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A while back, Katrina Mosler set up a barrier around the trash cans outside her rural northern California home. Bears had been invading the bins and tearing through bungee cords meant to keep them shut. But at about 3 a.m. on a Tuesday in August, she heard a commotion. The motion detector lights outside lit …
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was “too weak” to stand up to far-right Republicans calling for the impeachment of President Joe Biden. Clinton spoke with MSNBC’s Jen Psaki, telling the host some in the GOP were using impeachment as a political weapon to keep their base “all …
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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., has called for New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to resign in the wake of bombshell bribery allegations against him, but so far their Democratic colleagues are being more guarded. In interviews on Sunday news programs, three Democratic senators were highly critical of Menendez, who was recently indicted on sweeping corruption charges, …
WASHINGTON — Former Democratic presidential nominee and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton doubted former President Donald Trump’s comments that he would not pardon himself if he is convicted in the criminal cases he faces and wins a second term in the White House. “I don’t believe him on anything. Why would I start believing him …
Biden continues to struggle with voters over his handling of immigration at the US-Mexico border. A new Washington Post-ABC News poll showed that 62% disapproved of his efforts on the issue. Biden’s relationship with NYC Mayor Eric Adams has noticeably cooled as the city struggles to house migrants. Throughout his presidency, Joe Biden has grappled …
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday that President Joe Biden is heading to the picket line with auto union workers this week because he’s “deeply pro-worker” — not because he’s trying to get ahead of former President Donald Trump. “I think this is President Biden being who he is,” Buttigieg said in an interview on …
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WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s four criminal indictments could catch up to him in a general election matchup with President Joe Biden, according to a new poll from NBC News. Recent polling has shown that Trump’s support among GOP primary voters has proven to be unwavering, despite criminal charges over allegations he falsified business …
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By Richard Cowan and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With just a week before Washington runs out of money to keep the federal government fully operating, warring factions within the Republican Party in the U.S. Congress on Sunday showed no signs of coming together to pass a stopgap funding bill. Congress so far has …
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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie shut down on Sunday the possibility of running against newly-indicted Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez (N.J.) for his seat in Congress. Speaking to Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the Republican presidential candidate said he had “no interest” in being a United States senator if he ends up losing …
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WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg slammed former President Donald Trump’s attack on the retiring chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staffs, Army Gen. Mark Milley, calling his comment “outrageous.” Trump last week accused Milley of “dealing with China to give them a heads up on the thinking of the President of the United States,” …
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