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Special counsel describes Biden as ‘elderly man with a poor memory’ in...

Special counsel Robert Hur on Thursday released a 388-page report on President Biden’s retention of classified material, finding the president frequently showed limitations with his memory and recall....

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Tempers flare after Graham accuses Sinema of 'half-ass' border effort

Tempers flared on the Senate floor Thursday when Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) asked Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to explain why he voted against advancing the border security deal she negotiated and...

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5 takeaways from Supreme Court arguments in Trump’s ballot case

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday about whether former President Trump could be banned from the ballot this year. The case stems from a December ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court,...

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House could weigh reauthorization of surveillance powers as soon as next week

The House could take up a bill to extend the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers as soon as next week, a move that would represent a quick turnaround after Republicans were unable to coalesce...

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5 takeaways from special counsel report on Biden's classified documents

A special counsel investigating President Biden’s handling of classified materials released his findings Thursday after a roughly yearlong investigation. Robert Hur’s 388-page report detailed how...

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Trump wins Virgin Islands GOP caucus

Former President Trump won the Virgin Islands’s GOP caucus Thursday, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ using results provided by the territory's Republican Party.  Though the Virgin...

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Potential for 2 Black VPs is a moment for celebration — and reflection —...

The 2024 election holds up a historic possibility: Two Black vice presidential candidates facing off on opposing tickets.  While Vice President Harris remains on the Democratic ticket with President...

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Biden angrily defends memory, age in contentious press conference

President Biden on Thursday fiercely defended his cognitive abilities and memory in the wake of a special counsel report that offered a scathing assessment of the president's recollection of key...

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Biden mistakenly calls Egyptian leader ‘president of Mexico’

President Biden on Thursday confused the leaders of Mexico and Egypt during a press conference in which he forcefully rebutted a special counsel report that offered a harsh assessment of his memory...

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Trump wins Nevada GOP caucus

Former President Trump is projected to win the Nevada GOP’s caucus, according to Decision Desk HQ, two days after fellow presidential candidate Nikki Haley lost in a primary there that didn't count...

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Speaker Johnson in increasingly tough spot on Ukraine

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is in an increasingly tough spot on Ukraine, wedged between a Senate moving toward approving aid for Kyiv and House conservatives warning that any support for the U.S....

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McConnell pushes back on GOP critics: 'They’ve had their shot'

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) is pushing back on his critics in the Senate GOP conference, declaring they had their chance to replace him as leader after the 2022 midterm election....

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5 takeaways from the Nevada, Virgin Islands caucuses

Former President Trump scored wins in Nevada and the U.S. Virgin Islands this week, dealing simultaneous blows to fellow Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley as the race heads to her home...

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Larry Hogan launches surprise Maryland Senate bid

Former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced on Friday that he's launching a surprise bid for the open Maryland Senate seat, despite speculation that he was considering a third-party presidential bid. "We...

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McConnell worked quietly to persuade Hogan into Senate race

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) worked hard behind the scenes to recruit popular former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) to run for retiring Sen. Ben Cardin’s (D-Md.) seat and hailed his...

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FAA says 737 Max operator discovered loose bolts in rudder control system on...

(The Hill) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said an operator of a 737 Max plane discovered loose bolts in a rudder control system for the plane. The FAA said it received a report about...

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Adam Smith predicts Democrats would rescue Johnson from revolt over Ukraine

The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee is predicting that members of his party would swoop in to rescue Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) if he faces an internal GOP revolt over Ukraine...

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Black women 6 times more likely to be killed than white women: Report

(The Hill) — Black women are six times more likely to be killed than white women, a new report has found.  The study, published in The Lancet medical journal Thursday, analyzed homicide rates of women...

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Ukraine funding package moves closer to Senate passage

The Senate voted Friday evening to push a $95.3 billion package funding Ukraine, Israel and other national security priorities closer to passing the upper chamber, even though many Republican senators...

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Fetterman calls Rand Paul “peckerhead” over Friday night, Super Bowl votes

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) called Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) a “peckerhead” for forcing colleagues to grind through procedural votes Friday night and Super Bowl Sunday in order to pass a funding package...

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