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Many former Trump aides say he shouldn’t be president. Will it matter?
Critics are grappling with how they can puncture Donald Trump’s candidacy in 2024, whether they should coordinate and whether their voices can affect the race.
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With Rosalynn’s passing, Jimmy Carter faces life alone
The Carters, who met as small children in Plains, Ga., were married for 77 years. Friends say it is ‘hard to imagine one without the other.’
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Congress averted a government shutdown, but the real fiscal fight is ahead
The House and Senate remain billions of dollars apart on their bills that would fund all government departments until Sept. 30.
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Biden campaign works to ease Democratic anxiety over reelection chances
The president and his team are facing calls to become more active and aggressive in highlighting the contrast with his most likely opponent, Donald Trump.
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Vulgarities, insults, baseless attacks: Trump backers follow his lead
Many GOP voters are not just tolerating but relishing and emulating Trump’s often crass and cruel approach to politics.
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Rosalynn Carter, first lady who championed mental health, dies at 96
She sat in on Cabinet meetings of her husband, Jimmy Carter, advised on policy issues and pushed Congress to pass mental health legislation.
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Antisemitism was rising online. Then Elon Musk’s X supercharged it.
Antisemitism has long festered on the internet, but the Israel-Gaza war and the loosening of content moderation on X have propelled it to unprecedented levels.
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Antisemitism was rising online. Then Elon Musk’s X supercharged it.
Antisemitism has long festered on the internet, but the Israel-Gaza war and the loosening of content moderation on X have propelled it to unprecedented levels.
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Latino backlash grows over Donald Trump’s friendly Univision interview
Members of Congress plan to ask for a meeting with a company executive as a famous actor, one of Univision’s founders and Latino rights advocacy groups speak out.
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Voters must take Trump seriously and literally. The stakes are that high.
Trump may be a performance artist, but with his shocking provocations, he is telling us what he would do in a second term as president. That’s why taking him seriously and literally is required.
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Trump and Biden take shots at each other, looking past rest of GOP field
The rhetoric of the two leading candidates often suggests that the general-election campaign has already begun.
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Lawmakers bracing for many congressional retirements, even from younger members
In recent weeks, several relatively new members of the House have announced retirements, setting off fears that the institutional dysfunction is causing a political brain drain.
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Hunter Biden’s career of benefiting from his father’s name
The president’s son has had a complex, even tortured relationship with the ‘Biden brand’
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Haley says she would sign six-week abortion ban if still S.C. governor
The candidate has tried to strike a more nuanced tone on abortion than some of her fellow Republican hopefuls but was pressed on Friday by a conservative leader in Iowa to be more specific.
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Colorado judge rules Trump can be on ballot but says he ‘engaged’ in insurrection
An appeal is expected and could ultimately be resolved by the Colorado Supreme Court or the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Biden and López Obrador pledge to work on border issues, a major 2024 target for Republicans
Although Biden and his counterpart in Mexico have been at odds publicly at times, the two pledged to work together on two key issues that have long been a source of conflict.
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How Democrats have soured on Israel
Three new polls show Democrats taking a dimmer view of Israel’s cause and conduct over the past last month.
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Rick Ahearn, savvy advance man of Republican presidents, dies at 74
He spent half a century behind the scenes on campaigns and in the White House and was by President Ronald Reagan’s side during the 1981 assassination attempt.
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White House challenges legitimacy of impeachment inquiry in letter to chairmen
In the four-page letter, the White House lawyer demanded that House GOP leaders withdraw their subpoenas for interviews with members of the Biden family and aides.
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Ohio’s weed win brings new attention to feds and marijuana use
A bipartisan House bill would prohibit federal agencies from blocking employment because of prior marijuana use.
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