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Univision, the Spanish language news giant, shifts its approach to Trump
The presence of corporate executives at Mar a Lago raises alarm among Democrats who are used to Latino media criticism of the former president’s policies.
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House speaker moves past hard-right concerns in effort to avoid government shutdown
Without a stopgap funding plan, the government will shut down at the end of the week.
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Supreme Court, under pressure, issues ethics code specific to justices
The Supreme Court issued a statement of ethics specific to the nine justices after reports of lavish and unreported travel and gifts for some of its members.
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Calls, texts, candidate chats: Trump’s rivals chase support after Scott exits
Even as the GOP field shrinks, it’s unclear that any Trump alternative can consolidate support in a way that seriously challenges him.
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Maryanne Trump Barry, federal judge and Trump’s sister, dies at 86
Frustrated by his presidency, Mrs. Barry called her brother “cruel” in conversations secretly recorded by her niece.
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2024 will probably be shaped by nonvoters as much as voters
This is largely what the question of young voters comes down to.
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Trump calling opponents ‘vermin’ draws rebukes from White House, some in GOP
White House spokesman Andrew Bates said in a statement Monday, “Using terms like that about dissent would be unrecognizable to our founders, but horrifyingly recognizable to American veterans who put on their country’s uniform in the 1940s.”
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How Trump’s rhetoric compares with Hitler’s
“Vermin,” “enemy within” and “poisoning the blood of our country” all present significant parallels.
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The 2024 Republican primary looks like the 2016 Democrats — with no Bernie
The Republican primary field is narrowing as expected, but the pattern largely mirrors the contest that nominated Hillary Clinton.
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Mel Sembler, shopping mall mogul and top GOP fundraiser, dies at 93
He was close to the Bush family and served as U.S. ambassador to Australia and Italy.
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Supreme Court denies case involving prolonged confinement without exercise
The Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition from an Illinois prisoner confined for years without the chance to exercise outside his cell.
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The shortest and longest government shutdowns in U.S. history
The government will shut down if Congress cannot agree on funding by Sept. 30. Here’s a look at the shortest and longest government shutdowns in U.S. history.
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Trump’s defense at N.Y. fraud trial begins with Donald Trump Jr. testimony
Lawyers for Donald Trump, his company and others began their fraud trial defense arguments with testimony from Donald Trump Jr.
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Service workers brace for no income or back pay if government shuts down
With another shutdown deadline approaching and no permanent solution at hand, federally contracted service workers are again confronting painstaking decisions about how to survive a shutdown without income or back pay.
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Trump reminds us: History also repeats when people take the wrong lessons
Donald Trump’s use of language echoing Adolf Hitler in particular is a reminder of his superficial understanding of autocrats and dictators.
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Trump calls political enemies ‘vermin,’ echoing dictators Hitler, Mussolini
Former president Donald Trump described his domestic opponents as “vermin” that posed a greater threat to the United States than countries such as Russia, China or North Korea, drawing rebuke from historians who noted his language parallels comments made by authoritarian leaders.
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Nikki Haley campaign announces $10 million ad buy in Iowa, New Hampshire
The planned spending comes as Haley jockeys with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to become the main GOP alternative to former president Donald Trump in the primary.
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Who is running for president in 2024? Meet the candidates.
We are tracking the Democrats and Republicans who have announced they are running for president in the 2024 election.
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TikTok was slammed for its pro-Palestinian hashtags. But it’s not alone.
U.S.-based platforms Facebook and Instagram show a remarkably similar gap, undercutting Republican arguments that China is influencing what appears on TikTok.
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New speaker Mike Johnson faces first test as government shutdown looms
House Speaker Mike Johnson has decided to move forward with a stopgap funding proposal meant to appease the hard right as he tries not to alienate the centrists.
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