The Federal Election Commission quietly issued an advisory opinion last week allowing candidates to raise unlimited money for issue-advocacy groups working on ballot measures in elections in which those candidates …
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Kristi Noem Suggests Biden’s Dog Should Have Been Killed, Too
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota, already under fire for killing her family’s 14-month-old dog and boasting about it, on Sunday took aim at another family’s pet: Commander, President Biden’s …
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Trump’s Appeal to Latino Evangelicals: One Pastor’s Conversion Story
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOn a recent Tuesday evening, two teenage boys approached their pastor, Camilo Perez, before Bible study. They wanted his take on a debate that had been gnawing at them. Their …
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Kaye Peterson, a 66-year-old retired librarian, is a direct beneficiary of one of President Biden’s proudest domestic policy achievements: lowering the cost of insulin for seniors. A longtime diabetic, Ms. …
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Politics Without Trump? His Youngest Fans Barely Remember It.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWhen Donald J. Trump held a rally in Rome, Ga., in March, his audience included a second-generation supporter and first-time rallygoer named Luke Harris. “My parents were always supporters of …
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Donald J. Trump’s campaign advisers told donors during a presentation at a Republican National Committee retreat on Saturday that Mr. Trump’s campaign and the party were projected to raise $76.2 …
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With six months to go until the election, it’s still too early to judge whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Democrat-turned-independent candidate for president, will prove to be more than …
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Ballot-Access Consultant for RFK Jr. Was Arrested on Assault Charges
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA top ballot-access consultant for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign was arrested on assault charges at a luxury Manhattan hotel early last Saturday morning, the New York Police …
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Trump and Hope Hicks Meet Again as She Testifies in Hush-Money Trial
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHer voice low, her posture tense, the woman who spent years steering Donald J. Trump through strife and scandal stepped to the witness stand on Friday carrying a different burden. …
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Henry Cuellar, Texas Representative, and His Wife Indicted on Bribery Charges
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRepresentative Henry Cuellar, Democrat of Texas, and his wife were charged with participating in a yearslong $600,000 bribery scheme involving Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank, according to a federal indictment …