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.
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Hunter Biden investigations lead to ethical concerns about president, poll shows
More than a third of Americans polled believe President Biden has done something illegal, while an additional third say they think he behaved unethically but not illegally.
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Proposed gag order on Trump in election case puts judge in tricky position
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan will hear arguments Monday over whether Trump has gone too far with remarks that include calling prosecutors a ‘team of thugs’ and one possible witness ‘a gutless pig.’
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Golden backs expanded powers for acting speaker
The 2nd District congressman joined other centrist Democrats in calling for expanded powers for Patrick McHenry so the U.S. House of Representatives can resume its work.
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Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally’s reach
Electing Jordan, a founding member of the Freedom Caucus, to the powerful position second in line to the presidency would move the Republican’s far right into a central seat of U.S. power.