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Ex-FBI counterspy chief McGonigal pleads guilty in payment plot

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/22/2023 - 6:53pm
Charles McGonigal is accused of taking $225,000 from a former Albanian intelligence worker while still at the FBI. He previously pleaded guilty to aiding a Russian oligarch.
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N.J. governor calls on Menendez to resign from Senate after indictment

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/22/2023 - 6:53pm
The Democratic senator from N.J. temporarily stepped down from his leadership role on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, per Democratic caucus rules.
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House Republicans eye long-term funding without deal yet to avert shutdown

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/22/2023 - 5:45pm
The deadline to extend funding to keep the government open is just more than a week away.
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Justice Clarence Thomas reportedly attended Koch network donor events

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/22/2023 - 4:09pm
Thomas’s presence was intended to be a fundraising draw for the conservative political network, a ProPublica report said. Thomas did not disclose the 2018 trip.
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Dallas mayor switches to GOP, making city the largest led by a Republican

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/22/2023 - 3:53pm
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson wrote in an op-ed that “too many Democrats insist on virtue signaling.” After years as a Democrat, Johnson said he is joining the GOP.
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MGM, Caesars casino hacks point to an alliance of teens and ransomware gangs

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/22/2023 - 1:27pm
Security experts worry a group of English-speaking hackers has allied itself with forces responsible for the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack.
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Biden tries to seize on GOP drama with ‘split-screen’ strategy

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/22/2023 - 12:33pm
White House seeks to contrast President Biden’s U.N. appearance with House Republicans’ struggles to pass basic bills.
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UAW reports Sen. Tim Scott to labor board over ‘you strike, you’re fired’ remark

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/22/2023 - 11:02am
The United Auto Workers union filed a complaint after Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott suggested striking workers should be fired.
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As UAW strike expands, here’s where the 2024 presidential candidates stand

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/22/2023 - 9:33am
Most of the contenders for the Republican nomination have blamed President Biden for the United Auto Workers strike against the Big Three automakers.
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U.S. plan envisions factories in Africa for surging EV battery demand

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/22/2023 - 5:00am
An agreement for EV battery plants would help African nations process their raw materials instead of richer nations getting the benefits.
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Trump dominates GOP field while campaigning less than foes

Washington Post Elections - Fri, 09/22/2023 - 4:00am
The former president held fewer events than most all of his GOP opponents, according to a Washington Post analysis of campaign stops from May until September.
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Elon Musk, a ‘bike crash’ and the ever-anxious mob

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 09/21/2023 - 10:36pm
The story of the misinformation-soaked attacks on the Las Vegas Review-Journal is an increasingly familiar one in our politics.
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Dick Clark, Iowa senator who shaped policy in Africa, dies at 95

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 09/21/2023 - 8:45pm
A liberal Democrat, he condemned White-minority rule in southern Africa and spent three decades at the Aspen Institute think tank.
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House Republicans falter on funding plans, as shutdown inches closer

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 09/21/2023 - 6:14pm
House Republicans are trying to find a way out of a quagmire that has provided the toughest test of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s tenure.
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Zelensky blitzes Washington in urgent effort to bolster support

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 09/21/2023 - 5:48pm
Ukrainian president visits Congress, Pentagon and White House amid signs of flagging enthusiasm for aid to Kyiv, especially among Republicans
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DeSantis is in growing trouble. He’s betting big on Iowa to rescue him.

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 09/21/2023 - 5:33pm
Ron DeSantis is banking heavily on evangelical Christians, far-flung campaigning and intensive field work in Iowa to revive the long-shot hopes of his increasingly struggling bid to topple former president Donald Trump.
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Who are the Americans who support secession?

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 09/21/2023 - 3:52pm
New research suggests that it’s those who see a divergence in policy between red and blue states.
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No. 2 Senate Democrat ‘concerned’ about dress code change, in break from party

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 09/21/2023 - 3:50pm
“I think we need to have standards when it comes to what we’re wearing on the floor of the Senate,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said in a radio interview.
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Former DOJ attorney acted with Trump’s approval, his lawyer says

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 09/21/2023 - 3:00pm
Jeffrey Clark is seeking to move his Fulton County, Ga., eIection interference case to federal court on the grounds that he was acting in his federal capacity.
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Senate confirms two more military leaders despite Tuberville blockade

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 09/21/2023 - 1:57pm
More than 300 other military nominations remain stalled amid Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s feud with the Biden administration over a Pentagon abortion policy.
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