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Nevada AG investigates pro-Trump electors who falsely claimed he won
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.
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
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
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
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
Explore how your senator voted on keeping the government open.
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Biden nominates labor lawyer Nicole Berner to 4th Circuit
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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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