Matt Viser, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to call for tougher border security measures on Friday during a visit to the southern border, a trip that amounts to her latest attempt to directly confront some of her biggest political vulnerabilities. In what her campaign is billing as a major […]
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Justice Dept. charges three men in alleged Iran hack of Trump campaign
By Devlin Barrett, The Washington Post (c) 2024 The Justice Department has charged three men with carrying outIran’s alleged hack and leak attack against Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Since June, the FBI has been investigating hacking activity aimed at the email accounts of Trump campaign staff and other people in the former president’s orbit. The […]
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Trump meets with Zelensky, opening new chapter in a fraught relationship
By Marianne LeVine, Michael Birnbaum, Isabelle Khurshudyan, The Washington Post (c) 2024 NEW YORK – Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday morning, opening a new chapter in a fraught relationship roiled by skepticism from the Republican presidential nominee and his party over U.S. involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war. While Trump said it was […]
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New York Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to corruption charges
By Shayna Jacobs, Devlin Barrett,The Washington Post (c) 2024 Mayor Eric Adams was arraigned Friday and pleaded not guilty to federal charges of bribery, wire fraud and taking illegal campaign donations. Appearing in a packed courtroom not far from City Hall, Adams – the first sitting New York mayor charged with a crime – listened as […]
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Harris signals support for crypto, in potential break with Biden
Jeff Stein, Cat Zakrzewski, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris is signaling support for expansion of the cryptocurrency industry in the United States, attempting to rebuff claims that she would seek a crackdown on the rapidly growing but controversial sector. In a speech in Pittsburgh about the economy on Wednesday, Harris said it […]
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Free covid tests by mail program revived by Biden administration
By Fenit Nirappil, The Washington Post (c) 2024 CORRECTION: The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service. Follow this story and more by signing up for health, science, and environment email alerts. Americans can again order free rapid coronavirus tests by mail, the Biden administration announced Thursday. People can […]
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams’s indictment comes after years of connections to Turkey
Mikhail Klimentov, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Long before Eric Adams was charged Thursday over accusations of “corrupt relationships” with Turkish business executives and at least one official, the New York mayor was known for his sometimes eccentric connections to Turkey. “I’m probably the only mayor in the history of this city that has not […]
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Trump wants Mike Pence out of Jan. 6 trial. Would the case survive?
By Perry Stein, The Washington Post (c) 2024 The federal election interference indictment against Donald Trump offers example after example of the then-president allegedly trying to pressure his vice president, Mike Pence, to help him overturn the 2020 election results. There was the Dec. 25 phone call when Pence called Trump to wish him a […]
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Young voters play ‘potentially decisive’ role in 2024 election
By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Susan Svrluga, The Washington Post (c) 2024 ATLANTA – On the way to his dorm between classes at Morehouse College, freshman Daylan Moore, 18, was stopped in his tracks by a question: “Baby, have you registered to vote?” A bright-eyed woman, donning the royal blue and gold colors of the sorority Sigma Gamma […]
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Arizona official who certifies elections alleges fraud after his defeat
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Washington Post (c) 2024 PHOENIX – Fresh off losing a campaignfor sheriff, Pinal County Supervisor Kevin Cavanaugh (R) voted “under duress” in August to certify the county’s primary election results. This week, he threatened to sue the Arizona county that employs him, claiming – much like President Donald Trump did after […]