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Israel Knew Hamas's Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago — A blueprint reviewed by The Times laid out the attack in detail. Israeli officials dismissed it as aspirational and ignored specific warnings. — Israeli officials obtained Hamas's battle plan for the Oct. 7 terrorist attack …
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Why Rep. Jared Moskowitz gave Biden a ‘10 out of 10’ on Israel — with research by Marisa Iati and Tobi Raji — Good morning, Early Birds. Wow. It's somehow December. Tips: earlytips@washpost.com. Was this forwarded to you? Sign up here. Thanks for waking up with us.
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‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel's calculated bombing of Gaza
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Trump is stepping up his advertising in Iowa, where governor has backed DeSantis — The ad buy marks one of the first times his campaign will go up on TV. — Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump looks on during a campaign rally at Trendsetter Engineering Inc., Nov. 2, 2023, in Houston.
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Biden Wants to Abolish the Fees Trump Charges at His Resorts — In going after Donald Trump's business practices, Joe Biden is combining a hit on his opponent with a boost of his own economic record. … Biden resorts to a fresh Trump attack — Ahead of the 2024 election …
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Trump's campaign thinks it's getting a surprise assist from Dean Phillips
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Behind the Curtain — Scoop: The Trump job applications revealed — We told you in a “Behind the Curtain” column last month that Trump allies are pre-screening the ideologies of thousands of potential appointees and employees in case he wins back the White House.
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Trump can be held civilly liable in Jan. 6 riot, judges rule — Donald Trump can be held civilly liable for the actions of the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, an appeals court ruled Friday in a long-awaited decision that could clear the way for lawsuits seeking financial damages from the former president.
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Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, dead at 93 — From the early 1990s until her retirement in 2005, she was the indisputable swing justice — Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court and the justice who held the court's center for more than a generation …
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Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on Supreme Court, dies at 93 — Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has died. — O'Connor was the first woman to servce on the high court. — Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, has died.
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Rep. George Santos may be expelled from the House — what happens next? — Two-thirds of the House would need to vote to remove Santos from Congress and make him the sixth House member in history to be expelled by his colleagues. — WASHINGTON — The House will vote Friday on whether to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress.
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Steve Scalise reveals what's really happened since McCarthy's fall — The House Majority Leader illuminates what happened behind closed doors after Kevin McCarthy's ousting as well as what to expect next on impeachment; why he will vote against expelling George Santos; and how Speaker Mike Johnson …
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DeSantis calls for resignation of embattled Florida GOP chairman — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is calling for the resignation of Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler, who is ensnared in a police inquiry involving alleged sexual battery. — “I don't see how he can continue …
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Florida GOP chairman faces allegations of sexual battery
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Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler, husband of Moms For Liberty cofounder, accused of sexual assault by alleged menage a trois lover
Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler, husband of Moms For Liberty cofounder, accused of sexual assault by alleged menage a trois lover
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Speaker Johnson wrote foreword for book filled with conspiracy theories and homophobic insults — Speaker of the House Mike Johnson wrote the foreword and publicly promoted a 2022 book that spread baseless and discredited conspiracy theories and used derogatory homophobic insults.
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Former U.S. Marine Pleads Guilty to Firebombing a Planned Parenthood Clinic in Orange County and Admits to Planning Additional Attacks — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California — SANTA ANA, California - An Orange County man pleaded guilty today …
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Israel-Gaza war live updates: Airstrikes resume in Gaza as pause in fighting ends 23 minutes ago — Here are the hostages released by Hamas and those remaining in Gaza — Thin rations, heavy bombing: Israel's hostages start sharing their stories — Israel-Gaza war
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Rand Paul performs Heimlich on fellow GOP senator — Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa thanked Sen. Rand Paul in a post on X after the incident. — WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., performed the Heimlich maneuver on Sen. Joni Ernst during a Republican conference lunch at the Capitol on Thursday, according to a tweet by the Iowa senator.
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Playbook: Steve Scalise unpacks the House GOP — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — BREAKING OVERNIGHT — “War resumes in Gaza after truce collapses,” by Reuters' Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Suhaib Salem: “Israeli warplanes resumed pounding Gaza …
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Welcome to Our New ‘Bespoke Realities’ — I've known conspiracy theorists my entire life. In fact, there's probably a little bit of conspiracy theorist in each of us, myself included. (Don't get me started on Game 6 of the 2002 N.B.A. Western Conference Finals.)
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Why Biden and Harris Merchandise Doesn't Sell — Liberals aren't buying political merchandise this season. — POLITICO illustration/Photos by Getty Images, AP, iStock — You know things are starting to look iffy when you get to the Janet Yellen novelty merch. — That's no slight on Yellen.
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The Bogus Historians Who Teach Evangelicals They Live in a Theocracy — A new book on the Christian right reveals how a series of unscrupulous leaders turned politics into a powerful and lucrative gospel. — POLITICO illustration/Photos by AP, Gage Skidmore, iStock
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