Politics & Policy
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Pollster Nate Silver says Biden did 'no favors' for Harris during her campaign
Nate Silver referred to Harris as a “replacement-level politician." “I think people confuse their sympathy for Harris’s position for her having been a good candidate.”
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Trump taps Chris Wright to be US Secretary of Energy
Trump stated that Wright would also serve on the newly formed Council of National Energy.
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Trump taps William Owen Scharf to serve as Assistant to the President, White House Staff Secretary
"Will is a highly skilled attorney who will be a crucial part of my White House team," Trump said in an emailed statement.
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Harvard President Gay touts 'integrity' of her work amid plagiarism accusations
The Harvard president testified alongside MIT President Sally Kornbluth and now-ex-Penn President Liz Magill last month in a hearing that saw the trio refrain from decisively condemning calls for genocide.
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National Archives to hand over 1,799 emails to House Republicans
Burisma has long attracted Republican attention, largely due to allegations that the firm paid off both Hunter and Joe Biden to stifle a probe from then-Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin, who was investigating the firm.
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New report to Congress exposes Uncle Sam’s investment in Abortion Inc.
Federally funded programs routed $1.89 billion to abortion providers over three years, GAO reveals.
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Illinois will soon allow construction of new nuclear power projects
The measure first passed earlier this year but was vetoed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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Missouri AG alleges Media Matters committed fraud in seeking donations
"The allegation here is that Media Matters defrauded Missourians in a scheme to solicit contributions and then convert the money into a coordinated market manipulation in an attack on the last platform dedicated to free speech in America and ultimately that harms all Missourians," Bailey said.
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U.S. Attorney: Santos 'presently engaged' in negotiating plea deal
Santos pleaded not guilty in October after prosecutors brought a superseding indictment against him with 10 additional charges.
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Sheila Jackson Lee to seek reelection to Congress after losing Houston mayoral race
"I am pleased to announce my decision to seek reelection for the 18th Congressional District in Houston," she said.
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Will Ireland turn to a former MMA fighter for its next leader? Conor McGregor teases run
Immigrant crime surge fuels Irish discontent. The Irish Prison Service reported more than 20 percent of individuals who were imprisoned last year did not hold Irish nationality.
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Ilya Shapiro lambasts university presidents over testimony: 'failure of leadership'
Despite the resignation of Magill, Shapiro was hesitant to suggest that the other two would follow suit, asserting that Magill already faced pressure from the board over unrelated issues and that the testimony as "the straw that broke the camel's back."
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Trump dominant in Iowa, leading Biden in Michigan and Georgia: polls
The data is bad news for DeSantis, who has invested heavily in the state and even secured the endorsement of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds.