Former President Donald J. Trump was gathered with his core political advisers in the office near his poolside cottage at his club in Bedminster, N.J., when his phone rang around …
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Former Florida Deputy Goes on Trial for Not Confronting Parkland Gunman
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSeven months after the gunman in the Parkland, Fla., school shooting was sentenced to life in prison for murdering 14 students and three staff members, prosecutors on Wednesday began trying …
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As California’s housing crisis spiraled out of control in the 2010s, with rates of homelessness soaring and even affluent families struggling to buy Bay Area homes, a pro-housing movement was …
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When the pandemic shut down schools across the country, the federal government responded with billions of dollars to help districts support remote learning, serve free meals to students and safely …
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In a Contentious Lawmaking Season, Red States Got Redder and Blue Ones Bluer
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAmerica’s state capitals are as polarized as they have been in decades, with lawmakers imposing unflinchingly conservative or liberal agendas this year, even in politically diverse places. The 2022 election …
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new video loaded: President Biden Speaks About the Debt Ceiling Deal transcript Back transcript President Biden Speaks About the Debt Ceiling Deal President Biden addressed the nation after Congress passed …
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In the days since he struck a deal to avoid a national default, President Biden has steadfastly refused to boast about what he got as part of the agreement. “Why …
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Vandal Causes $250,000 in Damage to ‘Jurassic Park’ Exhibition, Police Say
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA newly opened dinosaur exhibition in Atlanta based on the blockbuster series of “Jurassic Park” movies has been temporarily shut down after an intruder broke in and caused $250,000 in …
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At Guantánamo’s Court Like No Other, Progress Is Frustrated by State Secrets
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA defense lawyer was making a constitutional argument in the Guantánamo war court that the clock had run out on a case involving terrorist attacks in Indonesia 20 years ago …
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Debt Deal: Did Biden Find Reasonable Middle or Give Away Too Much?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAfter weeks of tense wrangling between the White House and House Republicans, the fiscal deal reached on Saturday to raise the debt ceiling while constraining federal spending bolsters President Biden’s argument that …