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Tim Scott bets money and staff on Iowa as campaign falters

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/23/2023 - 9:22pm
In a shift, his campaign will move resources from New Hampshire to the first-in-the-nation GOP caucus state.
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Obama urges Israel to minimize civilian casualties in war with Hamas

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/23/2023 - 8:06pm
Former president Barack Obama warns in an online post that any Israeli military strategy “that ignores the human costs could ultimately backfire.”
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House Republicans embark on electing third speaker nominee as Trump looms

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/23/2023 - 7:43pm
The conference is set to vote behind closed doors via secret ballot for their preferred candidate Tuesday morning.
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The Republicans who say we don’t even need a speaker

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/23/2023 - 3:29pm
Public polling shows that many on the right don’t mind if the speaker fight is protracted — and may even prefer it that way.
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How is the Republican presidential nominating fight not over?

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/23/2023 - 2:43pm
Trump’s national lead is massive, unchanging and unlikely to change.
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It’s actually worse to overturn an election you know your side lost

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/23/2023 - 1:01pm
An attorney for Kenneth Chesebro argues that his client never believed the 2020 election was stolen. That … is not better.
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What’s next in the Republican fight for a new House speaker

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/23/2023 - 11:38am
Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Steve Scalise (R-La.) failed to gather enough GOP support to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy, so here’s what’s next in the speakership battle.
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Republicans can’t govern. Just ask them.

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/23/2023 - 11:10am
As the party flails in its search for a speaker, the GOP is increasingly acknowledging publicly that its discord is embarrassing — and even dangerous.
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Once more, but from its middle: The House GOP tries again

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/23/2023 - 10:21am
The House Republican caucus tries to find a speaker from closer to its middle.
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Trump Trials: The Muffled Man?

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 10/22/2023 - 3:30pm
Tracking the four criminal cases of former president Donald Trump.
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Biden team looks at buying more ads amid ongoing polling concerns

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 10/22/2023 - 5:00am
The president has told others that he remains concerned about his stubbornly low approval numbers in battleground states.
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The pandemic has faded in this Michigan county. The mistrust never ended.

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 10/22/2023 - 5:00am
Sierra Schuetz’s government job feeding the poor in conservative Ottawa County became a passion. Could it survive the suspicions that multiplied alongside covid?
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Haley threatens to overtake DeSantis as Trump alternative, sending sparks flying

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 10/21/2023 - 4:03pm
Escalating frictions between the two candidates are playing out before voters on the campaign trail and behind closed doors with wealthy donors.
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Jordan’s implosion in House speaker bid lays bare GOP civil war

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 10/21/2023 - 4:00pm
The House Judiciary Committee chair always faced an uphill fight for the speaker’s gavel, but his bungled effort left him with deep enemies inside the GOP caucus.
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Split-screen: Biden speaks to the world, Republicans can’t pick a speaker

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 10/21/2023 - 10:57am
The contrast between the two political parties was especially striking last week as Biden responded to the Israel-Gaza war and House Republicans failed to pick a leader.
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Relentless Wrestler

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 10/21/2023 - 7:30am
Jim Jordan is an unyielding combatant, whether grappling on the mat or in the halls of Congress. A wrestling champion, he coached wrestling at Ohio State during the sex abuse scandal before entering politics.
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Some notable gag orders, and what happened when they were violated

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 10/21/2023 - 5:00am
With Donald Trump now facing gag orders in New York and D.C., a look at other notable gag orders and what happened when they were violated.
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Concerns about Jordan’s election denialism flare during failed bid for speaker

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/20/2023 - 8:00pm
Some House Republicans aren’t comfortable with the prospect of having an election denier as House speaker. That still could happen, based on potential candidates.
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What to know about the gag order a D.C. judge placed on Donald Trump

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/20/2023 - 5:55pm
What to know about the gag order imposed on Donald Trump by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, and gag orders in general.
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House Republicans vote to drop Jim Jordan; more candidates enter speaker race

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/20/2023 - 5:14pm
In previous votes this week, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has fallen well short of the House majority needed to prevail in the full chamber to become speaker.
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