Author: Jill Colvin
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Trump is reinstated to Facebook after 2-year ban
WASHINGTON • Facebook parent Meta is reinstating former President Donald Trump’s personal account after a two-year suspension following the Jan. 6 attack. The company said in a blog post Wednesday it is adding “new guardrails” to ensure there are no “repeat offenders” who violate its rules. “In the event that Mr. Trump posts further violating…
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Trump is reinstated to Facebook after 2-year ban
WASHINGTON • Facebook parent Meta is reinstating former President Donald Trump’s personal account after a two-year suspension following the Jan. 6 attack. The company said in a blog post Wednesday it is adding “new guardrails” to ensure there are no “repeat offenders” who violate its rules. “In the event that Mr. Trump posts further violating…
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Lawyer: Classified documents at Pence’s home
NEW YORK • Documents with classified markings were discovered in former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana residence last week, his lawyer says, the latest in a string of recoveries of confidential information from the homes of current and former top U.S. officials. The records, which were taken into FBI custody, “appear to be a small…
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GOP wins slim House majority
WASHINGTON • Republicans won control of the U.S. House on Wednesday, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe Biden’s agenda and spur a flurry of investigations. But a threadbare majority will pose immediate challenges for GOP leaders and complicate the party’s ability to govern. More than a…
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New Pence book details split with Trump
NEW YORK • Former Vice President Mike Pence blames Donald Trump for endangering his family “and all those serving at the Capitol” on Jan. 6 in a new memoir released Tuesday. In “So Help Me God,” Pence recounts, for the first time in his own words, the Republican former president’s extraordinary effort to push him…
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Trump urged to delay 2024 launch after GOP’s uneven election
WASHINGTON • It was supposed to be a red wave that former President Donald Trump could triumphantly ride to the Republican nomination as he prepares to launch another White House run. Instead, Tuesday night’s disappointing results for the GOP are raising new questions about Trump’s appeal and the future of a party that has fully…
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GOP closing in on House win; Senate control up for grabs
WASHINGTON • Republicans were closing in Wednesday on a narrow House majority while control of the Senate hinged on a series of tight races in a midterm election that defied expectations of sweeping conservative victories driven by frustration over inflation and President Joe Biden’s leadership. Either party could secure a Senate majority with wins in…
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Trump 2024 campaign prepares for post-midterms launch
NEW YORK • As he played to a crowd of supporters in Robstown, Texas, former President Donald Trump drew cheers as he talked up his first two runs for the White House — and teased a third. “In order to make our country successful, safe and glorious again, I will probably have to do it…
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Trump back in Washington, calls election a disgrace
WASHINGTON • In his first return to Washington since Joe Biden ousted him from the White House, former President Donald Trump repeated the election-fraud claims that sparked the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. In a dueling speech not far away, his former vice president, Mike Pence, implored the Republican Party to move on from Trump’s defeat.…
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Trump, Pence rivalry intensifies as they consider 2024 runs
NEW YORK • Former Vice President Mike Pence is becoming increasingly brazen in his willingness to counter former President Donald Trump. The two will hold dueling events in Arizona on Friday as they stump for rival candidates who offer dramatically different visions of the Republican Party in a critical battleground state. Days later, they will…