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New Hampshire shows how deeply rooted Trump’s fraud lies are

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/17/2023 - 1:51pm
A new poll reveals that most Republican primary voters in the state say they think Joe Biden is president because of electoral fraud, which is obviously false.
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White House condemns Elon Musk tweet as ‘abhorrent promotion’ of antisemitism

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/17/2023 - 1:00pm
In a reply to an X user, Musk indicated support for an antisemitic conspiracy theory and subsequently criticized the Anti-Defamation League, a nonprofit that combats antisemitism and extremism.
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There’s a racial gap on covid vaccine — because of the partisan gap

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/17/2023 - 11:59am
Americans have been slow to get the updated covid-19 vaccine, but no one has been slower than White Republicans.
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Why New Hampshire looks pivotal in the 2024 GOP race

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/17/2023 - 11:45am
Two new polls reinforce the idea that New Hampshire could be most crucial in deciding whether anyone not named Trump — and specifically, someone named Nikki Haley — has a shot.
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The paranoid, predictable panic over Osama bin Laden and TikTok

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/17/2023 - 11:02am
Picking controversy out of millions of posts is easy. Mix in America’s most-hated villain and most controversial app and you’ve got yourself a phenomenon.
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George Santos faces new motion to expel him from Congress

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/17/2023 - 9:40am
The House Ethics Committee released a scathing report Thursday that found “substantial evidence” Santos had knowingly violated ethics guidelines, House rules and criminal laws.
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Trump leads big in New Hampshire as Haley rises, Post-Monmouth poll finds

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/17/2023 - 6:00am
The poll confirms other polls that show former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley moving into second place, albeit a distant second.
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The hidden biases at play in the U.S. Senate

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/17/2023 - 6:00am
People of color get significantly less representation than White voters. And that’s not the only way the Senate is skewed.
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Nikki Haley group misfires with false ad on DeSantis energy policies

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/17/2023 - 3:00am
A super PAC supporting Nikki Haley uses deceptive video editing and false claims, earning Four Pinocchios.
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Oregon’s new bar-exam alternative is the first of its kind

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 11/16/2023 - 8:47pm
Oregon is the first state in the nation to offer law students the option to bypass the bar exam by completing an apprenticeship.
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Gag order against Trump temporarily lifted in New York fraud trial

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 11/16/2023 - 7:48pm
The temporary pause on the order allows former president Donald Trump and his defense team to discuss the judge’s law clerk, pending further appellate review.
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MAGA-dominated state Republican parties plagued by infighting, money woes

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 11/16/2023 - 7:40pm
National Republicans fear the cash crunch could hamper field operations in key swing states come 2024.
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After release of ethics report, Santos says he won’t seek reelection

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 11/16/2023 - 6:40pm
The House Ethics Committee found “substantial evidence” Santos violated federal laws.
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Panda diplomacy to live on? China’s Xi hints U.S. may get more bears.

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 11/16/2023 - 6:22pm
“I was told that many American people, especially children, were really reluctant to send them off,” Xi said. “I also learned that the San Diego Zoo and Californians very much look forward to welcoming pandas back.”
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Rioter or journalist? Man who said he was only filming Jan. 6 convicted.

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 11/16/2023 - 6:14pm
John Earle Sullivan was accused by conservatives of being an “antifa” plant to incite the Capitol riot. He said he was recording for his social media followers.
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How Osama bin Laden’s ‘Letter to America’ reached millions online

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 11/16/2023 - 5:32pm
Videos citing bin Laden’s genocidal letter justifying the 9/11 attacks had been viewed relatively infrequently till a journalist posted a compilation on X.
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If House Republicans boot Santos, they don’t lose much

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 11/16/2023 - 5:09pm
Over the course of his tenure in the House, he’s never been the deciding vote on legislation.
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Supreme Court refuses to reinstate Florida’s anti-drag show law

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 11/16/2023 - 4:58pm
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in May signed the measure prohibiting the admission of children into any sexually explicit show that could be considered obscene.
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Man who attacked Rep. Angie Craig sentenced to 27 months in prison

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 11/16/2023 - 4:53pm
Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig was attacked in the elevator of her D.C. apartment building by a homeless man with an “extraordinary criminal history,” prosecutors say.
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The GOP’s pickle on expelling George Santos

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 11/16/2023 - 4:46pm
A new effort to expel Santos is afoot after a brutal House ethics report. Here’s what’s pushing and pulling at the Republicans whose votes could doom him.
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