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More than 200 Bush, McCain, Romney aides endorse Harris

More than 200 former aides to the three GOP presidential nominees who preceded former President Trump in 2016 — former President George W. Bush, former Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Mitt Romney...

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Trump says he would create a Space National Guard and build an 'Iron Dome'...

Former President Trump said he would create a national guard for the Space Force and build an "Iron Dome" in the U.S. as he laid out his military plans during a Monday address. Trump, speaking Monday...

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Questions grow about whether Trump, Harris will debate

Questions are growing about if former President Trump and Vice President Harris will debate next month, with a clash over muting microphones fueling speculation regarding whether such a match-up will...

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Democrats see Harris as boosting their chances for House majority

Democrats are increasingly bullish about their chances of flipping the House now that Vice President Harris, and not President Biden, will sit at the top of the ticket in November.  Coming out of the...

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RFK Jr.'s Trump endorsement deals political wild card

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sudden decision to suspend his campaign and support former President Trump is raising questions about whether he could actually tip the scales in key battleground states.  Some...

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5 looming challenges for Vice President Harris

(The Hill) -- Vice President Kamala Harris has enjoyed a remarkable surge of political energy since President Joe Biden stepped aside from his reelection bid a little more than a month ago. Harris...

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Bipartisan Senate group ‘alarmed’ over Mexico’s reform proposals

A bipartisan Senate group is raising red flags over Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposed constitutional reform package, which seeks to upend the country’s judiciary and independent...

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RFK Jr. says Trump asked him to help pick 'people who will be running the...

(The Hill) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday that former President Trump asked him to serve on his transition team if the GOP presidential nominee wins another term in office. “I’ve been asked to go...

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Crockett: Trump will 'get his butt handed to him' if he debates Harris

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said Monday that former President Trump will have his “butt handed to him” in the Sept. 10 debate against Vice President Harris — if he shows up.  Speaking on MSNBC,...

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First rioter to enter Capitol on Jan. 6 sentenced to more than four years

The first rioter to enter the Capitol building during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack was on Tuesday sentenced to just under four and a half years in prison for his role in the riot.    Michael Sparks, 47,...

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Texas GOP doubles down on fraud claims as Trump, Cruz leads shrink

AUSTIN – Texas Republicans are doubling down on claims that Democrats in the state's biggest cities are attempting to steal the 2024 election – a contest in which the GOP’s leads in the Senate and...

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Zuckerberg says Biden officials ‘pressured’ Meta to ‘censor’ content: What to...

(The Hill) -- Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote a letter to the House Judiciary Committee saying he regrets not being more outspoken about “government pressure” from the Biden administration to "censor"...

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Smith files new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, adjusting for immunity decision

Special counsel Jack Smith filed a superseding indictment in his case indicting former President Trump for his actions seeking to subvert the 2020 election, retaining the same charges but striking...

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Harris, Walz to give first joint interview to CNN

Vice President Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) will participate in their first joint interview with CNN on Thursday, the network announced. CNN’s Dana Bash will conduct the interview, which is...

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Cohen says Trump sowing doubt about debate part of 'same old playbook'

(The Hill) — Michael Cohen, former President Trump’s ex-fixer, said Tuesday that the GOP nominee has been drawing from the “same old playbook” by raising questions publicly about whether he will...

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Trump campaign seeks to blunt Harris momentum

Former President Trump and his campaign are aggressively ramping up their activity ahead of Labor Day in an effort to get his White House bid back on track and blunt Vice President Harris’s momentum....

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Trump sidesteps his role in Afghanistan exit in trying to link Harris to chaos

Former President Trump is trying out a campaign strategy to attack Vice President Harris as a straw man for the failures surrounding the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan, a chaotic and deadly event that...

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Proof-of-citizenship voting bill push could threaten government shutdown

A conservative-backed push for stricter proof-of-citizenship requirements for voting could complicate efforts to avert a government shutdown next month. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have...

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Harris gains on Trump on economy, crime: Survey

(The Hill) -- Vice President Kamala Harris gained more ground on former President Donald Trump regarding the issues of economy and crime, according to a new survey. The Reuters/Ipsos poll, released...

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Trump team pushes back on reported confrontation at Arlington Cemetery

(The Hill) - The Trump campaign is blaming an Arlington National Cemetery official for a reported confrontation during the former president's visit there Monday to mark the anniversary of the Kabul...

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