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Nevada AG investigates pro-Trump electors who falsely claimed he won

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 11/16/2023 - 11:17am
The investigation by Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford (D) is similar to those in other states that are already underway.
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Republicans have an ‘electability’ alternative. Democrats, not so much.

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 11/16/2023 - 10:38am
A generic Democrat does significantly better than Biden. The actual potential alternatives? The differences are slim.
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The Biden impeachment inquiry nears its end game, while also not moving

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 11/16/2023 - 10:19am
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) figures they’ll come to a decision in January, having made no significant progress on the allegations elevated by Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday.
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Read the findings of the George Santos report from the House Ethics Committee

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 11/16/2023 - 10:18am
House investigators found “substantial evidence” that Rep. George Santos knowingly violated a litany of ethics and criminal laws, according to the report.
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Biden and Xi agree to restore military ties, helping ease tensions

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 11/16/2023 - 12:50am
The two leaders hope to cool U.S.-China tensions at a time of global turmoil, but many flash points remain.
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How each senator voted on stopgap bill to avoid government shutdown

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 11/16/2023 - 12:30am
Explore how your senator voted on keeping the government open.
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Biden nominates labor lawyer Nicole Berner to 4th Circuit

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 11/15/2023 - 9:23pm
She would take the seat vacant for months amid discord between the White House and Senate.
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Speaker Johnson’s honeymoon period is over — or never even began

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 11/15/2023 - 7:02pm
Just three full weeks into the job, Speaker Mike Johnson faces all the same problems as Kevin McCarthy.
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Why Israel aid isn’t much more popular than Ukraine aid

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 11/15/2023 - 6:47pm
Around half of Americans support aiding both, despite much closer historical ties with Israel.
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New Hampshire announces first-in-the-nation presidential primary, defying DNC

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 11/15/2023 - 6:14pm
The move was expected, but setting the Jan. 23 primary formalizes the state’s subversion of the Democratic National Committee’s effort to put racially diverse South Carolina first.
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No, Iran didn’t deliberately avoid hitting a U.S. base, as Trump claims

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 11/15/2023 - 5:22pm
The former president tells a jumbled tale of relations with Iran, getting many details and facts wrong.
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The unusual inability of the House GOP to win votes

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 11/15/2023 - 5:10pm
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) knew he was stepping into a difficult role. Perhaps he didn’t know just how difficult.
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Haley walks back declaration that all social media users must be verified

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 11/15/2023 - 3:40pm
The Republican presidential candidate faced considerable blowback from GOP figures after she said she would require all users to verify their identities to use social media.
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Biden nominee would be first Muslim on federal appellate court in U.S. history

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 11/15/2023 - 11:37am
The move comes more than two years after Biden nominated the first Muslim to a federal district court.
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The ominous rise of congressional anger

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 11/15/2023 - 11:32am
The United States has witnessed rising anger on Capitol Hill in the past. Then there was a war.
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McCarthy accused of elbowing lawmaker, while fight nearly breaks out in Senate

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 11/15/2023 - 8:30am
The breakdowns in decorum came on a day when lawmakers were laboring to avoid a government shutdown and make sure they can leave town ahead of a Thanksgiving break.
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N.J. first lady Tammy Murphy announces Senate bid in challenge to Menendez

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 11/15/2023 - 7:00am
She joins a growing list of Democrats challenging Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) after he was accused of corruption and conspiring to work as an illegal agent of the Egyptian government.
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Trump says Biden isn’t in charge. Sidney Powell says neither was Trump.

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 11/15/2023 - 6:00am
Powell’s statement to prosecutors paints a picture of a president who wasn’t actually in charge — that Pat Cipollone ”was running the show more than Trump was.”
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New China committee report raises questions about California lab

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 11/15/2023 - 6:00am
The report’s release coincides with President Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco on Wednesday.
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Fight against strip club set Speaker Mike Johnson on his moral crusade

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 11/15/2023 - 6:00am
The failed effort to block the “sexually oriented business” made Johnson out as a martyr and marked his decisive move into the culture wars.
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