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Harvey Weinstein’s retrial in N.Y. rape case expected after Labor Day
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein’s rape case is expected to be retried sometime after the Labor Day holiday, a judge said Wednesday
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Blake Masters disparages his House opponent for not having kids
The failed Senate candidate outlined a replacement-is-great pitch for his House candidacy.
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Biden gives campus protesters the (mostly) silent treatment
The president hasn’t said much about the protests for obvious political reasons. But increasing clashes — and outspokenness from his party — are testing that.
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Arizona Senate votes to repeal 1864 abortion ban. What it means, and what’s next
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is expected to sign the repeal into law in the coming days, but the timing for when the repeal can legally go into effect could still complicate abortion access in the state.
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Denouncing campus protests, House GOP pushes divisive antisemitism bill
Critics call the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which has some Democratic support, an effort to silence criticism of Israel and an affront to the First Amendment.
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A former Trump official deploys DEI alarmism against … taxing the rich
Like his former boss, Larry Kudlow uses fears of anti-White discrimination for his own purposes.
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Eric Adams’s condescending dismissal of the ‘children’ at Columbia
The New York mayor offered a familiar argument for diminishing rhetorical opponents: They are gullible patsies for nefarious actors.
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The situation at Columbia was not equivalent to the Capitol attack
The idea that young people can’t develop their own opinions is long-standing and intertwined with a right-wing view of college.
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Election 2024 live updates: Trump to hold rallies in Wisconsin, Michigan during court break
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
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Biden is aiming increasingly personal and sarcastic jabs at Trump
From his rival’s hair to his maturity level, the president is no longer determined to stay above the fray
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Democrat Tim Kennedy wins New York special election for House seat
Once he is sworn in to represent the state’s 26th District in Congress, the Republican majority in the chamber will temporarily fall to just one seat.
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Federal judges strike down La. congressional map with second Black-majority district
The panel ruled Tuesday that a newly redrawn congressional map, which added a second majority Black district, violated the Equal Protection Clause and blocked the state from using the map in upcoming elections.
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Views of the campus protests are too broad — and too narrow
What happens on college campuses is constantly overestimated in the media. In this case, what’s happening is also being treated incorrectly as a microcosm.
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U.S. diplomat explains why she quit Biden administration over Gaza war
Hala Rharrit, a career U.S. diplomat who resigned last week, took aim at President Biden’s Gaza policy: “I will not be the reason someone hates America more.”
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Trump compares campus protests to deadly Jan. 6 attack, broadens offer to pardon Capitol rioters
Donald Trump expanded a pledge to pardon people accused or convicted of crimes connected to Jan. 6, saying he would consider clemency for all of them.
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Mike Johnson hasn’t matched Kevin McCarthy’s fundraising prowess — yet
In a phone call last week, Mike Johnson told top donors that the hard-liners in the House calling for his head would not succeed — a message that many donors have been wanting to hear.
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