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77 days until Iowa, and we identify the 2024 Republican runner-up

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/30/2023 - 10:03am
The race for second place in the 2024 Republican presidential primary is heated and interesting. The race for first is not.
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Trump maintains lead in Iowa poll while Haley ties for second with DeSantis

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/30/2023 - 9:37am
Forty-three percent of likely caucus-goers pick Donald Trump as their first choice, while Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis both draw 16 percent support in a new Iowa poll.
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Judge reimposes restrictions on Trump’s speech in Jan. 6 case

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/30/2023 - 8:37am
Prosecutors asked U.S. Judge Tanya S. Chutkan to limit Trump’s statements, saying his inflammatory commentary jeopardizes the integrity of the trial.
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Spurned by moderates and MAGA: How DeSantis’s coalition has deflated

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/30/2023 - 6:00am
Centrists have recoiled at DeSantis’s entreaties to the Trump base. At the same time, he has lost ground with Trump supporters.
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How Trump critics hope to use the 14th Amendment to kick him off ballots

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/30/2023 - 5:00am
Courts around the country are beginning to consider challenges to former president Donald Trump’s ability to run for president again.
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Haley touts Israel record, rips Trump as ‘chaos, vendettas, and drama’ at GOP Jewish summit

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 10/29/2023 - 8:27pm
At the annual Republican Jewish Coalition summit, candidates courted key donors and activists — each jockeying to prove their unabated support of Israel.
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The Trump Trials: Cannon fodder

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 10/29/2023 - 7:37pm
Tracking the criminal -- and civil -- trials of former president Donald Trump, in D.C., Florida, Georgia and New York.
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More Democrats warn Biden about how Israel is conducting response

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 10/29/2023 - 5:27pm
Administration officials say that they are holding Israel accountable and that they share some of the same concerns that their fellow Democrats have raised.
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Trial to begin for ex-officer in case tied to Breonna Taylor’s killing

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 10/29/2023 - 5:00am
Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by Louisville, Ky., police during a raid on her apartment in March 2020
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Mike Pence suspends his struggling 2024 campaign

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 10/28/2023 - 6:45pm
The former vice president was unable to gain traction in the face of Donald Trump’s dominance in the race.
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Expel George Santos? Some fear terrible precedent despite his terrible record

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 10/28/2023 - 5:35pm
Rather than creating a sense of shame, instant censures are adding to a sense of political celebrity.
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How Mike Johnson went from little-known to House speaker in 24 hours

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 10/28/2023 - 3:53pm
The remarkable turn of events for Johnson was the result of a confluence of fatigue, luck and his lack of enemies
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Dean Phillips’s challenge to Biden makes Democrats ask if 80 is too old

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 10/28/2023 - 11:39am
The little-known Minnesota congressman hopes to repeat history from 1968, only this time taking on the incumbent president over anxieties about age as opposed to anger about war.
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White House scrambles to repair relations with Arab, Muslim Americans

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 10/28/2023 - 9:45am
The president’s comment that he has “no confidence” in the civilian death toll in Gaza provided by Palestinians incensed community leaders.
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‘I’m the longshot’: Dean Phillips embraces underdog role in shaky debut against Biden

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/27/2023 - 6:45pm
The Minnesota congressman said he was concerned about how Democrats would perform in another match-up between President Biden and former president Donald Trump.
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Trump doubles down on calling Hezbollah ‘very smart’

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/27/2023 - 2:10pm
The column Trump shared in full, written by the conservative commentator Jeffrey Lord, argued that the former president was justified in using the broadly condemned characterization.
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Embattled Rep. George Santos pleads not guilty to latest federal charges

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/27/2023 - 1:33pm
Santos is also fighting an effort by his Republican colleagues to expel him, saying they “want to be judge, jury and executioner.”
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U.S. urges Israel against Gaza ground invasion, pushes surgical campaign

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/27/2023 - 1:32pm
Washington’s advice to mount “surgical” operations instead contrasts with the public U.S. backing of an Israeli military campaign.
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How to know when it’s politically acceptable to discuss guns

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/27/2023 - 1:07pm
Curious when there’s been a window during which it’s okay to politicize mass shootings? Our calculator can help!
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Trump, his adult children expected to testify in N.Y. fraud trial soon

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/27/2023 - 1:01pm
Donald Trump is expected to testify Nov. 6, with Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump appearing in the first three days of November.
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