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Ex-Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson claims Rudy Giuliani groped her on January 6 — Exclusive: in a new book, Hutchinson describes incident in which the former New York mayor put his hand ‘under my blazer, then my skirt’ — Cassidy Hutchinson, the former Trump aide turned crucial January 6 witness …
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Trump Privately Frets He Could Be Headed to Prison — Would he be sent to a “club fed” style prison — or a “bad” one? Would he have Secret Service protection? And what would they make him wear? Those are some of the questions Donald Trump is asking his lawyers as his many trials loom
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Bipartisan McCarthy bailout talks gaining steam thanks to House chaos — Any Democratic participation in a plan to stop a shutdown — let alone save the speaker's gavel — would have huge conditions attached. — The long-shot idea that Democrats could bail out the beleaguered Speaker Kevin McCarthy is suddenly getting real.
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Why the White House is letting McCarthy flail — The administration has no plans to help as Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans inch closer to a government shutdown. — Speaker Kevin McCarthy is struggling to pass a bill to fund the government — and the White House isn't about to throw him a lifeline.
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House Speaker McCarthy to Hardliners: 'It's Like You're Walking Into a Fight Losing'
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Lin Wood: 'I didn't flip on President Trump' — X — Former Atlanta attorney Lin Wood pushed back Wednesday on the notion that he would testify against Donald Trump in Fulton County's racketeering case. — Wood's name turned up in a new filing by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis naming …
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Fani Willis outlines part of her trial strategy in Georgia election subversion case with witness list
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
The Untold Story of One Indicted Fake Trump Elector in Georgia
The Untold Story of One Indicted Fake Trump Elector in Georgia
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Pro-Trump Lawyer Lin Wood Turned State's Witness in Georgia Racketeering Case, DA Reveals
Pro-Trump Lawyer Lin Wood Turned State's Witness in Georgia Racketeering Case, DA Reveals
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Free COVID test kits are coming back. Here's how to get them. — The Biden administration is preparing to resume taking orders for free at-home COVID-19 tests starting September 25, officials announced Wednesday. The administration is also planning a new infusion of money to boost domestic manufacturing of the test kits.
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U.S. Will Resume Offering Free At-Home Covid Tests
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Chelsea Cirruzzo / Politico:
Feds to restart mail-order Covid test program
Feds to restart mail-order Covid test program
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Merrick Garland faced fire from Republicans on Hunter Biden, Trump — House Republicans peppered Attorney General Merrick Garland with criticisms during the nearly six-hour House Judiciary Committee hearing. The divide between Democratic and Republican lawmakers on a range of issues …
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Massie suggests Garland is in contempt of Congress
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Merrick Garland spars with House Judiciary over Jan. 6 and Hunter Biden
Merrick Garland spars with House Judiciary over Jan. 6 and Hunter Biden
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Trumpism costs the GOP in a crucial election, again — The Republican Party's increasing Trump-era tendency toward more extreme nominees and its struggles to account for the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade have already cost it plenty. It's quite possible that these things cost …
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Democrats have been winning big in special elections — That could bode well for them in the 2024 election. — Democrats just scored a big win in an election on Tuesday: Democrat Hal Rafter defeated Republican James Guzofski 56 percent to 44 percent in a special election to fill …
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Kari Lake to launch Arizona Senate bid next month — The close ally of Trump is looking to run in the swing state again. — Arizona Republican Kari Lake will launch a Senate run as soon as early next month, according to three people familiar with her plans.
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CNN Poll: Trump leads in New Hampshire while Ramaswamy, Haley, Christie and DeSantis battle for second — Former President Donald Trump holds a sizable lead in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination in New Hampshire, but a close contest for second place …
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
September 2023 National Poll: A Trump Bump In GOP Primary
September 2023 National Poll: A Trump Bump In GOP Primary
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DeSantis Slams Biden Climate Policy: ‘An Agenda to Control You’ — The Florida governor delivered an address in Texas that favored oil and gas development over climate agreements and electric vehicles. — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Wednesday unveiled an energy plan in the heart of oil country …
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Biden Tells New York Donors Trump Looks ‘Destined’ to Be Nominee — Former president enjoys wide lead over rest of GOP field — Biden casts his campaign as bid to protect democracy in US — President Joe Biden said Donald Trump looks destined to be the Republican party's 2024 nominee …
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Trump and Meadows joked about Covid on plane after Biden debate, book says
Trump and Meadows joked about Covid on plane after Biden debate, book says
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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Launches American Climate Corps to Train Young People in Clean Energy, Conservation, and Climate Resilience Skills, Create Good-Paying Jobs and Tackle the Climate Crisis — In its first year, the American Climate Corps will put more than 20,000 young people …
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‘We knew the numbers were bad’: Law enforcement staff raised concerns about Ron DeSantis' top crime talking point — Three former staffers in Florida's top law enforcement agency told NBC News they could not get behind the statement that state crime was at “a 50-year low.”
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The anti-vaccine movement is on the rise. The White House is at a loss over what to do about it. — “They keep just hoping it'll go away.” — This is the first story of a five-part series diving into the rise of the anti-vaccine political movement. — A Biden administration that vowed …
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Biden's campaign set to counterpunch on misinformation
Biden's campaign set to counterpunch on misinformation
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement — For release at 2:00 p.m. EDT — Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace. Job gains have slowed in recent months but remain strong, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Inflation remains elevated.
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Exclusive: Pentagon to review cases of LGBTQ+ veterans denied honorable discharges under “don't ask, don't tell” — Thousands of LGBTQ+ veterans who were kicked out of the military because of their sexuality could see their honor restored under a new initiative the Defense Department is set …
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Senate Poised to Confirm Military Chiefs, Sidestepping Tuberville Blockade — Three generals were on track for confirmation, but Senator Tommy Tuberville, the Alabama Republican who has been blocking them, said he would continue to hold up others over a Pentagon abortion policy.
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Florida's “War on Woke” Is Spurring a Brain Drain — Thanks to Ron DeSantis's education policies, the state is seeing an unprecedented exodus of teachers, professors, and college students. — Pocket — This article appears in the October 2/9, 2023 issue, with the headline “Florida's Brain Drain.”
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Trump vows expanded travel ban if reelected — Former President Trump on Wednesday vowed to reimpose and expand a travel ban that targeted several majority-Muslim countries and said he would shift parts of federal law enforcement to focus on immigration if he is elected to a second White House term.
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