WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday rejected a GOP effort to fine Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland $10,000 a day until he turns over audio of President Biden’s interview in his classified …
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Trump wants judge to overturn felony conviction after immunity ruling
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers are imploring a New York judge to overturn his hush money felony conviction and dismiss the case, arguing his historic trial was “tainted” by evidence …
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California Highway Patrol presence in East Bay will increase four-fold starting next week
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOAKLAND — Gavin Newsom announced he will be quadrupling the number of shifts of California Highway Patrol officers to Oakland and will deploy prosecutors from the California National Guard starting on …
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Column: ‘Retire and go back under a rock’: Biden loyalists push back on my call for Joe to get tested
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJust like the man they stand behind, backers of President Biden can be a feisty bunch. Even as more prominent supporters jump ship — Hollywood high rollers George Clooney and …
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Arkansas officials reject petitions for abortion rights ballot measure
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas election officials rejected petitions Wednesday that were submitted for an abortion rights ballot measure that organizers hoped to put before voters in the predominantly Republican state …
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If Joe Biden is the Democratic nominee this fall against Donald Trump, my vote for him would be the easiest I’ve ever cast. And yet, I’ve now joined those who …
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Will Trump’s conviction survive the Supreme Court immunity ruling?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIt was only hours after the Supreme Court issued its staggering term-ending opinion on presidential immunity when Donald Trump invoked it in an attempt to set aside his criminal conviction …
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President Biden’s letter to his fellow Democrats in Congress on Monday was everything his debate performance should have been: a forceful, articulate defense of what he has achieved in his …
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Harries rallies for Biden in Vegas as some Democrats hope she steps in
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLAS VEGAS — Officially, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared in Las Vegas on Tuesday to launch a Biden campaign initiative to reach for Asian American, Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian voters. …
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Democratic lawmakers have sought ways to skirt hard Biden questions
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDemocratic lawmakers have tried all manner of responses to their Biden dilemma — some evasive, some creative. The Tuesday walkback from Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York, who had called …