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LISA MASCARO

LISA MASCARO

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Trump will meet with House and Senate Republicans this week near the Capitol

House Republicans will meet privately with Donald Trump as the former president returns to Capitol Hill for the first time since the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by his supporters trying to overturn President Joe Biden’s election

Trump will meet with House and Senate Republicans this week near the Capitol
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Cheers, cake and a fist-bump from GOP as Trump returns to Capitol Hill in a first since Jan. 6 riot

Donald Trump has made a triumphant return to Capitol Hill to meet with House and Senate Republicans for the first time since the Jan. 6, 2021 attack

Cheers, cake and a fist-bump from GOP as Trump returns to Capitol Hill in a first since Jan. 6 riot
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Mike Pence's foundation launches a $10 million election-year campaign to preserve Trump-era tax cuts

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s foundation is launching a $10 million campaign to preserve the Trump-era tax cuts

Mike Pence's foundation launches a $10 million election-year campaign to preserve Trump-era tax cuts
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Conservative-backed group is creating a list of federal workers it suspects could resist Trump plans

An outside group is quietly investigating scores of federal employees suspected of being hostile to the conservative policies promised by Republican Donald Trump

Conservative-backed group is creating a list of federal workers it suspects could resist Trump plans
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Jan. 6 shadows the 2024 campaign, but not on the debate stage. That alarms democracy advocates

In the first presidential debate, the Capitol riot and Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election weren't center stage

Jan. 6 shadows the 2024 campaign, but not on the debate stage. That alarms democracy advocates
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House Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court's immunity decision

A leading House Democrat is preparing a constitutional amendment in response to the Supreme Court’s landmark immunity ruling

House Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court's immunity decision
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To a defiant Biden, the 2024 race is up to the voters, not to Democrats on Capitol Hill

The Democratic Party has not fallen in line behind President Joe Biden, even after the events that were set up to reset his imperiled campaign and show everyone he wasn’t too old to be president four more years

To a defiant Biden, the 2024 race is up to the voters, not to Democrats on Capitol Hill
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Biden gets support from key lawmakers as he tells Democrats he won't step aside after debate

President Joe Biden is standing firm against calls for him to drop his reelection candidacy and calling for an end to the intraparty drama that has torn apart Democrats since his dismal debate performance

Biden gets support from key lawmakers as he tells Democrats he won't step aside after debate
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Biden's support on Capitol Hill grimly uncertain. A seventh Democrat says he should drop out

The mood on Capitol Hill turned grim as Democrats wrestled over President Joe Biden’s re-election

Biden's support on Capitol Hill grimly uncertain. A seventh Democrat says he should drop out
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Pelosi says 'it's up to the president' to decide to stay in the race

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi is stopping short of saying President Joe Biden should continue his reelection campaign

Pelosi says 'it's up to the president' to decide to stay in the race
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Biden confronts decisive day in his campaign, as his team says no Democrat would do better

The Biden campaign is laying out what it sees as its path to winning the White House in a new memo sent to its staffers saying winning Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan is the “clearest pathway” to victory

Biden confronts decisive day in his campaign, as his team says no Democrat would do better
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Pelosi and Democratic leaders try to guide their party through Biden uproar

The uproar over President Joe Biden's ability to win reelection is leaving Democrats at a standstill

Pelosi and Democratic leaders try to guide their party through Biden uproar
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America's toxic political climate faces calls to 'tone it down' after assassination attempt on Trump

“Tone it down!”

America's toxic political climate faces calls to 'tone it down' after assassination attempt on Trump
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House Democrats want to stop early DNC effort to nominate Biden before party convention in August

Some House Democrats are wary of swiftly nominating President Joe Biden as the party’s pick for reelection

House Democrats want to stop early DNC effort to nominate Biden before party convention in August
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JD Vance charted a Trump-centric, populist path in Senate as he fought GOP establishment

Elevated into the national spotlight as former President Donald Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance has carved out a unique role in his short Senate career

JD Vance charted a Trump-centric, populist path in Senate as he fought GOP establishment
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Prominent Democrat Schiff calls for Biden to withdraw, but party aims to nominate before convention

California Rep. Adam Schiff has become the highest-profile Democrat to call for President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid, as the party pushes ahead with plans to hold a virtual vote to formally make Biden its nominee in the first week of August

Prominent Democrat Schiff calls for Biden to withdraw, but party aims to nominate before convention
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Biden is isolated at home as Obama, Pelosi and other Democrats push for him to reconsider 2024 race

Democrats at the highest levels are making a critical push for President Joe Biden to reconsider his election bid

Biden is isolated at home as Obama, Pelosi and other Democrats push for him to reconsider 2024 race
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Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he'll return to campaign next week

A rapidly growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers is calling for President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid, even as the president insists he’s ready to return to the campaign trail to counter what he calls a “dark vision” laid out by Republican Donald Trump

Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he'll return to campaign next week
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Beyond Biden, Democrats are split over who would be next —VP Harris or launch a 'mini primary'

Democrats are not only split on whether President Joe Biden should quit his reelection race, they’re also not on the same page about what to do if he goes

Beyond Biden, Democrats are split over who would be next —VP Harris or launch a 'mini primary'
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Republican leaders urge colleagues to steer clear of racist and sexist attacks on Harris

Republican leaders are warning party members against using overtly racist and sexist attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris as they and former President Donald Trump’s campaign scramble to adjust to the reality of a new Democratic rival less than four months before Election Day

Republican leaders urge colleagues to steer clear of racist and sexist attacks on Harris
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Volunteers and donations surge into Democratic campaigns with Harris atop the ticket

Congressional Democrats in Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and beyond are seeing an outpouring of volunteers to help Vice President Kamala Harris and counter Republican Donald Trump

Volunteers and donations surge into Democratic campaigns with Harris atop the ticket
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Project 2025 shakes up leadership after criticism from Democrats and Trump, but says work goes on

The director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government has stepped down after blowback from Donald Trump’s campaign, which has tried to disavow the program created by many of the former president’s allies and former aides

Project 2025 shakes up leadership after criticism from Democrats and Trump, but says work goes on
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Schumer predicts Democrats will keep control of the Senate now that Harris is atop the party ticket

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is predicting that Democrats will keep control of the Senate in the November election

Schumer predicts Democrats will keep control of the Senate now that Harris is atop the party ticket
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Pelosi warns in her new book that political threats and violence 'must stop'

Not quite two years after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol, the threat of political violence would come for Nancy Pelosi's husband at their home

Pelosi warns in her new book that political threats and violence 'must stop'
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Project 2025's new leader Kevin Roberts postpones his own book launch until after the election

As Project 2025 hits turmoil, the head of the influential, far-right Heritage Foundation is postponing the release of his new book until after the November presidential election

Project 2025's new leader Kevin Roberts postpones his own book launch until after the election

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