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Biden, at U.N., urges leaders not to abandon Ukraine

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/19/2023 - 3:15pm
In New York, the president seeks to reignite backing for Ukraine amid signs that support for aid is flagging.
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Ukraine live briefing: At U.N. General Assembly, Zelensky calls for complete Russian withdrawal

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/19/2023 - 2:56pm
“Mass destruction is gaining momentum,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
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The age gap in U.S. politics contributes to the cynicism gap

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/19/2023 - 2:02pm
The clear divide between old and young Americans overlaps with confidence in the system itself.
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First Biden impeachment inquiry hearing set for next week

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/19/2023 - 1:23pm
A White House spokesman called the effort a “baseless, evidence-free impeachment stunt” and suggested Republicans should instead focus on avoiding a government shutdown.
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Kevin McCarthy and his caucus contest valuable terrain: Attention

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/19/2023 - 1:03pm
The House speaker gets more mentions on Fox — but falls behind on other metrics.
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Trump hits new poll highs with Black, Hispanic voters. What to make of it?

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/19/2023 - 12:44pm
Either Trump’s standing in early 2024 polls is inflated, or we are headed for a sizable realignment in how people of color cast their ballots.
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Nikki Haley wants to make the presidential race about Kamala Harris

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/19/2023 - 10:13am
Haley’s attacks on Harris are renewing questions about gender in the 2024 campaign
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Both politically and legally, Trump’s classified docs defense weakens

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/19/2023 - 10:01am
New reporting from ABC News suggests both Trump’s indifference to classifications and efforts to shield his possession of such documents.
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Rudy Giuliani’s former lawyer sues him for $1.36M over alleged unpaid fees

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/19/2023 - 8:26am
Attorney Robert Costello says the fees are owed for years of unpaid work. It is the latest in a series of legal obstacles faced by Rudy Giuliani.
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How not to fix Social Security, by a GOP group and Biden

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/19/2023 - 2:00am
President Biden bashed a plan he says would cut benefits, but the timeline for adopting a House GOP plan would do little to solve Social Security’s fiscal woes.
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Trump to address Detroit autoworkers instead of attending Republican debate

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/18/2023 - 7:07pm
The former president’s speech will take place before current and former striking union autoworkers, according to an adviser to Trump involved in the planning.
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Anxiety ripples through the Democratic Party over Biden

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/18/2023 - 5:07pm
Persistent concerns over Biden’s age come amid a series of polls showing he’s neck-and-neck with Trump
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What the unsparing anti-impeachment op-ed by the GOP’s Ken Buck betrays

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/18/2023 - 4:07pm
Buck accused his fellow Republicans of essentially inventing a justification to impeach. The pushback from within the impeaching party wasn’t like this with Trump.
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Deep-pocketed group backing Joe Biden launches Latino outreach campaign

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/18/2023 - 4:00pm
The costly, early advertising spending by Future Forward USA Action echoes a similar early Biden campaign ad strategy to sell the president’s accomplishments.
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Billionaire who once backed DeSantis is staying ‘on the sidelines’ in GOP primary

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/18/2023 - 3:54pm
Ken Griffin’s stance means none of the GOP hopefuls trying to gain ground on former president Donald Trump can count on benefiting from the deep pockets of a man worth $35 billion.
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The protective cocoon of party

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/18/2023 - 3:00pm
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and former president Donald Trump benefit from party loyalty. The party benefits, too.
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House GOP’s short-term funding deal already pilloried by hard-right Republicans

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/18/2023 - 2:55pm
The growing public opposition to the continuing resolution proposed by GOP lawmakers threw cold water on what had been seen as a small victory after a chaotic week for House Republicans.
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Netanyahu asked Musk to denounce antisemitism. Musk deflected.

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/18/2023 - 2:35pm
Tech magnate Elon Musk and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are meeting in California to discuss AI as each looks to the other to fend off criticism.
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Trump attacks ‘liberal Jews’ amid celebration of Rosh Hashanah

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/18/2023 - 1:09pm
Trump’s post amid the celebration of the Jewish New Year drew sharp criticism, with a leader of a prominent Jewish organization calling it “antisemitic.”
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What do antiabortion groups do about Trump?

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 09/18/2023 - 12:33pm
Trump has now called six-week abortion bans “a terrible thing and a terrible mistake.” But most Republican-controlled states have gone at least that far.
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