Author: Brian Slodysko
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Super Tuesday takeaways: Biden and Trump momentum can’t be slowed as Haley suspends her campaign
Super Tuesday didn’t quite live up to its name
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How clean is the dirt on Hunter Biden? A key Republican source is charged with lying to the FBI
An FBI informant who was once held up by Republicans as a credible source of information about Hunter Biden now finds himself charged with lying to federal authorities
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Trump’s pick to lead the RNC is facing skepticism from some Republicans
Michael Whatley, the chairman of North Carolina’s Republican Party, has been named by Donald Trump as his pick to lead the Republican National Committee
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Trump tax audits required by IRS were delayed, panel says
WASHINGTON • The IRS failed to pursue mandatory audits of Donald Trump on a timely basis during his presidency, a congressional panel found Tuesday, raising questions about statements by the former president and leading members of his administration who claimed he could not release his tax filings because of the ongoing reviews. A report released…
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McConnell reelected Senate GOP leader: ‘Not going anywhere’
WASHINGTON • Sen. Mitch McConnell was reelected as Republican leader Wednesday, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the Senate GOP campaign chief criticized after a disappointing performance in the midterm elections that kept Senate control with Democrats. McConnell, of Kentucky, easily swatted back the challenge from Scott in the first-ever attempt to…
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Florida’s Scott takes on McConnell in bid for Senate leader
WASHINGTON • Florida Sen. Rick Scott said Tuesday that he will mount a long-shot bid to unseat Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, opening the latest front in an intraparty battle between allies of McConnell and former President Donald Trump over the direction of the GOP following a disappointing showing in last week’s midterm elections. The…
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Ohio GOP House candidate has misrepresented military service
WASHINGTON • Campaigning for a northwestern Ohio congressional seat, Republican J.R. Majewski presents himself as an Air Force combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks, once describing “tough” conditions including a lack of running water that forced him to go more than 40 days without a shower. Military documents obtained by The…
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Primaries: Trump backers win big S.C., Nevada
WASHINGTON • Donald Trump notched a significant victory in South Carolina, where his preferred candidate easily ousted five-term Rep. Tom Rice, the first Republican to be booted from office after voting to impeach the former president last year. But another high-profile GOP target of Trump in the state, Rep. Nancy Mace, held back a challenger.…
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House passes bill bolstering landmark voting law
WASHINGTON • House Democrats passed legislation Tuesday that would strengthen a landmark civil rights-era voting law weakened by the Supreme Court over the past decade, a step party leaders tout as progress in their quest to fight back against voting restrictions advanced in Republican-led states. The bill, which is part of a broader Democratic effort…
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Dems set voting bill showdown as GOP rejects Manchin plan
WASHINGTON • The Senate is set for a key vote Tuesday on a sweeping rewrite of voting and election law, setting up a dramatic test of Democratic unity on a top priority that Republicans are vowing to block. Democrats appeared to be coalescing Thursday around changes to the bill that could win the support of…