The nation’s highest court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump is entitled to immunity for official actions taken in response to his 2020 election loss.
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Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of speedy Trump trial
The outcome means additional delay before Donald Trump could face trial in the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
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French far right leads in elections but rivals hope to deny it majority
The results confirmed polling that showed the party — with a history of racism and xenophobia and once shunned by the mainstream — is no longer confined to the fringes of French politics.
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Trump ally Steve Bannon heads to prison to serve 4 months for contempt
Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon is scheduled to report to a federal prison in Connecticut to serve a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack.
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Biden’s aides plotted debate strategy for months. Then it all collapsed.
For a full week, the president sequestered himself at Camp David with more than a dozen aides to prepare for Thursday’s presidential debate.
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French voters propel far-right National Rally to strong lead in first-round legislative elections
A new coalition on the left, the New Popular Front, also poses a challenge to the pro-business President Macron and his centrist alliance Together for the Republic.
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After president’s debate debacle, Jill Biden delivering message that they’re still all in
The first lady is trying to rally support for her husband after a dreadful performance in Thursday’s presidential debate created fresh worries about President Joe Biden’s age and his ability to compete in November’s election and to serve another four years.
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Democrats still stumble on how to ‘pass the torch’ to younger leaders
When the 2022 midterm elections went better than expected, the party got something that it had lacked for many years: a bench filled with Democrats coming into prominence.
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For many voters, Biden-Trump debate means tough choice just got tougher
Trump told a stream of falsehoods with sharpness, vigor and conviction, while Biden struggled mightily to land debating points and even to get through many sentences.
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Ratings for first presidential debate down sharply from 2020
The drop in the number of debate viewers, from 73 million to 48 million, was not surprising, since the Biden-Trump debate occurred so early in the election cycle.