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A group of Republicans has united to defend the legitimacy of US elections and those who run them
ATLANTA (AP) — It was Election Day last November, and one of Georgia’s top election officials saw that reports of a voting machine problem in an eastern Pennsylvania county were gaining traction online. So Gabriel Sterling, a Republican who had defended the 2020 election in Georgia amid an onslaught of threats, posted a message to his nearly 71,000 followers on the social platform X explaining what had happened and saying that all votes would be counted correctly.
Dan Crenshaw blasts MTG’s ‘game’ of threatening to oust speaker - Washington Examiner
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) railed against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and her revamped threat to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).
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In a private audition with GOP donors, Trump's minority VP prospects downplay race
Sen. Tim Scott, who is Black, and Sen. Marco Rubio, who is Hispanic, both are on Trump's list of possible running mates, but are downplaying race.
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Hulk Hogan, hurricanes and a blockbuster recording: A week in review of the Trump hush money trial
Crucial witnesses took the stand in the second week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York.
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Speaker Mike Johnson could look to another GOP speaker who took on rebels in his own party
Then-House Speaker Joseph Cannon, who ruled the House from 1903 to 1911, faced his detractors head-on and survived a vote to oust him.
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Analysis: The moment Trump defied gravity is coming back to haunt him | CNN Politics
Being elected president shortly after surviving the publication of the leaked “Access Hollywood” tape in 2016 is the moment in which Donald Trump defied political gravity.
www.cnn.comSenate races are roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza as campaign rhetoric sharpens
The student protest movement over the war in Gaza is roiling Senate contests in an election year when control of the chamber is at stake in November.
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Progress reported in Gaza truce talks, but Israel hasn’t sent a delegation
A Hamas delegation is in Cairo and Egyptian state media say there has been “noticeable progress” in cease-fire talks for Gaza
Campus 'occupation guide' taps into agitators' 'rage,' instructs how to 'escalate' chaos
Agitators on the University of Pennsylvania's campus are passing around multiple "how-to" guides on protesting the war in Israel, including breaking into buildings.
Biden and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on issues in 2024's rare contest between two presidents
Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, have track records in office that voters will judge alongside their promises.
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Millions of Americans may lose access to affordable internet program this month
A federal program making affordable internet possible for roughly 23 million Americans is in danger of running out of funds if Congress doesn't act.
California man charged with threatening Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis
Willis is leading the prosecution of former President Donald Trump and several of his associates, all of whom have been accused of seeking to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.
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Israel-Gaza war: Ceasefire talks intensify in Cairo
Hamas said it was sending negotiators to talks in a "positive spirit" after studying the latest proposal.
www.bbc.comJapan and India reject Biden's comments describing them as xenophobic countries
Japan and India have decried remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden describing them as “xenophobic” countries that do not welcome immigrants while he was speaking during a campaign fundraising event earlier in the week.
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel will not agree to end the war with Hamas as part of any deal
More than six months after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip.
‘No to the Russian law!’ Georgia protesters demand a ‘European future’
Violence has rocked Tbilisi as angry citizens fear Georgia will fall into ‘enemy hands’.
Palestinians hope for an end to ‘seven months of torture’ with Gaza truce
Fears of negotiations collapsing in Cairo with Hamas and Israel refusing to back down on longstanding truce terms.
Former RNC chairman says Trump campaigns as a candidate ‘afraid of losing’ - Washington Examiner
Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele criticized Donald Trump's campaign for continuing to stoke conspiracies around election integrity.
www.washingtonexaminer.comRussia puts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on its wanted list
Russian state media say Moscow has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, citing the interior ministry's database.
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College protests updates: Police arrest dozens at Art Institute of Chicago
Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza.
Alabama state senator chides male colleagues for letting parental leave bill die
Alabama state Sen. Vivian Davis Figures admonished state lawmakers for killing legislation that would have given teachers paid maternity leave.
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Trump trades the courtroom for RNC retreat in Florida | CNN Politics
Former President Donald Trump is trading the New York courtroom for Florida banquet halls this weekend, where he’ll mingle with his vice presidential contenders and wealthy donors during the Republican National Committee’s spring retreat.
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Continue reading...Israelis rally for hostage deal as ceasefire talks continue
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Continue reading...Chief Counsel at R.N.C. Pushed Out After Two Months on the Job
Charlie Spies, the Republican National Committee’s chief counsel, was pushed out of his new role just two months after taking the job, amid a storm of controversy over conflicts involving other clients at the firm where he still works, according to two people briefed on the matter.
Mr. Spies, a veteran election-law lawyer whom the R.N.C. hired in March primarily because of his knowledge of how best to use existing regulations to a campaign’s or a candidate’s advantage, has been under attack since soon after he arrived at the committee.
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Continue reading...Mr. Spies, a veteran election-law lawyer whom the R.N.C. hired in March primarily because of his knowledge of how best to use existing regulations to a campaign’s or a candidate’s advantage, has been under attack since soon after he arrived at the committee.
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Is Zimbabwe zigzagging into further currency chaos?
Traders suffer a case of déjà-vu as any savings are wiped out with a new currency called the Zig.
Continue reading...Army sergeant arrested in alleged murder-for-hire plot against 4 people: Police
Servicemember Jeremiah Peikert was arrested for allegedly conspiring with his brother, Joshua Peikert, to hire a hitman to kill four people, including two children.
Continue reading...Zeekill: From teenage cyber-thug to Europe’s most wanted
Kivimaki rose through teen cyber gangs to become a Most Wanted criminal responsible for one of the most shocking hacks in history.
Continue reading...'Student arrests will be my final college memory'
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Continue reading...German election candidate attacked on campaign
Matthias Ecke was seriously injured after being kicked and hit in a suspected politically-motivated attack.
Continue reading...Cubans lured to Russian army by high pay and passports
The number of Cubans recruited to fight in Ukraine is thought to be in the hundreds.
Continue reading...Queensland MP says she was drugged and assaulted
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Continue reading...Three arrested over Sikh activist's killing in Canada
Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead last June, sparking a diplomatic row between India and Canada.
Continue reading...Spain-Argentina row over drug-use accusation
A row breaks out after Spain's transport minister suggests Argentina's president has taken drugs.
Continue reading...Sweden prepares for Eurovision with heightened security
The celebration of pop is set to take place amid protests at Israel's involvement in the competition.
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