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Georgia Republicans are unusually skeptical of Trump’s 2020 actions

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 08/29/2023 - 3:53pm
A new poll reinforces something we saw in the 2022 primaries. And it could matter for the case ahead.
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Even partisans hold surprisingly heterogeneous policy positions

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 08/29/2023 - 1:52pm
Many were caught off guard by the “Rich Men North of Richmond” singer’s multi-faceted policy views. They shouldn’t have been.
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Racist killings reignite Black leaders’ anger at DeSantis in Florida

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 08/29/2023 - 1:40pm
Many Black Floridians’ anger at DeSantis erupted anew as the Republican presidential candidate responded to racist violence in his home state.
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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez drops out of Republican presidential race

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 08/29/2023 - 12:39pm
“While I have decided to suspend my campaign for President, my commitment to making this a better nation for every American remains,” Suarez said in a post shared on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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Meadows’s defense gets at a key question: Where’s the line in trying to retain power?

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 08/29/2023 - 12:12pm
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’s testimony on Monday seemed to center on an argument that overturning the 2020 election was simply part of his job.
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Mark Meadows struggles to distance himself from Trump’s plot

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 08/29/2023 - 12:04pm
Meadows’s attempts to separate himself from efforts to overturn the election offer a preview of the difficult balancing act that other defendants will face.
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Ramaswamy’s 2003 question: Why support a candidate without experience?

Washington Post Elections - Tue, 08/29/2023 - 11:10am
On an episode of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” the 2024 candidate, then a student, posed a question about experience to another long-shot candidate — the Rev. Al Sharpton.
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Eminem tells Vivek Ramaswamy to not use his songs on campaign trail

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 08/28/2023 - 10:11pm
In the end, the Republican presidential candidate only had one shot, one opportunity to rap his favorite song on the trail.
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President Biden visits D.C. middle school to mark the start of classes

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 08/28/2023 - 6:07pm
The president was joined by first lady Jill Biden, a longtime English teacher, at Eliot-Hine Middle School.
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Why Trump’s trial dates make his 2024 campaign more difficult

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 08/28/2023 - 5:24pm
If you’re running for president, one of the months you definitely want to be on the campaign trail is March.
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Republicans have already achieved a desired impeachment outcome

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 08/28/2023 - 4:10pm
Most independents see both the Biden and Trump families as corrupt.
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Trump’s D.C. election-obstruction trial scheduled for March 2024

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 08/28/2023 - 4:06pm
The trial date set by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan falls in the middle of both Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid and key dates in other criminal cases against him.
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U.S. soldier in Texas wounds man in unusual cross-border shooting

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 08/28/2023 - 3:55pm
The National Guard soldier was deployed as part of Operation Lone Star, the border mobilization directed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to try to curb illegal crossings.
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Meadows testifies in Atlanta; March trial date for Trump in D.C.

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 08/28/2023 - 2:45pm
Lawyers for Donald Trump and special counsel Jack Smith argued over the trial date on charges that Trump conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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Trump pleads not guilty at arraignment for 2020 election indictment

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 08/28/2023 - 1:43pm
Former president Donald Trump was at federal court Thursday for his arraignment in Washington on 2020 election charges.
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An asterisk should accompany assessments of Trump’s campaign calendar

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 08/28/2023 - 1:40pm
Trump has never campaigned the way other politicians do.
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The fired Ukrainian prosecutor is not a reliable narrator

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 08/28/2023 - 1:39pm
Republicans are hyping Viktor Shokin’s new Fox News interview about the Bidens and Burisma. But it reinforced reasons to doubt his account.
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All the times Trump’s trials conflict with the 2024 election campaign

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 08/28/2023 - 12:54pm
Trump is facing four pending civil and criminal cases already on the calendar — and more could be on the way.
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Ramaswamy distills Republican race rhetoric to its essence

Washington Post Elections - Mon, 08/28/2023 - 11:06am
The Republican presidential hopeful compared a Black legislator to the Klan as he suggested a pun on his last name was racist.
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The Trump Cases: Highlights from last week and what’s coming this week

Washington Post Elections - Sun, 08/27/2023 - 3:00pm
Former president Donald Trump is facing four criminal indictments, in D.C., Georgia, Florida and New York. A guide to the latest developments in each case.
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