President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine began his last-ditch pitch for additional U.S. aid for his country’s war effort after arriving in Washington on Monday by declaring that the true winner …
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Special Counsel Asks Supreme Court to Decide Whether Trump Is Immune From Prosecution
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJack Smith, the special counsel prosecuting former President Donald J. Trump on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, asked the Supreme Court on Monday to rule on Mr. …
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A Fraught Question for the Moment: Is Anti-Zionism Always Antisemitic?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe brutal shedding of Jewish blood on Oct. 7, followed by Israel’s relentless military assault on Gaza, has brought a fraught question to the fore in a moment of surging …
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Zelensky to Visit Washington With U.S. Aid to Ukraine in Doubt
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine will travel to Washington on Tuesday for a last-ditch lobbying effort with President Biden and members of Congress aimed at securing billions of dollars of …
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Prosecutors Ask Judge to Deny Trump’s Request to Freeze Election Case
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFederal prosecutors on Sunday asked the judge handling former President Donald J. Trump’s trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election to reject his request to freeze the …
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Rick Ahearn, Advance Man for Candidates and Presidents, Dies at 74
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThough Rick Ahearn was just a few feet from John Hinckley Jr. when he opened fire on Ronald Reagan and his entourage outside the Washington Hilton on March 30, 1981, …
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As Fury Erupts Over Campus Antisemitism, Conservatives Seize the Moment
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFor years, conservatives have struggled to persuade American voters that the left-wing tilt of higher education is not only wrong but dangerous. Universities and their students, they’ve argued, have been …
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Casey DeSantis Invited Outsiders to Caucus in Iowa. The State Party Said No.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCasey DeSantis, the wife of Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, drew criticism on Saturday from the rival campaign of former President Donald J. Trump for seeking to recruit out-of-state supporters …
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U.S. Is Criticized After Veto of U.N. Call for Gaza Cease-Fire
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe United States, diplomatically isolated after casting the sole vote against a United Nations resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, came under growing criticism on Saturday by a number …
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Kenneth Chesebro Is a Key Witness as ‘Fake Electors’ Face Charges
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTwenty-four of the so-called fake Trump electors now face criminal charges in three different states, and one of the legal architects of the plan to deploy them, Kenneth Chesebro, has …