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Washington — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Wednesday said she would next week follow through on her threat to force a vote to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, adding to the dysfunction that has become increasingly routine for Republicans in the lower chamber. “I think every member of Congress needs to take that vote and
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File: Timothy Kennedy, D-Buffalo, speaks in the Senate Chamber at the state Capitol during the last day of the legislative session on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. Hans Pennink / AP Democratic state Sen. Timothy Kennedy on Tuesday won a special election for the New York congressional seat vacated by Democrat Brian Higgins.
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CBS News poll finds economy is a top issue in major battleground states for Biden, Trump – CBS News Watch CBS News The first CBS News battleground tracker poll of 2024 found Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan in a statistical tie between President Biden and former President Trump if people voted today. View CBS News In
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Biden jokes about age, targets Trump amid protests outside White House Correspondents’ Dinner – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden joked about his age and made a vow to families of journalists imprisoned in Russia, while also targeting his rival, former President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Outside the event, pro-Palestinian demonstrators
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The number of searches about Americans conducted by the FBI in a controversial foreign intelligence database fell by almost half in 2023 compared to the previous year, according to a new report released Tuesday by the U.S. intelligence community. The FBI’s searches, some of which were deemed to be improper in the past, were a flashpoint in
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The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York held him in contempt of court on Tuesday for violating a gag order that limits what he can say about those involved in the case. Judge Juan Merchan said Trump violated the order nine times in recent weeks. He fined Trump $9,000, or
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Washington — Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is calling on the Justice Department to open an investigation into special counsel Jack Smith, alleging he violated department standards and ethical duties related to his prosecution of former President Donald Trump. Stefanik’s accusations stem from the criminal case against Trump in Washington, D.C., in which the special counsel
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The third week of former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial resumed Tuesday with continued testimony from its third witness and a pair of rulings from the judge on outstanding issues related to the case. Before testimony resumed, Judge Juan Merchan found Trump in contempt of court for violating a gag order limiting what
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New poll shows Biden and Trump nearly tied in 3 key battleground states – CBS News Watch CBS News The race for president is coming into sharper focus, with a CBS News battleground tracker poll showing President Biden and former President Donald Trump running neck-and-neck in three key states. Weijia Jiang has details from the
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Columbia protesters stage new demonstration at Hamilton Hall Columbia protesters stage new demonstration at Hamilton Hall 04:48 NEW YORK — Columbia University says protesters occupied Hamilton Hall early Tuesday — a building demonstrators took over during anti-Vietnam War protests in 1968. Witnesses said a large group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside the hall before a
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