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Haley is rising in New Hampshire. But toppling Trump is a tall order.

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/09/2023 - 8:29pm
The shifting terrain among the non-Trump candidates in the Granite State has drawn renewed attention to a unique and crucial 2024 GOP battleground.
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Vietnam tried to hack U.S. officials, CNN with posts on X, probe finds

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/09/2023 - 7:22pm
The targeting came as Vietnamese and American diplomats were negotiating a major cooperation agreement intended to counter growing Chinese influence in the region.
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Will Hurd ends long-shot GOP presidential campaign, endorses Nikki Haley

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/09/2023 - 6:29pm
“I urge donors, voters, and other candidates to unite around an alternative candidate to Trump,” the former congressman said.
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White House considers adding Ukraine to Israel aid package

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/09/2023 - 6:26pm
Biden, seeking ways to push Ukraine aid through Congress, may tie it to a more popular package of support for Israel. Some conservatives are likely to cry foul.
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In Israel, U.S. lawmakers witness war up close

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/09/2023 - 2:54pm
“We had 90 seconds” to get to safety, Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-N.Y.) said. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) described huddling in the stairwell of a hotel in Tel Aviv.
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Republicans turn on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he launches independent bid

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/09/2023 - 1:43pm
Republicans are turning on RFK Jr. as he announces an independent presidential bid, underscoring nervousness on both sides on how the gadfly and other potential third-party candidates might scramble the races
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House Republicans need to pick a new speaker. Here’s how that works.

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/09/2023 - 9:30am
Members of the majority party hope to settle on a successor to Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) by the end of the week. But there’s no guarantee they will.
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A few possibilities to replace Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 10/09/2023 - 7:00am
McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he has no plans to seek reelection as speaker, creating a wide-open race as the House also faces a mid-November deadline to fund the government.
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As false war information spreads on X, Musk promotes unvetted accounts

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 10/08/2023 - 5:17pm
Elon Musk recommended that users follow accounts that have promoted lies in the past.
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Trump trials: Slow motions

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 10/08/2023 - 3:30pm
Welcome back to our weekly pop-up newsletter on Donald Trump’s four criminal cases.
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The Jim Jordan-ization of the GOP

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 10/08/2023 - 1:19pm
Some argue Jordan has made himself more palatable in recent years. But it’s more about the GOP warming to his brand of bomb-throwing than the reverse.
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Divisions over abortion roil 2024 GOP presidential field

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 10/08/2023 - 5:00am
The party scrambles to unify on an issue that became a major obstacle for GOP candidates in last year’s midterm elections.
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Biden faces growing pressure from Democrats over border crossings

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 10/08/2023 - 5:00am
Republicans also seize on the issue, seeing immigration as a renewed vulnerability for the president.
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Assault on Israel fuels political attacks in the U.S. presidential race

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 10/07/2023 - 5:56pm
Trump and other Republican presidential contenders sought to blame Biden’s policies, while the president’s aides accused opponents of spreading misinformation
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Lucy Morgan, Florida journalist who hunted corruption, dies at 82

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 10/07/2023 - 3:23pm
Ms. Morgan’s investigative work for the St. Petersburg Times included a series on police corruption that was award a Pulitzer Prize.
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Record border crossings are a burden Biden carries into 2024 election

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 10/07/2023 - 8:42am
The administration announced that it will build new border wall in South Texas while insisting that it still believes that a wall is not a solution
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Illinois Democrats drew new maps. The changes pushed the GOP to the right.

Washington Post Elections - Sat, 10/07/2023 - 5:00am
Kevin McCarthy’s ouster from the U.S. House speakership reflected a push toward the fringe caused in part by gerrymandered districts. The congressional map in Illinois offers a prime example.
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‘Jan. 6 choir’ member sentenced to 7 years in Capitol attack

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/06/2023 - 6:33pm
‘Jan. 6 choir’ member Shane Jenkins sentenced to 7 years in Capitol attack. Jenkins was part of the group battling officers guarding the West Terrace tunnel.
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Kevin McCarthy’s election machine in limbo as GOP seeks new speaker

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/06/2023 - 6:21pm
The deposed speaker spent 15 years building the political operation that won back control of the House in 2022.
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Trump gets temporary reprieve from losing control of companies in N.Y.

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 10/06/2023 - 5:53pm
A New York state appellate judge temporarily blocked the revocation of the Trump Organization’s state business certificates ordered last week by a trial judge.
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