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What's the Key to Understanding Donald J. Trump? Start With Queens. — “Confidence Man,” Maggie Haberman's biography of the former president, argues that it's essential to grasp New York's steamy, histrionic folkways. — Buy Book ▾ … When you purchase an independently reviewed book through …
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Trump weighed bombing drug labs in Mexico after he mistook adviser, new book shows — The 607-page ‘Confidence Man,’ from New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, details unusual and erratic interactions between Trump and world leaders, members of Congress and his own aides
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On the matter of Haberman-hating — A few thoughts on why Maggie Haberman triggers the reactions she does. — When I was curating the Toddler-in-Chief thread on Twitter and adapting it into The Toddler in Chief, I leaned pretty hard on Maggie Haberman's reporting for the New York Times.
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New book: Trump nearly fired Jared and Ivanka via tweet — Then-President Donald Trump nearly fired his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner from the White House via tweet, according to new book from New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman. — Trump raised the prospect …
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‘Giant Backfire’: Trump's Demand for Special Master Is Looking Like a Mistake — The former president failed to derail the criminal investigation into his hoarding of sensitive documents and is stuck paying for a costly process that threatens to undermine his public claims.
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UNDER SEAL, TRUMP ACCUSES HAND-PICKED SPECIAL MASTER OF NOT FOLLOWING ORDERS UNDER SEAL, TRUMP ACCUSES HAND-PICKED SPECIAL MASTER OF NOT FOLLOWING ORDERS — Trump appears to be accusing his hand-picked Special Master, Raymond Dearie, of violating Judge Aileen Cannon's rules under seal.
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‘Putin Is a Fool’: Intercepted Calls Reveal Russian Army in Disarray — In phone calls to friends and relatives at home, Russian soldiers gave damning insider accounts of battlefield failures and civilian executions, excoriating their leaders just weeks into the campaign to take Kyiv.
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As campaign struggles, Doug Mastriano plans ‘40 days of fasting and prayer’ — It was billed as a blockbuster, but ended up a flop. If Doug Mastriano's “big rally” last weekend were a movie, its Rotten Tomatoes score would be in the single digits.Only a few dozen supporters joined …
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Notes on the State of Politics: Sept. 28, 2022 — Dear Readers: This is the latest edition of Notes on the State of Politics, which features short updates on elections and politics. — The Editors — Table 1: Crystal Ball gubernatorial rating changes — Governor Old Rating New Rating
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In House Fight for N.Y. Suburbs, Will Abortion Turn Tide for Democrats?
In House Fight for N.Y. Suburbs, Will Abortion Turn Tide for Democrats?
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Records contradict Majewski's account of military punishment — Republican J.R. Majewski has centered his campaign for a competitive Ohio congressional seat around his biography as an Air Force veteran. But one of the big questions that has surfaced is why Majewski was told he could not reenlist …
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'Where's Jackie?' Biden Asks if Deceased Lawmaker Is at White House Event — President Biden apparently forgot that Representative Jackie Walorski, Republican of Indiana, had died in August. — WASHINGTON — President Biden looked in the audience on Wednesday for Representative Jackie Walorski …
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Biden Appears to Ask If Dead Congresswoman Is in Attendance at White House Event
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SILVER ALERT: Biden's Bumbles Hit New Low
SILVER ALERT: Biden's Bumbles Hit New Low
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Tucker Carlson's shoddy case linking U.S. to alleged Nord Stream sabotage — Fox News host Tucker Carlson's long-running quest to blame the Biden administration for the war in Ukraine hasn't borne much fruit, despite his prominent perch on the most-watched cable news channel. — But it's not for lack of trying.
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Kagan v. Roberts: Justices Spar Over Supreme Court's Legitimacy — Liberal justice suggests recent decisions are sapping ‘reservoirs of public confidence’; Roberts and Alito say institution's status stands above its opinions — The Legal Reasoning Behind the Supreme Court Overturning Roe v. Wade
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Biden administration to grant Puerto Rico shipping waiver after uproar — White House officials faced a backlash from the island's governor and members of Congress after a shipment of diesel was idled off the coast — The Biden administration is expected to approve a legal waiver as soon …
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Russia poised to annex occupied Ukraine after sham vote — Russia positioned itself Wednesday to formally annex parts of Ukraine where occupied areas held a Kremlin-orchestrated “referendum” on living under Moscow's rule that the Ukrainian government and the West denounced as illegal and rigged.
