There is one thing a president can do when Congress is an ungovernable mess, polling numbers are blinking red and crises abroad show no signs of resolving themselves. And that …
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CREW, the Group Behind Trump’s Colorado Case, Has Faced Partisan Pressure
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNo matter how the Supreme Court rules on Donald J. Trump’s challenge to a Colorado court ruling barring him from the state’s primary ballot, the case has already been a …
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With Border Deal Doomed, Schumer Pushes Republicans Into Vote on Ukraine and Israel Aid
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFeb. 7, 2024, 12:12 p.m. ET Feb. 7, 2024, 12:12 p.m. ET The chaos at the Capitol on Tuesday showed that while Republicans have become adept at thwarting action on …
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James Lankford Stands in Border Deal Wreckage Wrought by His Own Party
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIt was late on a Thursday afternoon in the marbled halls of the Senate, and a small group of negotiators — one Republican, one Democrat and one independent — had …
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Haley Outvoted in Nevada Primary, Trailing ‘None of These Candidates’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNikki Haley was outvoted in Nevada’s Republican presidential primary by a “None of These Candidates” option on the ballot on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, an embarrassment in a …
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Alaska Airlines 737 May Have Left Boeing Factory Missing Bolts, N.T.S.B. Says
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFour bolts used to secure the panel that ultimately blew off an Alaska Airlines plane during a flight last month were removed — and appear not to have been replaced …
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Group in Michigan Urges Protest Vote Against Biden Over Israel-Gaza War
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA group of Democrats in Michigan is urging voters unhappy with President Biden’s approach to the war between Israel and Hamas to vote for Uncommitted on the state’s Feb. 27 …
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FAA Chief Plans to Pledge ‘More Boots on the Ground’ at Plane Factories
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Federal Aviation Administration’s top official plans to tell a House panel on Tuesday that the agency will step up its on-the-ground presence monitoring aircraft manufacturing. The official, Mike Whitaker, …
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G.O.P. Backlash to Border Deal Reflects Vanishing Ground for a Compromise
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRepublicans in Congress who have spent months demanding that any aid to Ukraine be paired with a crackdown against migration into the United States got what they asked for when …
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Only five days after Donald J. Trump left office, one of his aides emailed a lawyer to request approval of a formal-looking seal for use on statements from the office …