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Univision, the Spanish language news giant, shifts its approach to Trump

Tue, 11/14/2023 - 5:00am
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

Tue, 11/14/2023 - 12:38am
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

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 8:16pm
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

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 7:39pm
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

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 6:03pm
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

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 5:34pm
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

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 5:09pm
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

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 3:47pm
“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

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 2:23pm
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

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 2:18pm
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

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 2:05pm
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

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 1:54pm
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

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 1:29pm
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

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 12:41pm
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

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 11:53am
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

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 10:54am
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

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 10:45am
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.

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 10:06am
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.

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 10:05am
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

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 5:00am
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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