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House Republicans managed to find a path to restructure a surveillance mechanism used by government agencies, momentarily overcoming divisions within the fractious conference that for months have foiled leadership plans…

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Leo rejects Senate subpoena from panel probing gifts to Supreme Court justices

April 12, 2024

The Senate Judiciary Committee sent a subpoena Thursday to conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo as part of a months-long inquiry into undisclosed gifts to Supreme Court justices and he promptly…

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Gag orders are still hampering federal whistleblowers, agency warns

April 12, 2024

Donald Trump is no longer president, but Washington’s problems with nondisclosure agreements remain. The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is forcefully instructing federal agencies and employees that NDAs do not…

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What Donald Trump wants in his next vice president — and who he’s considering

April 12, 2024

Donald Trump’s perfect vice president looks the part: attractive and telegenic. They are ideally Black or a woman, though that’s not required. And they are most certainly not taller than…

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GOP Senate candidate in Montana builds campaign on once-secret Navy exploits

April 12, 2024

When Tim Sheehy completed training as a Navy SEAL in 2009 and shipped off to Iraq, the elite fighting force was not a household name. People in airports were perplexed…

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Biden team increasingly hopes to ride the abortion issue to victory

April 12, 2024

Seven months before Election Day, President Biden still faces widespread concerns about his age. Hundreds of thousands of voters have lodged protest votes against him in Democratic primaries. And with…

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Where 2024 voters moved since 2020 — and how they registered

April 12, 2024

Between any two presidential elections, there is an enormous amount of churn in the electorate, both nationally and at the state level. A lot of this is obvious: People die,…

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Trump’s first — and maybe only — trial is still viewed with skepticism

April 12, 2024

Next week, a former president of the United States is for the first time scheduled to go on trial for criminal charges. Donald Trump has been charged with 34 counts…

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Wisconsin Supreme Court liberal won’t run again, shaking up race for control

April 12, 2024

MADISON, Wis. — The longest-serving member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 4-3 liberal majority announced Thursday she would not run for reelection next spring, shaking up a consequential race in…

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Abortion, like gun control, is now subject to minority whim

April 12, 2024

Polling suggests that the issue has broad support both nationally and in individual states. But action is unlikely; opposition from the right will see to that. In fact, the imbalance…

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House GOP manage to reauthorize surveillance bill, but divisions remain

Leo rejects Senate subpoena from panel probing gifts to Supreme Court justices

Gag orders are still hampering federal whistleblowers, agency warns

What Donald Trump wants in his next vice president — and who he’s considering

GOP Senate candidate in Montana builds campaign on once-secret Navy exploits

Biden team increasingly hopes to ride the abortion issue to victory

Where 2024 voters moved since 2020 — and how they registered

Trump’s first — and maybe only — trial is still viewed with skepticism

Wisconsin Supreme Court liberal won’t run again, shaking up race for control

Abortion, like gun control, is now subject to minority whim