Author: Justine McDaniel

Washington Post – Politics:

Trump won the popular vote by the smallest margin of any president since Richard Nixon — for the second time, winning the presidency without winning a majority of votes.

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As Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) planned a third bid for the House speakership Friday, some lawmakers reported more threats and criticized what they saw as coercion.

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Republicans said the change clarified state law, while Democrats decried it as favor for Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who is expected to announce a presidential bid.

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Local officials in Nashville and Memphis could send the lawmakers back to the statehouse.

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The law bans what Idaho Republicans have termed “abortion trafficking,” or adults helping minors get abortions without their parents’ consent.

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“You’re too nice a person to be in the job that you’re in,” Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) told Katherine Tai during a congressional hearing Friday. “I don’t need your pity,” the nation’s top trade negotiator told him.

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In a sworn declaration, the top lawyer for the U.S. Capitol Police said they learned from media reports that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) had granted exclusive access to the Jan. 6 footage to Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

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House Republicans have launched an investigation into how those charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol have been treated in jail.

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House Republicans vowing to uncover a “weaponization” of the federal government against conservatives have so far called witnesses who have not presented any evidence of wrongdoing at the Department of Justice and FBI, Democrats say.