Nation and World Politics
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Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor's appointment
Jul 15, 2024 9:11 am - The federal judge overseeing the classified documents charges against former president Donald Trump has dismissed the indictment on the grounds that special counsel Jack Smith was improperly appointed, according to a new court filing Monday.
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GOP convention protests are on despite shooting at Trump rally
Jul 15, 2024 9:08 am - MILWAUKEE — Hundreds of demonstrators converged Monday on downtown Milwaukee to protest around the Republican National Convention, saying the assassination attempt on for...
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Minutes after Trump shooting, misinformation started flying. Here are the facts
Jul 15, 2024 9:00 am - WASHINGTON — Within minutes of the gunfire, the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump spawned a vast sea of claims — some outlandish, others contradict...
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Floor fights, boos and a too-long kiss. How the dramatic and the bizarre define convention history
Jul 15, 2024 8:03 am - WASHINGTON — In 1948, the Republican and Democratic parties did something unthinkable in today's climate of ferocious political animosity: They not only held their nation...
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Trump picks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a once-fierce critic turned loyal ally, as his GOP running mate
Jul 15, 2024 7:17 am - Donald Trump named Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate on Monday, choosing a onetime critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of America’s political leaders.
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Anger and anxiety loom over the Republican convention after the assassination attempt against Trump
Jul 15, 2024 7:05 am - The top of Republicans’ presidential ticket was coming together Monday, as cheering delegates were casting votes to officially make Donald Trump the official GOP nominee and the former president announced JD Vance as his running mate.
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Former suburban police chief wounded protecting Reagan expects ‘deep dive’ into security failuresJul 14, 2024 6:24 pm - Tim McCarthy, the former Secret Service agent who protected President Ronald Reagan during a 1981 assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr., reflects on the attempted killing Saturday of former President Donald Trump.
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For at least a decade Quinault Nation has tried to escape the rising Pacific. Time is running outJul 14, 2024 6:00 am - TAHOLAH, Wash. — Standing water lies beneath the home Sonny Curley shares with his parents and three children on the Quinault reservation a few steps from the Pacific Oce...
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Expand SNAP or hike crop prices? Congress is locked in a farm bill fight.
Jul 14, 2024 6:00 am - Congress could promise farmers new guaranteed minimum prices for their crops, as it considers sweeping new agriculture legislation. Or lawmakers could provide more genero...
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Pops, screams and then blood: On the scene at the Trump rally shootingJul 13, 2024 11:21 pm - BUTLER, Pa. — The gunshots were high-pitched pops, slight and hollow in the open air. Donald Trump, the former president set to accept the Republican nomination in five d...