Politics

Another shoe drops

Woman who says Herschel Walker paid for abortion also had his child

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Temporary truce

Biden meets with DeSantis in Florida

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Harold Maass

Is the Supreme Court's legitimacy at stake?

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Coming To His Aid

Republicans rally behind Herschel Walker after report he paid for abortion

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Secret recording released

FBI agent testifies about secret recording of Oath Keepers planning Jan. 6 riot

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Maybe just one exception

Herschel Walker, hardline abortion opponent, reportedly funded girlfriend's abortion

A view of a seized gun during a Homeland Security briefing in August.

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Court Says No

SCOTUS declines to hear bump stock cases

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The Election Recap

The Election Recap: Oct. 3, 2022

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2017

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Who's to blame?

Iranian Supreme Leader blames U.S., Israel for protests across country

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More Latinos Lean Right

Dem support among Latino voters cut in half over last decade

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Briefing

The biggest 2022 gubernatorial races

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Briefing

Can Democrats keep the Senate?

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Briefing

Midterm polls: The race for the House and Senate

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Found

Florida's Venezuelan migrant recruiter 'Perla' identified

A view of the National Archives and Records Administration building in Washington, D.C.

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More Trouble for Trump?

National Archives says some Trump administration records are still missing

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The asylum seekers

Beto O'Rourke and Gov. Greg Abbott face each other during a debate.

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Speed Reads

O'Rourke, Abbott face off in Texas gubernatorial debate

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Streaming issue

The Supreme Court could limit federal protection against water pollution

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overstepping boundaries

Russia announces illegal annexation of 4 Ukrainian territories

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Private loans left out

DOE scales back student loan forgiveness eligibility as Biden gets sued over plan

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Harold Maass

Are polls getting the midterms wrong?

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Tree cheers!

Biden appoints 1st diplomat dedicated to biodiversity

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Cutting it close

North Korea fires missiles hours after Harris visit

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Crimes against chaos

Iran president warns against 'chaos' as protests continue

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Briefing

Doug Mastriano's controversial run for governor in Pennsylvania, explained

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'a hostage you can't shoot'

GOP leaders reportedly spooked GOP might force debt crisis in 2023

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You're fired!

Book: Trump almost fired Ivanka and Jared Kushner via tweet

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post-Rabid Fox Attack

Lawmaker introduces rabies vaccine bill after fox bite

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Feature

Which Republicans will back Trump if he runs in 2024?

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Stopgap Go

Senate advances stopgap spending bill after Manchin drops permit amendment

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we'll just have to wait

Jan. 6 hearing postponed over Hurricane Ian

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High tension

Harris to visit DMZ amid nuclear threats from North Korea

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shutdown szn

Lawmakers race to avoid government shutdown

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Briefing

Who's going to win the midterms?

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Briefing

The most shocking claims from the newest books about Trump's presidency