The Texas Supreme Court late Friday temporarily halted a lower court order allowing a Dallas woman to obtain an abortion in spite of the state’s strict bans, after she learned …
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In her first campaign stop since Wednesday’s contentious Republican debate, Nikki Haley, the former United Nations ambassador and former governor of South Carolina, largely ignored the many attacks that her …
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‘No Forgiveness’ for Michigan School Shooter, Victim Family Says
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jonesnew video loaded: ‘No Forgiveness’ for Michigan School Shooter, Victim Family Says transcript Back transcript ‘No Forgiveness’ for Michigan School Shooter, Victim Family Says The gunman, who carried out the …
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Harvard President Apologizes for Congressional Testimony on Antisemitism
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHarvard’s president, Claudine Gay, apologized to the university community for her testimony before Congress, where she gave evasive responses to questions about whether calls for the genocide of Jews would …
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Leonard Wickers, a 73-year-old carpenter, took a break from building a new house in South Houston to cast a ballot during early voting this week for the city’s mayoral runoff …
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White House Disavows U.S. Islamic Group After Leader’s Oct. 7 Remarks
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe White House disavowed an American-Islamic advocacy organization on Thursday after the group’s director declared that he “was happy to see” Palestinians break out of Gaza on Oct. 7, the …
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Defense Bill Agreement Angers Hard Right, Posing a Threat to Johnson
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe annual defense bill has become entangled in a tumultuous Republican feud in the House, as hard-right lawmakers revolt over a bipartisan agreement to jettison a raft of deeply partisan …
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Should Biden Really Run Again? He Prolongs an Awkward Conversation.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Biden has a way of explaining away his gaffes that can let him defuse the situation without causing himself long-term political damage. “No one ever doubts I mean what …
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McCarthy’s Exit May Create Even More Headaches for the Tiny G.O.P. Majority
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFormer Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s announcement that he would leave Congress came as little surprise to his closest colleagues, but his decision to do so a year before the end of …
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At Debate, DeSantis Names Calvin Coolidge as His Favorite Former President
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesToward the end of Wednesday’s debate, the moderators asked the four Republican candidates onstage which former president would be their inspiration if they were elected. The answers were the ones …