Politics & Policy
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Trump admin touts 96% drop in immigration from Muslim-majority countries since 2024
Some Republicans have increasingly advocated for closer scrutiny of Islamic immigration amid the war in Iran and the longer-term conflicts in the region.
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Senate Republicans argue that Jack Smith's probe was purely political, not criminal
The hearing saw Smith appear to discuss his investigations targeting Trump. Those investigations were related to alleged mishandling of classified materials, as well as 2020 election challenges and the Jan. 6, 2021 incident at the Capitol. While they resulted in felony indictments, Smith abandoned the cases after Trump won back the White House in 2024. Lawmakers each followed party lines throughout the day.
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Cruz chastises Jack Smith over 'egregious abuse of power'
He then went on to invoke former President Richard Nixon and musical theater in his criticism.
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AstraZeneca's U.K. vaccine trial resumes after being halted over spinal cord inflammation
The trials had been paused earlier this week to address the adverse event.
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Trump campaign sends cease-and-desist to Biden campaign over 'false and misleading' Atlantic ad
Claims within political advertisement have been "totally debunked," campaign says.
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Trump campaign far outpacing Biden in money given by small donors, Biden leads among big donors
Trump raised $229.5 million among small donors compared to Biden's $139 million, according to latest Center For Responsive Politics data.
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Minor amount of ballot fraud can change close election outcome, congressman warns
"Every single incident of criminal behavior in our electoral process, if it permeates the system, then it becomes more widespread, like we see now in Georgia," Illinois Republican Rodney Davis said.
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Trump highlights Hunter Biden’s deal with Chinese military contractor at White House, Michigan rally
"Biden is weak on China," said President Trump.
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Local N.Y. election official warns of people requesting mail-in ballots using dead voters' names
"Our local district attorneys should take this very seriously, and I would suggest they should endeavor to prosecute those who are behind this," says Nick LaLota, Suffolk County elections commissioner, who received an application dated Sept. 4 from a person who died in June.
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Biden admits Trump's U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal 'better than NAFTA'
"It is better than NAFTA" – Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden
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Many Americans want to end grants to U.S. colleges from communist China, poll finds
Many voters are unaware of these funding arrangements.
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Microsoft: Russian, Chinese, Iranian agents tried to hack hundreds of computers in 2020 elections
Microsoft says most attempts were stopped but would not say which groups were hacked.
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Texas federal appeals court rejects state Democrats' effort to expand voting by mail
Texas federal appeals court rejects Texas Democrats' effort to expand voting by mail