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Trump defense at New York fraud trial set to counter state attorney general

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 11/12/2023 - 12:00pm
New York Attorney General Letitia James’s $250 million or more civil case against Donald Trump and others alleges they inflated values on financial statements.
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Biden aides scramble on trade pact some Democrats fear could help Trump

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 11/12/2023 - 6:00am
The president is set to announce the deal this week in California, but the administration is considering last-minute changes.
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This moment does not cry out for Mitch McConnell

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 11/11/2023 - 5:05pm
The Senate Republican leader, after weeks of pushing for aid to Ukraine as part of a broad national security package, believes others have to step in to get this plan across the finish line.
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Key stats from the 2023 election

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 11/11/2023 - 11:56am
A look at what just happened and where this leaves us, by the numbers.
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Nikki Haley has momentum, but can she pass DeSantis to take on Trump?

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 11/11/2023 - 10:18am
Polls show the former U.S. ambassador to be the strongest Republican nominee against Biden, but she’s on a collision course with DeSantis to be the lone GOP rival to Trump.
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A maverick or a MAGA warrior? Nancy Mace tries to be both.

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 11/11/2023 - 8:36am
After her predictably unpredictable vote to oust the House speaker, the South Carolina lawmaker’s behavior and record are called into question.
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Trump’s rivals seize on opportunities to challenge his acuity

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 11/11/2023 - 6:00am
Biden’s team seeks to neutralize the age issue, while GOP hopefuls are urgently looking for ways to dent Trump’s lead
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Moody’s lowers U.S. credit outlook, citing political dysfunction

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/10/2023 - 6:32pm
The ratings firm warned of “downside risks” because of a rising U.S. budget deficit with no apparent plan to rein in the deficit in a time of higher interest rates.
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Trump says on Univision he could weaponize FBI, DOJ against his enemies

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/10/2023 - 3:45pm
Trump hasn’t participated in such an interview with Univision since he removed anchor Jorge Ramos from a news conference on the campaign trail in 2015.
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The market for third-party candidates is hot. But who could catch on?

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/10/2023 - 12:55pm
Despite the pervasive belief on the left that this is all about spoiling things for Biden, the specific third-party candidate matters greatly.
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A lot of Americans embrace Trump’s authoritarianism

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/10/2023 - 11:13am
Reporting increasingly points to an authoritarian second Trump term. He’s leading in a number of polls anyway.
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How Democrats’ abortion ads used personal stories, attacks to win voters

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/10/2023 - 10:59am
Here’s a look at Democrats’ playbook on abortion and GOP’s struggle to settle on an abortion message that resonates with the electorate.
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Judge Cannon keeps Trump trial date in documents case, with a caveat

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/10/2023 - 10:53am
The judge in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case says Donald Trump’s defense team needs more time to review vast amounts of evidence.
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Did Trump violate campaign finance laws (again)?

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/10/2023 - 8:52am
An anecdote from a story about a major Republican donor suggests that the former president remains unimpressed by restrictions on fundraising.
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Biden and Xi to meet next week for the first time in a year

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/10/2023 - 8:00am
The two leaders have had no phone calls or communication since their last in-person meeting at a summit in Bali last year
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VA cites ‘all-time’ feats before Veterans Day. But problems remain.

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/10/2023 - 6:00am
The Department of Veterans Affairs praised itself before Veterans Day with a list of record accomplishments, but reports point to problems needing correction.
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Momentum behind impeachment inquiry slows under new speaker

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/10/2023 - 6:00am
“We’ll just go where the evidence goes and we’re not there yet,” one lawmaker said, paraphrasing the new speaker’s comments to a group of Republicans earlier this week.
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White House urges Israel to curtail settler violence in West Bank

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/10/2023 - 6:00am
Increasing attacks raise the prospect of a second front; critics say the United States is not doing enough to head that off.
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Biden faces expanding list of long-shot challengers in reelection bid

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 11/10/2023 - 5:00am
The president was already struggling with broad unpopularity and growing Democratic doubts about his standing ahead of 2024.
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Justice Barrett gets standing ovation at Federalist Society gala

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 11/09/2023 - 11:05pm
The justice spoke to the conservative legal organization that played an influential role in President Trump’s transformation of the federal judiciary.
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