Even the participants in President Biden and Donald J. Trump’s overlapping visits to Texas on Thursday seemed to sense there was something remarkable about their near encounter along the southern …
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Mitch McConnell has confessed over the years that as a junior member of the Senate, he longed to be the one whom reporters chased down for information as he jealously …
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Blizzard Is Forecast to Bring ‘Life-Threatening’ Conditions to California
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA rare warning for “life-threatening blizzard conditions” is in effect for the mountains of the Sierra, including Lake Tahoe, for a storm that could bring a three feet of snow …
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Drone footage shows charred damage across swaths of land from the Smokehouse Creek blaze, which is the second-largest wildfire on record in the state.
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Texas Panhandle Wildfires Spread Across 850,000 Acres, Prompting Evacuations
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe second-largest wildfire on record in Texas raged across 850,000 acres on Wednesday, as firefighters from around the state tried to contain it. The blaze has consumed houses, burned vast …
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Senator Mitch McConnell, the longtime top Senate Republican, said on Wednesday that he would give up his spot as the party’s leader at the end of this year, acknowledging that …
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How Visiting the U.S. Border Became a Potent Form of Political Theater
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesVice President Kamala Harris went to the U.S.-Mexico border soon after she and President Biden took office, even though she had characterized such visits as empty politics just weeks before. …
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Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Donald J. Trump won Michigan’s primary elections on Tuesday as the president and his predecessor hurtle toward a rematch in November. But the results showed …
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Michigan Judge Orders Kristina Karamo to Stand Down in G.O.P. Leadership Fight
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA circuit court judge on Tuesday ordered Kristina Karamo, the deposed leader of the Michigan Republicans, to abandon her efforts to cling to power. But what that means for Saturday, …
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Behind the A.I. Robocall That Impersonated Biden: A Democratic Consultant and a Magician
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA Democratic political consultant confirmed that he was behind robocalls last month that used an artificial-intelligence impersonation of President Biden to urge Democrats not to vote in the New Hampshire …