The massive fundraising haul includes tens of millions of dollars raised in the aftermath of his guilty verdict in his criminal hush money trial.
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Anthony Fauci pushes back partisan attacks in fiery House hearing over COVID controversies
Republicans repeated unproven accusations against the longtime National Institutes of Health scientist while Democrats apologized for Congress besmirching his name and bemoaned a missed opportunity to prepare for the next scary outbreak.
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Democrats wanted an agreement on using artificial intelligence. It went nowhere.
Instead of fostering an agreement, the guidelines sparked a debate about the value of such pledges, particularly those governing fast-evolving technology.
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Republicans make Biden’s EV push an election-year issue as Democrats take a more nuanced approach
Republican allies in the petroleum industry have spent millions on ads that say President Biden’s tax credit for EV buyers will cost Americans their freedom.
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Mexico votes in an election likely to choose country’s first female president
The elections are widely seen as a referendum on President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a populist who has expanded social programs but largely failed to reduce cartel violence in Mexico.
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Maine Democrats warn against a second Trump term at state party convention
Gov. Janet Mills said voters have a clear choice this fall between two candidates, and ‘one of them is a felon.’ The party also articulated its policy platform.
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Republicans join Trump’s attacks on justice system and campaign of vengeance after guilty verdict
Susan Collins, who is known as a bipartisan leader, said the prosecutor ‘brought these charges precisely because of who the defendant was rather than because of any specified criminal conduct.’
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Will Trump’s felony convictions affect the vote in Maine?
Even changing the minds of a small number of voters could make a difference in what’s expected to be a close race.
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Maine Republicans defend Trump following former president’s conviction
Sen. Susan Collins and other party leaders called the criminal case politically motivated and pointed to the likelihood of an appeal following Trump’s conviction on 34 felony charges.
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Trump responds to guilty verdict by falsely blasting ‘rigged trial,’ attacking star witness
No former president or presumptive party nominee has ever faced a felony conviction or the prospect of prison time, and Trump is expected to keep his legal troubles central to his campaign.