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Husband of Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola dies in plane crash

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 5:25pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 5:01pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 4:33pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 4:21pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 3:01pm
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?

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 2:32pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 1:21pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 12:53pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 11:18am
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

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 9:54am
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

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 9:47am
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

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 4:00am
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

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 7:28pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 6:46pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 6:27pm
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’

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 6:07pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 4:50pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 4:43pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 4:29pm
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

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 4:11pm
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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