No Labels was not expected to name its presidential and vice presidential nominees Friday. Instead, the group says it will announce its candidate selection process on March 14.
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RNC votes to install Trump’s handpicked chair as former president tightens control of party
Michael Whatley, a North Carolina Republican, was elected the party’s new national chairman. Lara Trump, the former president’s daughter-in-law, was voted in as co-chair.
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Trump posts $91.6 million bond in defamation case he lost to E. Jean Carroll
The filings came a day after Judge Lewis A. Kaplan refused to delay a Monday deadline for posting a bond to ensure that the 80-year-old Carroll can collect the $83.3 million if it remains intact following appeals.
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France enshrines abortion as a constitutional right as the world marks International Women’s Day
Friday’s ceremony in Paris, attended by around 1,000 people, was a key event on a day focused on advancing women’s rights globally.
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Friday is the last day you can order free COVID tests from the government
The U.S. government is suspending mail orders for free COVID-19 tests – at least for now.
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School shootings prompt more states to fund digital maps for first responders
Spurred by mass shootings, thousands of school districts have hired companies to produce detailed digital maps that can help police, firefighters and medical professionals respond more quickly in emergencies.
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How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health – and how to prepare
Losing an hour of sleep as daylight saving time kicks in can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health.
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George Santos announces another run for New York House seat
The indicted former congressman plans to run against Nick LaLota for New York’s 1st District.
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Katie Britt calls Biden a ‘diminished leader’ in Republican response to the State of the Union
Alabama Sen. Katie Britt said ‘the free world deserves better than a dithering and diminished leader,’ in the Republican rebuttal to President Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday evening.
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Takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address: Combative attacks on a foe with no name
The State of the Union was one of President Biden’s best chances to make the broadest possible case for his reelection.