Eight candidates will appear onstage for the first Republican debate on Wednesday. But much of the focus will be on one person who won’t be there, Donald J. Trump. The …
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A Stage of Eight Takes Shape for a Trump-Less First G.O.P. Debate
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFormer President Donald J. Trump won’t be there. But eight other Republicans hoping to catch him are now set for the first debate of the 2024 presidential primary on Wednesday …
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In early 2020, with state health officials downplaying signs of the coming pandemic, Josh Green, who was then Hawaii’s lieutenant governor, went outside the political pecking order and called the …
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How Ron DeSantis Joined the ‘Ruling Class’ — and Turned Against It
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLecturing the Lecturers As his preparations for the presidential campaign accelerated this year, so did Mr. DeSantis’s crusade against the ruling class. In February, the governor and his wife, Casey, …
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On a cool August night on the crowded patio of his private club in New Jersey, former President Donald J. Trump held up his phone to his dinner companions. The …
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At Camp David Summit, Japan, South Korea and U.S. Present a United Front
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Biden plans to cement a newly fortified three-way alliance with Japan and South Korea during a landmark summit at Camp David on Friday, bridging generations of friction between the …
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Schumer and McCarthy Agree Stopgap Spending Bill Necessary to Avoid Shutdown
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMembers of the hard-right Freedom Caucus said in July that they would not support a stopgap funding bill to keep the government running in the fall. “We should not fear …
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Trump’s Social Media Posts Test Conditions of His Release in Jan. 6 Case
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJust days ago, the judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s prosecution on charges of seeking to subvert the 2020 election admonished him against violating the conditions of his release …
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A grand jury in Fulton County, Ga., on Monday unveiled the fourth criminal indictment of former President Donald J. Trump. Like a federal indictment earlier this month, this one concerns …
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The investigation centers on a handful of events, including Trump’s call to the Georgia secretary of state asking him to “find” enough votes to reverse his 2020 loss there. The …