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Election 2024 latest news: Biden poised to raise $25 million at fundraiser with Obama, Clinton
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Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
Joseph Lieberman dies at 82: The political life of the U.S. senator from Connecticut and vice-presidential nominee in photos
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Joseph I. Lieberman, the doggedly independent four-term U.S. senator from Connecticut who was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000, becoming the first Jewish candidate on the national ticket of a major party, died at his home in the Bronx.
How to become a multibillionaire nearly overnight, just like Trump
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Step one: Set up a Mastodon server. Step two: Be the head of a massive cult of personality.
Americans who’ve given up religion often point to anti-LGBTQ+ teachings
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The unaffiliated skew younger, and younger Americans are more likely to reject moral condemnations of same-sex relationships.
Kari Lake and the Trump movement’s billion-dollar defamation problem
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Lake has given up on trying to defend her statements about an election official rigging the 2022 election against her. It’s the latest defamation setback in a party defined by shameless claims.
The revamped Republican Party turns Trump’s lies into a loyalty test
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Asking potential employees if the 2020 election was stolen is a possible preview of a second Trump administration.
New Hampshire Democratic Rep. Annie Kuster to retire from Congress
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Kuster, who was first elected to Congress in 2012 and has served six terms on the Hill, said in a statement Wednesday that she will not seek reelection.
The biggest 2024 Supreme Court rulings so far, and what’s still to come
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We’re tracking decisions in the biggest cases before the Supreme Court in 2024. See the latest.
Meta is failing to curb anti-trans hate, new report says
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In the report, GLAAD catalogued dozens of anti-trans posts, many by high-profile influencers and media outlets, that it said Meta had not acted against.
Lawsuit accusing Matt Schlapp of sexual misconduct comes to an end
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A lawyer for the accuser said Tuesday the parties “have resolved their differences,” while the Conservative Political Action Conference board of directors said there was a “favorable conclusion” to the litigation.
James Comer makes his final anti-Biden push … to prospective donors
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In a fundraising email, the House Oversight Committee chairman describes criminal referrals as “the culmination of my investigation.”
Periods, ‘live tissue’: Female justices get specific about women’s health
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The abortion pill case included several strikingly candid discussions of pregnancy- and abortion-related issues.
Trump’s Truth Social surges in DJT stock debut, but questions remain
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The trading frenzy was a boost for the former president’s wealth. But Truth Social makes very little money, and Trump can’t sell his shares for six months.
Trump’s ‘runt’ criminal case goes first. It’s a big test.
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Donald Trump’s first criminal case is now all but set to start April 15. Here are the political stakes.
Supreme Court focus on Comstock Act suggests potential threat to abortion access
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Justices Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Clarence Thomas repeatedly invoked the 151-year-old law Tuesday during oral arguments in an abortion pill case.
An all-American Bible — with a cut of the sales going to Trump
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Trump finds votes and profits at the intersection of politics and religion.
Amid U.S.-Israeli strains, Pentagon pushes for a new approach in Gaza
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant, to abandon plans for a major offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Who is Nicole Shanahan, the woman Robert F. Kennedy Jr. chose to be his running mate?
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She has never held elected office but has deep roots in the tech world and, according to Federal Election Commission filings, previously donated to Democratic campaigns.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. names tech attorney Nicole Shanahan as vice-presidential pick
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RFK Jr. supporters argue that Shanahan’s selection could broaden his appeal to younger voters and women, and strengthen his long-shot bid for the White House.
Biden plays up his money edge in taking feistier shots at Trump
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President Biden’s campaign has sought to flip the narrative with stepped-up campaigning, fundraising and rhetoric against Donald Trump since the State of the Union.
The Baltimore bridge collapse is a reminder of the scale of U.S. infrastructure
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The collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge doesn’t appear to have been a function of disrepair. But fixing other spans remains an enormous challenge.
Supreme Court skeptical of efforts to restrict access to abortion pill
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Several justices seemed interested in a narrow ruling that would not address the regulatory or safety issues, but would maintain existing access to mifepristone.