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Many former Trump aides say he shouldn’t be president. Will it matter?

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 11/20/2023 - 5:00am
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

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 11/19/2023 - 8:18pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 11/19/2023 - 7:47pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 11/19/2023 - 3:31pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 11/19/2023 - 3:27pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 11/19/2023 - 3:18pm
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.

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 11/19/2023 - 12:00pm
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.

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 11/19/2023 - 12:00pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 11/18/2023 - 4:31pm
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.

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 11/18/2023 - 1:55pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 11/18/2023 - 10:29am
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

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 11/18/2023 - 8:00am
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

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 11/18/2023 - 6:00am
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

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/17/2023 - 11:31pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/17/2023 - 9:33pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/17/2023 - 7:13pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/17/2023 - 4:59pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/17/2023 - 4:49pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/17/2023 - 4:14pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/17/2023 - 2:56pm
A bipartisan House bill would prohibit federal agencies from blocking employment because of prior marijuana use.
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