The Trump campaign, the Republican National Committee and other GOP groups filed the lawsuits Tuesday against elections officials in Linn and Johnson counties.
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Private prison industry backs Trump, prepares if Biden wins
Speaking to investors last week, the founder of the private prison company GEO Group predicted his company would rebound after the November election.
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Biden campaign adds to staff in Maine
The new hires include the former chief of staff to Senate President Troy Jackson.
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Appeals court seems wary of ordering dismissal of Michael Flynn case
The panel is considering whether Flynn’s attorney is entitled to leapfrog a lower court judge and get an order from the appeals court forcing the judge to dismiss the prosecution before he himself has had the chance to rule.
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Man shot near White House had shouted threats, sources say
The man approached a uniformed officer just blocks from the White House, said he had a weapon and moved aggressively toward the officer before being shot.
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States strain to carry out Trump order on unemployment aid
Governors and state labor department officials are scrambling to figure out if it is feasible to implement the president’s executive order to partially extend enhanced unemployment insurance for millions of Americans.
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Trump lawyers make final pitch to keep tax records away from prosecutors
Prosecutors argue that they are entitled to extensive records to aid a ‘complex financial investigation’ and they cited in their papers public reports of ‘extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization.’
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Trump says he’ll make convention speech at White House or Gettysburg
Both sites are federal property, raising legal and ethical issues for their use in a political event.
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Gov. Mills says Trump executive action on jobless aid vague, insufficient
The action would make states pay for one-quarter of the $400-per-week enhanced jobless benefit, but it is unclear how the program would be implemented.
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No hoopla: Virus upends Trump, Biden convention plans
The president is considering giving his acceptance speech on the grounds of the White House, while the former vice president has scrapped plans to accept the Democratic nomination in Milwaukee.