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Trump confirms names on VP shortlist: 'They're all good, they're all solid' — Former President Trump confirmed a list of names floated to be on his vice presidential shortlist Tuesday, during a town hall event in Greenville, S.C. — Trump joined Fox News Channel's Laura Ingraham to discuss …
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Donald Trump may not believe in God, but he still plans to turn America into a Christian theocracy — Like any cult leader, Trump's goal is to get power — and the religious right is ready to take advantage — If there were only some way to prove it, I would happily bet everything I own that Donald Trump does not believe in God.
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Trump says long VP shortlist includes Tim Scott, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy
Jake Traylor / NBC News:
Donald Trump says he doesn't know if he could work with Mitch McConnell if re-elected
Donald Trump says he doesn't know if he could work with Mitch McConnell if re-elected
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Melanie Mason / Politico:
Trump backs McCarthy's chosen successor for House seat
Trump backs McCarthy's chosen successor for House seat
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Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens had Russian intelligence contacts, prosecutors say — A former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company had contacts …
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Playbook: The Biden impeachment's latest big blow — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — A RACE TO WATCH — JOHN AVLON, the former CNN anchor, is officially jumping into the race for New York's 1st Congressional District.
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Prosecutors say ex-FBI informant charged over false Hunter Biden reports claimed he got information from Russian intelligence
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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
DOJ: FBI informant said Russian intelligence involved in Hunter Biden story
DOJ: FBI informant said Russian intelligence involved in Hunter Biden story
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Hannah Rabinowitz / CNN:
Indicted ex-FBI informant told investigators he got Hunter Biden dirt from Russian intelligence officials
Indicted ex-FBI informant told investigators he got Hunter Biden dirt from Russian intelligence officials
Robert Legare / CBS News:
Man accused of lying to FBI about Hunter Biden claimed he got fake information from Russian intelligence
Man accused of lying to FBI about Hunter Biden claimed he got fake information from Russian intelligence
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Biden cancels student debt for 150K borrowers — The Biden administration announced Wednesday it is forgiving a total of $1.2 billion in student debt for roughly 153,000 borrowers. — The relief comes through the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) repayment plan, which made changes …
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Biden Cancels $1.2 Billion of Federal Student Loans — Relief benefits first 150,000 under plan announced last month — Americans receiving debt relief will get email from Biden — President Joe Biden's administration announced that more than 150,000 borrowers will receive $1.2 billion …
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Shock, anger, confusion grip Alabama after court ruling on embryos — Alabama doctors are puzzled over whether they will have to make changes to in vitro fertilization procedures. Couples have crammed into online support groups wondering if they should transfer frozen embryos out of state.
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Nex Benedict matters — Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria, and Rebecca Crosby — Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old Oklahoma sophomore, died on February 8. Nex, who was non-binary, was attacked in an Owasso High School bathroom the previous day, sustaining serious head injuries.
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bats, we're bats … and Los Angeles Blade
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Former CNN anchor John Avlon announces bid for Congress — Former CNN anchor John Avlon announced a bid Wednesday for New York's first congressional district, claiming “democracy is in danger.” — In a video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, Avlon said he was running to help preserve democracy …
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Tax records reveal the lucrative world of covid misinformation — Four major nonprofits that rose to prominence during the coronavirus pandemic by capitalizing on the spread of medical misinformation collectively gained more than $118 million between 2020 and 2022, enabling the organizations …
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Donald Trump's Cash Crunch Just Got Much, Much Worse — New federal campaign finance filings reveal that Trump is burning through donors' funds as he struggles to fund his legal defense and his 2024 campaign. — As Donald Trump's legal troubles consume more and more of his time …
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Trump faces some half a billion dollars in legal penalties. How will he pay them?
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The Fani Willis mess, explained — It ultimately serves as a reminder that the courts can't save us. … While Trump continues to face 91 criminal charges and considerable financial liabilities from his losses in civil cases, a significant sideshow has developed in Georgia.
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Ron DeSantis ally Chris Rufo has close ties with ‘dissident right’ magazine — Relationship with IM-1776 that praises dictators, racist ideologues and attacks liberal democracy is collaborative and supportive — Chris Rufo, a rightwing culture-war celebrity and close Ron DeSantis ally …
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GOP chances of winning the Senate on the rise — Senate Republicans have seen their chances of taking the Senate majority steadily rise this year as they have expanded the battlefield, limited internal fights and recruited a set of strong candidates. — It's a remarkable shift from two years ago …
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Letitia James says she's prepared to seize Trump's buildings if he can't pay his $354M civil fraud fine — The New York attorney general made the remarks in an interview with ABC News. — Attorney General Letitia James arrives for a press conference following a verdict …
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Scoop: GOP privately expects government shutdown … - “People are predicting a shutdown even if it's just for a few days,” a GOP lawmaker recently told Axios. — They're either “close to reaching a deal or it's about to blow up,” one subcommittee chair recently told a fellow House Republican.
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Trump and allies plotting militarized mass deportations, detention camps — As president, Trump sought to use military planes and bases for deportation. Now, he and his allies are talking about a new effort that current and former officials warn could be impractical and dangerous.
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Alito renews criticism of Supreme Court's same-sex marriage ruling in rejecting Missouri jury case — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito renewed his criticism Tuesday of the high court's landmark same-sex marriage ruling, addressing it in a five-page statement as part of an order explaining …
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Trump's G.O.P. Is a Confederacy of Fakers — I've got a suggestion for the next Trump-G.O.P. fund-raising scheme. You know how sports memorabilia stores sometimes sell basketballs autographed by an entire N.B.A. team? Well, I was imagining that Donald Trump could sell white flags at $1,000 …
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Chicago sues oil companies for impacts of climate change — The city of Chicago on Tuesday sued six major oil companies and the primary fossil fuel lobbying group, alleging they funded and planned a campaign of climate change denial that directly affects the city's residents.
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Aileen Cannon Might Actually Get Herself Kicked Off the Trump Classified Docs Case — The recent news about possible Russian space nukes reminds us that we live in a very insecure world. That is why perhaps none of Donald Trump's four criminal cases is more troubling than the federal prosecution brought …
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West Virginia Republicans Want to Throw Librarians in Jail — The Mountain State's House overwhelmingly passed a bill that would make schools, libraries, and museums criminally liable if books have too much sexy stuff in them. … We've got to do something about these sexy, sexy libraries.
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