Author: Eugene Scott

Washington Post – Politics:

Republican Brad Finstad, a former state lawmaker, has won the special election for Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District, defeating Democrat Jeff Ettinger in a closely watched race.

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The Republican National Committee announced Friday that Milwaukee will be the host for the 2024 Republican National Convention, tapping a swing state that helped decide the outcome of the past two presidential elections.

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy made the announcement.

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Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a bill to help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits weeks after the measure initially sailed through the Senate with 84 votes, angering Democrats, veterans groups and comedian Jon Stewart, a leading proponent to aid the community.

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Fetterman makes multiple connections between Oz and New Jersey in latest ad.

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Dozens of 9/11 survivors and family members have launched an ad criticizing former president Donald Trump for hosting a Saudi-backed golf tournament at his Bedminster, N.J., golf club.

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Michael LaRosa, first lady Jill Biden’s press secretary, leaving the White House for public affairs firm.

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Former president Donald Trump joined his children and other mourners to pay their respects to Ivana Trump, his ex-wife who died last week. She was 73.

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Patrick Byrne, the former CEO of Overstock, attended the Dec. 18, 2020, White House meeting in which election deniers pushed to seize voting machines. He is scheduled to testify Friday in a closed session with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.