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Patricia McCabe / Supreme Court of the United States:
For Immediate Release — For Further Information Contact: — The Court will hear all scheduled oral arguments for the upcoming term in the Courtroom. Seating for the oral argument sessions will be provided to the public, members of the Supreme Court bar, and press, and Courtroom bar admissions will resume.
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Record methane leak flows from damaged Baltic Sea pipelines — Methane leaking from the damaged Nord Stream pipelines is likely to be the biggest burst of the potent greenhouse gas on record, by far. The Nord Stream pipeline leaks that were pumping huge volumes of methane into the Baltic Sea …
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Sanders, Raskin Want Congress to Get Serious About Averting a Coup in Brazil — Brazil's “Tropical Trump” says “only God will remove me” if he loses Sunday. — Polls from Brazil show that President Jair Bolsonaro, the Donald Trump-like authoritarian who has run the country disastrously since …
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The crumbling GOP opposition to electoral count reform bill
The crumbling GOP opposition to electoral count reform bill
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Bill Plante, legendary CBS News White House correspondent, has died at 84 — William “Bill” Plante, one of the longest-serving White House broadcast journalists in history, died of respiratory failure on Wednesday, according to his family. The award-winning CBS correspondent was 84 years old and lived in Washington, D.C.
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Brexit ideology lies behind the UK's market rout — Kwarteng's statement last week was just one manifestation of the elevation of absolutism over economics — It is the Bank of England's failure to raise rates further. No, wait, it's really all about Fed tightening and dollar strength.
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Oath Keepers trial: A 1800s-inspired defense meets most significant Jan. 6 prosecution yet — In a case that could be a referendum on the insurrection, “prosecutors are really going for the three-pointer” against an untested, controversial defense. — Stewart Rhodes and others from the Oath Keepers …
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Why NOT Me? — “You're due for a mammogram,” my gynecologist said, looking over my medical chart. It was May; I had just gotten a pap smear and was still sitting on the exam table in my pink cotton (open in the front) gown. — “That's crazy, I just got one!” I told her, with a hint of indignation.
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Smith & Wesson sued over link to July 4 parade mass shooting — Survivors of the mass shooting at a suburban Chicago Independence Day parade and family members of those killed filed 11 lawsuits Wednesday against the manufacturer of the rifle used in the attack, accusing gun-maker Smith & Wesson …
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Iran's anti-veil protests draw on long history of resistance — A young woman climbs to the top of a car in the middle of Mashhad, a conservative Iranian city famed for its Islamic shrines. She takes off her headscarf and starts chanting, “Death to the dictator!” Protesters nearby join in and cars honk in support.
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Christine Drazan, Tina Kotek neck-and-neck in race for Oregon governor, new poll from The Oregonian/OregonLive shows — Republican Christine Drazan and Democrat Tina Kotek are neck-and-neck in the three-way race for governor six weeks before the November election, according to a new poll commissioned …
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CEO Says He's Been “Praying for Inflation” Because It's an Excuse to Jack Up Prices … The CEO of Iron Mountain Inc. told Wall Street analysts at a September 20 investor event that the high levels of inflation of the past several years had helped the company increase its margins …
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US Is Increasingly Worried About UK Turmoil, Working With IMF — The Biden administration is alarmed over the market turmoil triggered by the new UK government's economic program and is seeking ways to encourage Prime Minister Liz Truss's team to dial back its dramatic tax cuts.
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Romance novel model pleads guilty to dragging officer down Capitol steps on Jan. 6 — WASHINGTON — When former President Donald Trump called on supporters who believed his lies about the 2020 election to go to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, a Michigan bodybuilder-turned-construction worker responded with enthusiasm.
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What Is the Permanent Problem? — Since 2016, I've done a great deal of reading, writing, thinking, talking, and brooding about the crisis of liberal democracy we're now living through — how it originated, what powers it, and how possibly to defuse it or at least muddle through it.
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Will election conspiracy theories cause permanent damage to democracy in Kansas? — In early September, Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden spoke with a group of Johnson County conservatives known as the “Liberty People” about his efforts to investigate voter fraud.
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What Country Is the Wall Street Journal Living In? — The paper's editorial board deludes itself with its endorsement of Kari Lake. — The headline of a Wall Street Journal editorial caught my eye: “Arizona's School Choice Election.” Rubbing my eyes, I read it again.
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