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White House asks Congress to pass short-term spending deal, boost food aid
The federal government will shut down on Oct. 1 unless lawmakers either extend current spending or fund programs through next year
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Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again while talking with reporters
The freezing incident in Kentucky mirrored another occasion when Mitch McConnell, the Senate minority leader, abruptly stopped speaking last month.
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Liberals raise alarms, calling on Biden to sharpen reelection pitch
Left-leaning Democrats have backed the president, but some worry his second-term agenda lacks ambition.
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Biden loves to retell certain stories. Some aren’t credible.
Here’s a guide to some of the stories told by President Biden that cannot be verified or are not plausible.
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Giuliani’s first big legal loss is a blistering one
A federal judge ruled that Giuliani is liable for defaming two election workers. And she was unsparing in her reasoning.
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Trump co-defendant reaches bond agreement after weekend in jail
Harrison William Prescott Floyd, who faces allegations that he harassed an Atlanta-area election worker in the weeks following the 2020 presidential election, posted bond of $100,000 Tuesday.
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Tenn. lawmakers refused to act on guns. A GOP mother is still pushing.
Melissa Alexander says Covenant parents stood up to a GOP supermajority and lost, but this is the moment when ‘things started to change.’
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Trump has yet to issue any public statements on Jacksonville killings
Trump, who lives in Florida, has posted on social media about other topics dozens of times since a White man fatally shot three Black people Saturday.
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Biden pledges $95 million for Hawaii’s electrical grid after Maui wildfires
The fast-moving fires were the deadliest in modern U.S. history, killing more than 100 people on Maui, forcing thousands to evacuate and destroying the historic town of Lahaina.
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Judge rules Giuliani defamed Georgia election workers, orders sanctions
U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell issued the judgment based on Giuliani’s failure to turn over relevant information, not based on evidence in the case.
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Judge says Peter Navarro can’t use privilege as defense in contempt case
Navarro is set to go on trial next week on charges stemming his refusal to comply with a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee.
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Sentencing postponed for ex-Proud Boys leader Tarrio in Jan. 6 conspiracy
The U.S. attorney’s office spokeswoman had initially cited an unspecified “emergency,” though the court spokeswoman later said there was no emergency. A spokesperson for the U.S. Marshals said the judge was ill.
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise diagnosed with blood cancer
The Louisiana Republican said he has already begun treatment for multiple myeloma.
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In court, Trump supporter faces election official he violently threatened
Mark Rissi pleaded guilty to sending threatening messages to two Arizona officials after the 2020 election. He was in court Monday to receive his punishment.
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No Labels preps playbook to select presidential candidates, broaden support
The group that’s preparing a potential third-party bid is seeking ways to grow grass roots before deciding whether to field candidates next year.
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An FBI source, a Burisma deal, the Bidens and details that don’t match up
A deal described in the memo is very different than what occurred, assuming it is the same transaction.
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Why a DOJ lawyer questioned a Trump case witness at the White House
Republicans call the White House session evidence of political interference. But legal experts say it’s standard to interview government workers at their offices.
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Justice Barrett says court scrutiny welcome and she has ‘thick skin’
“Justices and all judges are public figures, and public criticism kind of comes with the job,” she said.
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Jesse Watters tells Fox viewers about systemic oppression of Black people
Of course, he was only doing so to claim that Black Americans now love Trump.
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As drugmakers slam Medicare price controls, Wall Street shrugs
Drugmakers unleashed a broadside at the Inflation Reduction Act, but most will see minimal impacts from price caps — for now.
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