Twenty-five years ago, George W. Bush, the governor of Texas, barely defeated the sitting vice president, Al Gore, in what remains the narrowest victory in presidential history: fewer than 1,000 …
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DOJ deputy, former hush money defense lawyer tapped as acting librarian of Congress
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDeputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former lead attorney in his New York hush money case, has been tapped as acting librarian of Congress, The Hill has learned. A …
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Walz speaking at Democratic conventions in South Carolina, California
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) will speak at the Democratic state conventions in South Carolina and California at the end of this month as the former vice presidential candidate stirs …
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House Democrat: Trump trade truce with China ‘just a charade’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRep. Dan Goldman has dismissed the Trump administration’s three-month trade truce with China as a “charade” and a futile attempt to boost American manufacturing.
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Trump faces bipartisan pressure to restore public funding tracker
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Trump administration is facing pressure to restore a public website that showed how funding is apportioned to federal agencies and that lawmakers on both sides say is required by law. Advocates …
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Trump fires head of Copyright Office after firing Librarian of Congress
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Trump administration fired Shira Perlmutter from her post heading the U.S. Copyright Office, just days after booting the nation’s Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. A spokesperson from the Copyright …
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Birthright citizenship debate erupts as Supreme Court arguments near
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump’s efforts to upend the conventional understanding of birthright citizenship heads to the Supreme Court this week, the first time in his second term that the justices will consider …
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New Jersey Democratic Rep. slams ICE, HSI over Newark facility visit
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRep. Rob Menendez (D-N.J.) on Sunday went after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) over recent events at an ICE detention center in Newark, N.J. “There …
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US adults approve more of Trump’s transgender policies than his presidency: Poll
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA recent survey found transgender issues to be a relatively strong point for President Trump, who has issued several executive orders on the controversial topics since retaking the Oval Office. …
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Pressley warns ‘this could be anyone’ upon Rümeysa Öztürk’s return to Boston
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), alongside Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), welcomed Tufts University Ph.D. student Rümeysa Öztürk back to Boston after she was detained for nearly two months over a campus …