The ouster happened as leaders of 4 tribes consider whether to meet the governor next month at the Blaine House for the first Tribal-State Summit spelled out in recent legislation.
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Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on the 1st ballot, but more votes are ahead
But with public pressure bearing down on lawmakers from Trump’s allies including Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity, it’s unclear how long the holdouts can last.
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Trump, campaigning in Iowa, vows to ban Gaza refugees from U.S. if he wins a 2nd term
Former President Donald Trump is vowing to bar refugees from Gaza and expand his first-term travel ban following the deadly attack on Israel last week.
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Republican Jim Jordan is shoring up support and peeling off detractors ahead of a House speaker vote
The political climb has been steep for Jordan, an outsider and founding member of the right-flank Freedom Caucus who is now just votes away from a seat central to U.S power.
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Settlement over Trump family separations at the border limits future separations
Donald Trump, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, hasn’t ruled out reviving the highly controversial tactic at the southern border if he wins next year’s election.
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Biden postpones trip to Colorado as the Israel-Hamas conflict intensifies
The president’s decision reflects the competing pressure that he faces as he tries to manage bloody conflicts in Ukraine and now the Middle East, always one of the world’s most combustible regions.
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Federal judge imposes narrow gag order on Trump in election subversion case
Donald Trump is barred from targeting prosecutors, possible witnesses and the judge’s staff, but there are no restrictions on criticism of the Justice Department generally or statements that Trump believes the case is politically motivated.
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Biden, Democrats report $71 million-plus in 2024 race fundraising from July through September
Republican front-runner Donald Trump’s campaign announced last week that it raised more than $45.5 million over the same time period.
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Republican Jeff Landry wins Louisiana governor’s race, reclaiming office for GOP
The win is a major victory for the GOP as they reclaim the governor’s mansion for the first time in eight years.
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The war between Israel and Hamas is testing the Republican Party’s isolationist shift
Republican primary voters across New Hampshire who pelted Republican presidential candidates with foreign policy questions this past week are hungry for better answers.