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Trump’s rivals seize on opportunities to challenge his acuity
The DeSantis campaign recently posted a thread of more than two dozen clumsy or confusing remarks by former president Donald...
Momentum behind impeachment inquiry slows under new speaker
During the 22-day fight to fill the post of House speaker, the Republican-led impeachment inquiry against President Biden gathered dust...
Biden and Xi to meet next week for the first time in a year
President Biden will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an economic conference in San Francisco...
Judge Cannon keeps Trump trial date in documents case, with a caveat
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s indictment for allegedly mishandling classified documents said Friday she would give the former president more...
Did Trump violate campaign finance laws (again)?
The most newsworthy part of Barton Gellman’s new interview of tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel for the Atlantic is that Thiel...
The market for third-party candidates is hot. But who could catch on?
Third-party presidential candidates will most likely never perform the way the 2024 polls suggest they do right now. That’s how...
A lot of Americans embrace Trump’s authoritarianism
With every hour that passes, Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nomination grows tighter. Every day in...
Moody’s lowers U.S. credit outlook, citing political dysfunction
Moody’s on Friday offered a sharp rebuke of political dysfunction in the United States, with the credit-rating agency changing its...
Suspicious letters sent to elections offices in at least five states
Authorities in at least five states were Thursday night investigating suspicious letters mailed to election offices. The letters, at least...
‘Speaking as a man’: Gendered insults at Republican debate highlight a risky strategy
Three-inch heels. Shirtless video clips. A literal below-the-belt manhood debate. Attacks among Republican presidential candidates have turned personal — including...
