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Husband of Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola dies in plane crash
Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., husband of Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), died after his plane crashed in western Alaska on Tuesday, Peltola’s office said Wednesday.
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Mitt Romney’s startling but familiar concession: The demagogues have won
Mitt Romney’s retirement comments hark back to another Mormon Republican’s six years ago.
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Federal court leaders approve live audio for some noncriminal proceedings
The policymaking body for the courts did not consider loosening rules to allow for broadcasting in criminal cases, nor discuss ethics concerns swirling around the Supreme Court.
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The overlap between election denial and viewing Biden as a criminal
With Republican impeachment efforts formalized, it’s useful to consider how views of Biden overlap with views of the 2020 election.
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What government can do and what it won’t do
The expiration of the child tax credit helped push poverty higher. One senator described this as a function of people doing their part.
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Should the 14th Amendment keep Trump out of the White House?
What the 14th Amendment says, how it works, the argument for keeping Trump off the ballot
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Judge appears to reject Trump bid to talk classified info at Mar-a-Lago
Government lawyers fought Donald Trump’s request to be allowed to discuss classified information at Mar-a-Lago. Judge Aileen M. Cannon appeared to side with them.
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7 skeptical Republicans to watch on impeaching Biden
Kevin McCarthy can spare about five votes to impeach Biden. And there’s plenty of evidence that it could be close.
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Chris Christie sees corruption in another political family: The Trumps
Most Republicans, including leaders in the House, assiduously avoid extending their stated worries about the Bidens to the Trumps.
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Trump embraces Putin’s sympathetic comments to claim political persecution
The Russian president, who has a history of persecuting his political opponents, claimed Tuesday that the criminal cases against Trump were part of “the persecution of a political rival for political reasons.”
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The Potemkin politics of the House Freedom Caucus
At a sprawling press conference overshadowed by the Republican speaker, the theme was less spending than anger.
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Biden faces a moment of peril as UAW threatens broad strike
Biden, the self-described “most pro-union president in history,” faces pressure to protect the economy while standing by workers.
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Members of Congress are planning official visits to China
Two congressional delegations, including one led by Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, are planning to visit China amid simmering tensions with Beijing.
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Democratic leaders push back on ‘erroneous’ Robert Kennedy Jr. attacks
Kennedy has recently made claims of Democratic primary rigging central to his campaign. Several of his allegations are wrong or unfounded.
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Kevin McCarthy directs House committees to open Biden impeachment inquiry
Some hard-right Republicans have been pushing to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
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White House slams impeachment inquiry as ‘goose chase’
The impeachment inquiry presents a new set of challenges for Biden as he runs for reelection in what could be a rematch with former president Donald Trump.
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GOP lawyer with ties to three Trump rivals enters 14th Amendment fray
Lawsuits seeking to bar former president Donald Trump from running for president under the 14th Amendment are expected in at least a dozen states.
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Google trial begins in first major tech antitrust case in decades
Not since the U.S. government tried to break up Microsoft in 2000 has the federal government taken on a major tech giant over its business practice.
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Senior FBI agent disputes some whistleblowers’ claims about Hunter Biden probe
The interview sheds additional light on the long-running investigation, a focal point of GOP allegations of wrongdoing by President Biden and his family.
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Breaking down the GOP investigation into Hunter Biden and family
Federal prosecutors originally cast a broad net, too, before narrowing their work to focus on the taxes and a gun Hunter Biden purchased.
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