Articles filed under Political Figures
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McConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It's a stark turnaround after the Jan. 6, 2021, attackMar 05, 2024 7:13 am - WASHINGTON — Senate leader Mitch McConnell is the highest-ranking Republican in Congress who has yet to endorse Donald Trump's bid to return to the White House — having o...
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Coast-to-coast Super Tuesday contests poised to move Biden and Trump closer to November rematchMar 05, 2024 6:46 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are poised to move much closer to winning their parties' nominations Tuesday during the biggest day of ...
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Settlement in Wisconsin fake elector case offers new details on the strategy by Trump lawyersMar 04, 2024 10:56 am - Two attorneys for then-President Donald Trump orchestrated a plan for fake electors to file paperwork falsely saying the Republican won Wisconsin in a strategy to overtur...
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Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury in ex-president’s civil fraud trialMar 04, 2024 9:38 am - NEW YORK — Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, pleaded guilty Monday in New York to perjury in connection with testimony he g...
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Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attackMar 04, 2024 9:11 am - The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to ban the Republican former president over t...
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Lawyers press judge to disqualify Fani Willis over romantic relationship that threatens Trump caseMar 01, 2024 2:54 pm - ATLANTA — Lawyers for Donald Trump and others charged with trying to overturn Georgia's 2020 election pressed a judge Friday to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fan...
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Alexei Navalny, who galvanized opposition to Putin, is laid to rest after his death in prisonMar 01, 2024 8:12 am - Under a heavy police presence, thousands of people bade farewell Friday to Alexei Navalny at his funeral in Moscow after his still-unexplained death two weeks ago in an A...
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Judge in Trump’s classified documents case is expected to set a trial date during a crucial hearingMar 01, 2024 7:28 am - FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The federal judge overseeing the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump is expected to set a trial date on Friday, a crucial decision that c...
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Biden, Trump try to work immigration to their political advantage during trips to TexasFeb 29, 2024 7:25 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and his likely Republican challenger Donald Trump both head to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Thursday in a sign of how central immig...
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What is Super Tuesday? Why it matters and what to watchFeb 29, 2024 7:18 am - The biggest day of this year's primary campaign is approaching as 16 states vote in contests known as Super Tuesday. The elections are a crucial moment for President Joe...