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New York Republicans choose Mazi Melesa Pilip as House nominee to replace George Santos
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Judge puts Trump’s 2020 election interference case on hold
Judge Tanya Chutkan agrees to pause proceedings while ex-president pursues claims he is immune from prosecution
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House votes to formally authorize Biden impeachment inquiry
Republicans have failed to produce evidence showing president financially benefitted from family business dealings
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Special counsel goes directly to Supreme Court to resolve whether Trump has immunity from prosecution
A federal judge had rejected former President Donald Trump's claim of immunity from prosecution in the election interference case.
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In a reversal, Donald Trump says he won't testify in his own defense in New York fraud trial
The former president was originally scheduled to take the stand as the monthslong, $250 million civil fraud trial against him and his company enters its final week.
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Unhappiness with Biden’s performance is pervasive, with economic pessimism weighing him down.
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Trump takes election lead over Biden – WSJ
The former US president holds an advantage over Joe Biden despite being viewed by a cohort of voters as “corrupt,” a poll says
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Texas lawmaker John Whitmire tops Sheila Jackson Lee in runoff election for Houston's next mayor
Whitmire inherits a city plagued by crime, crumbling infrastructure, and budget issues
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Four highlights from the fourth Republican presidential debate in Tuscaloosa
Here are the highlights from the fourth Republican presidential debate.
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Senate Republicans block Ukraine and Israel aid bill
Senate Republicans have blocked a move to pass an aid bill for Ukraine after failing to secure border compromises they sought in exchange.
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Republican McCarthy Says He Is Leaving Congress at Year End
- A former ‘young gun’ conservative who alienated populist right
- Tumultuous speakership was third shortest in House history
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Biden’s shock admission in US election race
Donald Trump has made bold and suggestive comments about Joe Biden’s health after the US President made a major campaign admission.
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Why a Second Trump Presidency May Be More Radical Than His First
Donald Trump has long exhibited authoritarian impulses, but his policy operation is now more sophisticated, and the buffers to check him are weaker.
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Speaker Johnson says he believes GOP has the votes for Biden impeachment inquiry
Johnson added Republicans “have a duty to do this” and “we cannot stop the process.”
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George Santos’s messy expulsion vote, briefly explained
The scandal-plagued Congress member has finally reached the end of the line.
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George Santos Is Expelled From the House
The motion managed to pass despite last-minute opposition from all four top GOP House leaders.
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Santos Relishes the Limelight Even as His Show Looks Likely to Close
Before the debate about his possible expulsion from Congress, George Santos seemed to embrace his starring role in a scandal of his own making.
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NYC Mayor’s Woes Are So Bad Even Andrew Cuomo Is Eyeing a Run
- Federal probe of campaign, migrant crisis dog Eric Adams
- Nearly a dozen Democratic candidates considering challenges
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DeSantis v Newsom: the presidential match-up that isn’t
Is the governors’ debate a glimpse of an alternative reality, or of what’s to come?
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George Santos says he expects to be expelled from Congress in coming days; math ‘doesn’t look good’
His decision not to seek reelection, he said, was not because of external pressure, but due to his frustration with the “sheer arrogance” of his colleagues.
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