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How the Biden impeachment push echoes Trump’s effort to retain power
A flurry of exaggerations and falsehoods taken as gospel, aimed at getting Biden out of the White House. The ramifications might be similar, too.
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Hunter Biden attorney threatens litigation against Fox News
Hunter Biden asks Fox News to remove sexually explicit images from its website, and demands a retraction or correction over other coverage.
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A TikTok ban could also end short-form video as we’ve come to know it
ByteDance’s CapCut editing app has become the standard for short-form video. Legislation that could lead to a ban of TikTok could also apply to CapCut.
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Trump, GOP seize on campus protests to depict chaos under Biden
Republicans highlight images of turmoil, though most of the pro-Palestinian demonstrations have been peaceful.
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Meta’s oversight body prepares to lay off workers
Meta’s company-funded oversight body is planning to trim its workforce to reduce costs, a move likely to affect its ability to police Facebook and Instagram.
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GOP House hard-liners won’t compromise. They’re losing key fights because of it.
House hard-liners seek ideological purity even though they’re part of divided government. They’re losing key policy fights as a result.
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Trump and allies say Biden pays rent for ‘illegals’ in Michigan. Not true.
Trump allies are running ads saying Biden is paying rent for undocumentd immigrants, but that’s false.
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The Trump Trials: Escape from New York
The latest news in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial and other criminal cases, and what to watch for this week.
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Trump and DeSantis meet privately in Florida
Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met privately Sunday morning in Miami, breaking a years-long chill between the presumptive Republican nominee and his onetime chief primary rival.
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5,000 miles away, a Michigan mayor at the center of the Gaza storm
Navigating between residents’ rage over Gaza and Democrats’ fears of Trump, Abdullah Hammoud must decide whether to back Biden in the fall
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