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Trump says abortion should be left to states, declines to endorse national limit — Former president Donald Trump, who has wavered between highlighting and downplaying his role in curtailing abortion rights, suggested Monday that the politically volatile issue should be left to states, after months of mixed signals about his position.
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Nation's leading anti-abortion group rebukes Trump
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Trump says abortion should be decided by the states, ‘will of the people’
Trump says abortion should be decided by the states, ‘will of the people’
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Trump says abortion should be a states' rights issue, Republicans ‘must also win elections’
Trump says abortion should be a states' rights issue, Republicans ‘must also win elections’
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump says he'll announce his position on abortion Monday, a key moment in the presidential race
Trump says he'll announce his position on abortion Monday, a key moment in the presidential race
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Trump's $175 Million Bond Is Even Shadier Than It Looks — BOILERPLATE — New information shows that the insurance company that swooped in and bailed out Trump with a $175 million bond isn't on a list of vetted companies—and wrote a bizarre contract.
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It's time to put up on Ukraine, Speaker Johnson — The House of Representatives returns to session on Tuesday. It faces no question more urgent than assistance for Ukraine, which is running low on the weapons it needs to defend against the invading Russian army.
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It's Johnson's decision time on Ukraine
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Katherine Swartz / NOTUS:
Congress Has a Lot to Do and No Time to Do It … House Speaker Mike Johnson could get ousted at any moment.
Congress Has a Lot to Do and No Time to Do It … House Speaker Mike Johnson could get ousted at any moment.
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Rebecca Kern / Politico:
The House Dems who keep using TikTok while voting against it
The House Dems who keep using TikTok while voting against it
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Biden announces new student debt relief plan for millions of borrowers — The Biden administration on Monday announced new student loan plans that would provide relief to millions of Americans if finalized. — The proposed plans would largely affect those with “runaway interest” …
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Biden promises student loan relief as early as this fall through new plan — The president, vice president and others plan to fan out across the country this week to trumpet the administration's boldest student debt relief plan since the Supreme Court's rebuke last summer. — Zachary Schermele Alia WongUSA TODAY
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Biden to announce new plans to provide student debt relief for millions — More than 30 million Americans would benefit from the plans in combination with other actions the administration has taken, the White House said. — President Joe Biden on Monday is expected to announce revised plans …
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House intelligence chair says Republicans are ‘absolutely’ repeating Russian propaganda — Mike Turner, the Ohio Republican, echoes a similar claim made recently by another rightwing American lawmaker — Mike Turner, the chairperson of the US House intelligence committee …
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Traduzione in lingua inglese — Declaration “Dignitas Infinita” — on Human Dignity Presentation — During the Congresso of 15 March 2019, the then-Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith decided to commence “the drafting of a text highlighting the indispensable nature of the dignity …
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Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
Vatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignity
Vatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignity
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Trump's RNC Chair Includes Ukraine in List of US Adversaries — Michael Whatley, Donald Trump's hand-picked Republican National Committee (RNC) chair, lumped in Ukraine with China and Iran when listing the United States' “aggressive” adversaries on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures.
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump's RNC takeover triggers strife and staff exits as purge partly backfires
Trump's RNC takeover triggers strife and staff exits as purge partly backfires
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Trump's Cabinet was in flux. Biden's has barely changed. — Former president Donald Trump saw more turnover in his Cabinet than any other recent president, and it's not close. President Biden, on the other hand, has had relatively little change in his administration's top roles so far.
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Cruz's corrupt bargain — After the Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United, there are few restrictions on spending money in federal elections. But Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) may have violated one of the last legal guardrails to secure hundreds of thousands of dollars in support of his reelection campaign.
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Jessica Piper / Politico:
Super PACs keep testing the limits of campaign finance law
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Scoop: Trump, GOP plot 2025 criminal probe of Bidens … - A source close to the Trump campaign said that “everything you have seen from the Biden DOJ,” in terms of the charges against Trump, “you can expect to see from the Trump DOJ.” — One Trump ally argued that there is precedent …
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A “wonkish” professor is Democrats' big draw in the 2024 campaign … - “We're in the fight of our lives for democracy and freedom, and those are kind of my hobby horse,” said Raskin, a former Jan. 6 committee member and Trump impeachment manager who's the leading Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.
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Inside the Election Denial Groups Planning to Disrupt November — Groups like True the Vote and Michael Flynn's America Project want to mobilize thousands of Trump supporters by pushing baseless claims about election fraud—and are rolling out new technology to fast-track their efforts.
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Judge Cannon's ticking time bomb jury instructions — She's got a lot of ways to blow up this case, and appears to be trying this one on for size. … Last week we got an alarming look at a potential route for Judge Aileen Cannon to ruin the case against Donald Trump for stealing government documents …
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Melania's Appearance With Donald Trump Sparks Mockery: ‘Checking the Clock’ — Melania Trump's appearance at a fundraiser with husband Donald Trump has prompted mockery on social media. — The former first lady has maintained a low profile as her husband seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024.
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