It’s become a truism that President Donald Trump, once shunned by the Republican Party establishment as a crude, clownish political dilettante of uncertain principles, has hijacked the party, intimidating incumbents who don’t demonstrate fealty to him by threatening primary challenges while dangling endorsements before candidates who fawn over him. Still, it must be uncomfortable for […]
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Rep. Justin Amash says he won’t run for president
The Michigan congressman cites the country’s polarization and campaigning challenges for dropping his bid as an independent.
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Democrats push new $3 trillion virus relief bill through House
The bill is sure to go nowhere in the Republican-led Senate, let alone reach President Trump’s desk, where a threatened veto awaits.
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Sen. Richard Burr steps down as committee chairman as FBI investigates his stock sales
Earlier, Burr turned over his phone to law enforcement officials after agents served a warrant at his Washington-area home.
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Supreme Court justices fear ‘chaos’ if states can’t bind presidential electors’ votes
So-called faithless electors have not been critical to the outcome of a presidential election, but that could change in a contest with a razor-thin margin.
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Judge puts on hold Justice Department move to dismiss Flynn’s guilty plea
The federal judge says he expects independent groups and legal experts to argue against the bid to exonerate President Trump’s former national security adviser of lying to the FBI.
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Biden plans to stay home, testing limits of virtual campaign
Critics question the former vice president’s digital savvy and capacity to build the national vote-by-mail effort that might be necessary to win during the pandemic.
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Collins again named most bipartisan member of U.S. Senate
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has been recognized for the seventh time by the Lugar Center and a policy institute at Georgetown University.
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Laurel Libby seeks state House seat for Auburn and Minot
Republican challenger takes aim at Democratic incumbent Bettyann Sheats.
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Confronted with horrendous jobs report, White House and Democrats aren’t even talking
The disconnect shows how the bipartisan consensus that emerged in the early days of the pandemic has largely disappeared.