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Today's Top Political News Compilation - Thursday, November 9, 2023
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia says he won’t seek reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to pick up a seat in the heavily GOP state. (Nov. 9) AP Screen Capture
Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin won’t seek reelection, giving GOP a key pickup opportunity
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced Thursday that he won’t seek reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to pick up a seat in the heavily GOP state. Manchin, 76, said he made the decision “after months of deliberation and long conversations” with his family.
Congress no closer to funding government before next week's shutdown deadline
The Democratic-led Senate and Republican-controlled House have yet to come to an agreement on how to keep the government operating past Nov. 17.
www.cbsnews.comDemocrats postpone a subpoena vote in the Supreme Court ethics probe after a blowup with Republicans
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have abruptly adjourned a meeting without an expected vote on subpoenas for two conservatives who helped arrange luxury travel and other benefits for Supreme Court justices.
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Mortgage rates plunge by largest amount in a year | CNN Business
Mortgage rates tumbled this week in the biggest one-week drop since last November. It’s the second straight week that rates have fallen, after rising for seven consecutive weeks.
www.cnn.comDonald Trump’s civil fraud trial will go on after lawyers seek early verdict ending case
Donald Trump’s lawyers have been thwarted in their longshot bid to put an immediate end to the New York civil fraud trial that threatens the former president’s real estate empire.
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Trump suggests he or another Republican president could use Justice Deptartment to indict opponents
In an interview with Univision News, former President Donald Trump claimed his political opponents have "let the genie out of the box."
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FBI manhunt for Jan. 6 attendee enters second day
The manhunt for a New Jersey man in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots has entered its second day.
www.washingtonexaminer.comIowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says DeSantis, not Trump, is the best Republican to win the 2024 election
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says it “feels good to get in the game” after endorsing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president.
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Trump civil fraud case: Judge fines Trump $354 million, says frauds 'shock the conscience'
Get updates from the trial of former President Trump in the civil fraud suit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Biden disputes polls showing him trailing Trump in battleground states: 'Check it out'
President Biden disputed polls showing former President Donald Trump holding solid leads in the majority of battleground states on Thursday.
Hunter Biden special counsel tells Congress, "It wasn't a question of my authority. It was just a question of deciding to move forward."
Special counsel David Weiss spoke to Congress to "address misunderstandings about the scope of my authority" in the Hunter Biden probe, according to a transcript reviewed by CBS News.
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House GOP struggles to avert next shutdown: 'I don't think the Lord Jesus himself could manage this group'
Newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing the same problems that plagued his predecessor as Republicans struggle to unite.
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Justice Barrett keeps it light at Federalist Society gala
With Supreme Court immersed in controversy, the Trump-appointed justice paints a picture of collegial court.
www.politico.comFirst-of-a-kind nuclear project is terminated in a blow to Biden's clean energy agenda
A project to build a first-of-a-kind small modular nuclear reactor power plant was terminated Wednesday.
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Biden celebrates auto plant reopening, slams Trump for handling of auto industry
President Joe Biden celebrated tentative deals that were struck between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three after weeks of strikes.
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Grappling with Trump and abortion losses: Six key takeaways from the Republican debate
DeSantis sharpens his case against an absent Trump. DeSantis and Haley tussle over China and the environment. And Ramaswamy launches repeated attacks on Haley.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene moves to impeach US Homeland Security chief
The Republican cites the security at the US-Mexico border, but her effort is almost certain to fail.
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FBI Director Wray blasts headquarters selection process for lacking transparency
FBI Director Christopher Wray raised alarm on Thursday over the General Services Administration's process for choosing Greenbelt, Maryland, as the location of the bureau's new multibillion-dollar headquarters, saying he was worried about "potential conflicts of interest" behind the decision.
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Who Won The Third Republican Debate?
How Republican voters feel about the presidential candidates before and after the third primary debate of the 2024 election cycle
'We're ungovernable': House Republicans nix votes on two funding bills as shutdown deadline nears
Funding to keep the government open is set to expire on Nov. 17, and there's no deal on how to avoid it.
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Georgia Man Arrested for Threatening to Murder Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene | CNN Politics
A Georgia man has been arrested for making a phone call threatening to murder Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, her family, and her staff.
www.cnn.comMarjorie Taylor Greene and other Republicans are taking advantage of a 19th-century House rule to try to lower Biden officials' salaries to $1
GOP House members have utilized the "Holman Rule" 36 times in 2023 to try and reduce the salaries of select Biden Administration officials to just $1.
Republican presidential candidates debate abortion after Ohio Issue 1 vote. Here's what the GOP hopefuls said.
Five of the Republican candidates for president attended the Miami debate one day after Ohio voted to enshrine the right to an abortion into the state's Constitution.
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Haley, Ramaswamy continue war of words after heated debate clash
Republican presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy joined FOX News after attacks got personal during the third GOP presidential debate.
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Continue reading...New Louisiana election laws creating challenges for voters with disabilities
New laws aimed at protecting the 2024 presidential election from fears about fraud are creating unexpected barriers for some of the nation's more than 40.2 million voters with disabilities, disability rights advocates have told CBS News.
Laws in more than 20 states now restrict various elements of mail-in ballots including limiting the kinds of assistance a voter can ask for. Restrictions like those limit the ability of health aides and nurses to help prepare a ballot for the people they care for – and some even threaten criminal charges for aides...
Continue reading...Laws in more than 20 states now restrict various elements of mail-in ballots including limiting the kinds of assistance a voter can ask for. Restrictions like those limit the ability of health aides and nurses to help prepare a ballot for the people they care for – and some even threaten criminal charges for aides...
Was your ballot received and counted? How to check your 2024 election vote
As the 2024 showdown between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump inches closer, a large chunk of the American populace is once again opting to vote via mail. According to figures from the University of Florida, over 66 million mail ballots have been requested and over 30 million have been returned.
While voting by mail has become more common since the pandemic, a few recent mishaps have shaken some voters' faith in the system. Just this week, ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington were set ablaze, while in Miami, a...
Continue reading...While voting by mail has become more common since the pandemic, a few recent mishaps have shaken some voters' faith in the system. Just this week, ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington were set ablaze, while in Miami, a...
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Follow live as Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump enter the final weekend of the campaign in the 2024 election, as polls remain tight.
Continue reading...Inside Viktor Orbán's not-so-secret mission to elect Trump
During a speech this summer in front of thousands of supporters, Hungary's far-right prime minister, Viktor Orbán, detailed the close connections he has nurtured with former President Donald Trump.
"We have entered the policy-writing system of President Donald Trump's team," Orbán said. "We have deep involvement there."
The former president speaks highly of the Hungarian leader, too. During his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump described Orbán as one of the world's "most respected men" — a "strong man" and "a tough person."
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Continue reading..."We have entered the policy-writing system of President Donald Trump's team," Orbán said. "We have deep involvement there."
The former president speaks highly of the Hungarian leader, too. During his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump described Orbán as one of the world's "most respected men" — a "strong man" and "a tough person."
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Continue reading...World's largest crocodile in captivity dies
The huge saltwater crocodile Cassius was nearly 5.5m (18ft) long and lived in Australia.
Continue reading...Tens of millions of early votes have been cast. What could it mean for Election Day?
Over 68 million votes cast in the election so far, but the data from those votes gives some clues into how election night may play out.
Continue reading...What's at stake for Elon Musk in the presidential election?
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Continue reading...Why Are Democrats Having Such a Hard Time Beating Trump?
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Continue reading...Trump Is Betting Big on Musk’s Swing-State Moonshot
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