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Judge to dismiss Sarah Palin's New York Times libel lawsuit
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Pence dismisses Trump claim that he could have overturned 2020 election
In a sharp rebuke of his former boss, former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday that Donald Trump was wrong to believe Pence had the power to reverse the outcome of the 2020 presidential election that Trump has falselyclaimed was stolen from him.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson emerges as frontrunner for vacant US Supreme Court seat
If appointed, she would be the first black woman to sit on country’s most powerful bench
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'This Is a Complicated Country': Read Stephen Breyer's Supreme Court Retirement Speech
After Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg's death gave former President Donald Trump a chance for a last-minute nomination, Democrats ramped up pressure for Breyer to retire. His retiring would eliminate the risk of his seat going to a conservative justice, swaying the court even farther to the right.
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Black Women Overwhelmingly Support Black Female Supreme Court Nominee: Poll
The poll was conducted from January 4 to 9 among 507 Black women voters nationwide and has a margin of error of plus or minus 5.04 percent.
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US Supreme Court: The women in the running to replace Stephen Breyer
US President Joe Biden has affirmed that he will appoint an African-American woman to the top US court for the first time in history.
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Unthinkable Kamala career move suggested
An outlandish theory suggesting US Vice President Kamala Harris will soon find herself in a new job has been rubbished by experts.
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Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire From Supreme Court
Justice Breyer, who will leave at the end of the term, has championed the court’s independence from politics. The retirement opens the door for the president to deliver on his promise to nominate the court’s first Black woman.
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Biden supporters 'apoplectic' one year into his presidency
Just over a year ago, millions of energized young people, women, voters of color and independents joined forces to send Joe Biden to the White House
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Supreme Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine-or-testing mandate for workplaces but lets medical rule stand
The court in a second unsigned opinion permitted a vaccine mandate on people employed at health care facilities that receive federal funding through Medicare and Medicaid. That measure affects about 10 million workers.
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‘Moron’: Top doc caught on hot mic
America’s top Covid adviser Anthony Fauci has been caught dissing a senator on a hot mic moments after a bad-tempered exchange.
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Rep. Jim Jordan Rebuffs House Panel Interview On Jan. 6 Insurrection
The Trump loyalist called the probe a "partisan witch hunt."
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Kamala Harris hit by mass staff exodus
A mass exodus has given fuel to critics of the White House as Kamala Harris and Joe Biden face their toughest period yet.
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‘Devastated’: Joe Biden slammed
Australia’s former ambassador to Israel has hit out at US President Joe Biden’s response to the tragic events unfolding in Afghanistan.
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House Speaker Pelosi Names Liz Cheney to Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Committee
Most Republicans have opposed the panel, calling it a partisan exercise
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Trump White House doctor, 13 other House Republicans urge Biden to take cognitive test
Biden, 78, is the oldest president in American history.
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Covid: White House defends Dr Fauci over lab leak emails
The White House has defended the president's top coronavirus adviser, Dr Anthony Fauci, amid scrutiny of his recently released work emails.
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Republicans Removed Liz Cheney From Leadership For Refusing To Bow To Trump
"I will do everything I can to ensure the former president never again gets anywhere near the Oval Office," Cheney said after being stripped of power by her party.
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‘Total disgrace’: Trump fumes over ruling
Donald Trump has reacted angrily to the Facebook oversight board’s ruling on his suspension, saying tech giants must “pay a price”.
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Is Trump back on Facebook? Facebook Oversight Board will rule whether his ban lifts or becomes permanent today.
The big three social media platforms have locked President Trump's accounts because his posts violated their policies during riots at the U.S. Capitol.
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