Interviews in the first-in-the-nation GOP caucus state showed that Republicans across the party spectrum see the indictments as largely politically-motivated, even as prosecutors have defended the integrity of the cases.
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FBI arrests officers who allegedly used police dogs to attack people
An FBI raid in the Bay Area led to the arrest of 10 officers with the Antioch and Pittsburg Police Departments, including three facing civil rights charges.
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