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Pence Bows Out of '24 Race His Former Boss Is Dominating — He increasingly attacked Donald Trump over Jan. 6, but gained little traction and struggled to raise money. — Former Vice President Mike Pence, who spent four years dutifully serving President Donald J. Trump but refused to carry …
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Mike Pence suspends his struggling 2024 campaign — The former vice president was unable to gain traction in the face of Donald Trump's dominance in the race — Mike Pence announced on Saturday at the Republican Jewish Coalition gathering in Las Vegas that he was suspending his campaign and exiting the race for the GOP nomination.
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Hutchinson's campaign manager to depart after disagreement over viable path to nomination — Asa Hutchinson's presidential campaign manager is leaving the campaign next week due to differences over direction and whether the former Arkansas governor still has a path to the 2024 Republican nomination, according to two sources.
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Mike Pence drops out of 2024 presidential race: ‘No regrets’
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Israel-Hamas War — Netanyahu Says Israeli Troops Have Pushed Into Gaza — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel called the incursion “the second stage of the war.” He did not describe it as an invasion, and the maneuver appeared more limited than some experts had predicted.
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A spiderweb of Hamas tunnels in Gaza Strip raises risks for an Israeli ground offensive
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Gaza's Tunnels Loom Large for Israel's Ground Forces
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Live updates | Israel pounds Gaza Strip, dismissing calls for cease-fire
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Mike Johnson is well within the mainstream of today's GOP — Republicans' long public nightmare came to an end this past week when Louisiana's Mike Johnson became the 56th speaker of the House. If you're like most people who claim to be smart about politics, you immediately pretended to know who he was and then went to Google him.
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For Mike Johnson, Religion Is at the Forefront of Politics and Policy — The new House speaker has put his faith at the center of his political career, and aligned himself with a newer cohort of conservative Christianity that some describe as Christian nationalism.
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Not an accidental speaker: How Mike Johnson positioned himself for the gavel
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The deep inequity of the anti-college movement — I immigrated from Mexicali, Mexico, when I was 10 years old, the child of farm laborers. I was still learning English when my high school teachers advised me to forgo any college dreams. — But there in the Imperial Valley of southeast California …


Cheryl Hines slams Biden for not providing RFK Jr. security detail — Actress Cheryl Hines slammed President Biden for not providing a security detail to her husband, presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in comments Friday. — Hines joined TMZ to speak about the intruder …
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Biden takes swipe at Trump, GOP at fundraiser: ‘Democracy is at stake in 2024’ — President Biden made the stakes of the 2024 election clear for his supporters at a campaign fundraiser in Washington on Friday, taking a shot at his likely opponent, former President Trump.
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Democrat lawmaker launches presidential campaign against Biden, blasts border policies: ‘Not secure’
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Biden has succeeded all along. The media can't ignore it.
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Misinformation is flowing ahead of Ohio abortion vote. Some is coming from a legislative website — The inflammatory language targeting a reproductive rights measure on Ohio's fall ballot is the type of messaging that is common in the closing weeks of a highly contested initiative campaign …
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Ivanka Trump to testify Friday in the NY civil fraud trial - here's how she can hurt her father and brothers — On Friday, Trump's NY fraud-trial judge ruled Ivanka Trump must testify next week. — She had tried to quash her subpoena, saying it was overly broad and improperly served.
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Ramaswamy addresses Israel policy criticism at Jewish forum in Las Vegas — Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel, Ramaswamy has increasingly generated controversy over his remarks about the U.S.'s role in the conflict. — Vivek Ramaswamy on Saturday addressed criticism of his Israel stance …
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Speaker Johnson: Biden engaging in ‘cover-up’ of role in Hunter business dealings, impeachment probe continues — But he says inquiry must play out, and it's too soon to conclude an impeachable offense occurred — EXCLUSIVE: House Speaker Mike Johnson said President Biden is engaged in an …
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Biden asks ‘who the hell’ needs a high-capacity assault weapon after Maine shooting — President Biden questioned the need for high-capacity magazines for assault weapons on Friday, amid calls for new gun control legislation after a mass shooting in Maine. — “Who the hell needs …
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