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Scoop: Biden team's don't-let-him-trip mission … - With a physical therapist, Biden has been doing exercises to improve his balance as far back as November 2021. — Since his stumble in June, he has been wearing tennis shoes more often to avoid slipping — and using the short stairs on Air Force One …
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Ralph Nader, wary of Trump, offers to help Joe Biden win — The political firebrand, long estranged from Democrats, fears fascism will be on the ballot in 2024 and it must be defeated — The liberal activist Ralph Nader still remembers nearly the exact words Joe Biden used to banish …
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Biden Joins U.A.W. Strike
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Biden is headed to Michigan to join the UAW picket line. He's all-in on showing his union bona fides

Americans Are Down on Biden. Why Does His Party Keep Winning Elections?
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Digby's Hullabaloo, KTSM-TV and The Messenger


Cassidy Hutchinson's new book reveals a Trump White House even more chaotic than previously known — In her new book “Enough,” former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson paints the closing days of the Trump White House as even more chaotic and lawless than she previously disclosed in her shocking televised testimony last summer.
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Cassidy Hutchinson Book Reveals Chaos at End of Trump White House: 'I Don't Want People To Know We Lost' — Hutchinson recounts the final days of the Trump administration, including Jan. 6, 2021, in her new book — A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook …

Cassidy Hutchinson Begs GOP to Stop Donald Trump Before It's Too Late
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Supreme Court rejects Alabama's bid to use congressional map with just one majority-Black district — The court's decision is in line with its June ruling in the same case that reaffirmed key protections for minority voters. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a defeat …
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Supreme Court rejects Alabama's attempt to avoid creating a second Black majority congressional district — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency bid from Alabama, setting the stage for a new congressional map likely to include a second Black majority district to account for the state's 27% Black population.
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Hunter Biden sues former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani over infamous laptop — Hunter Biden sued former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and another attorney over alleged violations of computer fraud and data access related to a laptop computer Biden is said to have left at a Delaware repair shop.
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Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani and his former attorney, alleging they tried to hack his devices — Hunter Biden filed a civil lawsuit Tuesday against Rudy Giuliani and his former attorney, claiming they caused “total annihilation” of his digital privacy and violated federal …


Trump is crushing it in California. His rivals are ‘in denial.’ — Republicans will descend on California this week for the second presidential debate and speeches before thousands of state party activists. On the ground, it's a snoozer with Trump ascendent.
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What Is J.D. Vance's Angle? — J.D. Vance was trying to find his groove. I had just shown up at his office last week to interview the Ohio Republican about his first nine months in the Senate, where he has proved curiously hard to pigeonhole. As we sat down, Mr. Vance — at 39 …
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Dam Breaks For Bob Menendez: Senate Democrats Pile On In Calls For Resignation — Jon Tester and Tammy Baldwin are among those up for reelection in 2024 and facing pressure to distance themselves from their indicted colleague. — LOADING — The dam broke open Tuesday morning …
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Booker Says Menendez Should Resign, Breaking Silence — The decision by Senator Cory Booker, a close ally, to condemn Senator Robert Menendez underscores the deepening crisis Mr. Menendez faces after his indictment. — Senator Cory Booker called on Senator Robert Menendez …
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Bob Menendez's defiance could be an electoral nightmare for Democrats
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Cassidy and the Guys — Plus: Menendez is an old-school crook. — Catching up: — Biden Heads to UAW Picket Line in Michigan - The New York Times — New Poll by Saint Anselm College Survey Center shows Nikki Haley surging ahead of Ron DeSantis in New Hampshir e
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The Coming Attack on an Essential Element of Women's Freedom — No-fault divorce has improved the lives of millions. Now some extreme Republicans want to abandon it. — For the past half century, many women in America have enjoyed an unprecedented degree of freedom and legal protection …
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Trump urges judge to reject proposed gag order in federal election case — Prosecutors have asked Judge Tanya Chutkan to order Trump to stop attacking potential witnesses. — Donald Trump's lawyers said Monday that a gag order proposed by prosecutors would unconstitutionally silence …
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Inside the courtroom of Trump's D.C. judge
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Republicans open probe into Biden's energy secretary after police called on her EV road trip — Granholm's EV road trip ‘illustrates yet again how out of touch the Biden Administration is,’ Republicans write — Republicans on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee …
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House Oversight launches investigation into Granholm electric vehicle road trip
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The Daily Caller


JPMorgan Settles Epstein Suits With U.S. Virgin Islands and James Staley — The bank agreed to pay $75 million to settle with the U.S. Virgin Islands and also reached a confidential settlement with a former top banker who pushed to keep the disgraced financier as a client.
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JPMorgan Chase settles Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking suit by U.S. Virgin Islands for $75 million
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Asa Hutchinson misses out as seven candidates qualify for second GOP debate — Former President Donald Trump is skipping another debate, while Hutchinson is the only candidate who made the first debate to miss the second one. — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson fell short of qualifying …
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Here's who made the second Republican presidential debate
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Amazon used market power to warp prices of goods across the internet, FTC alleges — The FTC said it filed an antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, backed by the attorneys general of 17 states, including two Republicans.
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1 in 3 Voters Would Blame Congressional Republicans for a Shutdown — Shares of voters who said the following would be mostly to blame for a shutdown: — Survey conducted Sept. 21-24, 2023, among a representative sample of 1,969 registered voters, with an unweighted margin of error of +/-2 percentage points.
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