The brief filed Thursday by Donald Trump’s lawyer was a precursor to oral arguments on the Colorado ballot case that the Supreme Court has scheduled for Feb. 8.
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Hunter Biden agrees to private deposition after months of defiance, House committee says
The House Oversight Committee announced Thursday that the two parties have agreed for the president’s son to sit for a deposition on Feb. 28.
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Federal debt tops $34 trillion, and some in Congress want a commission to find ways to tackle it
A bill to create a bipartisan commission to tackle the nation’s soaring debt and make policy recommendations to Congress won approval from a House committee on Thursday.
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House, Senate pass short-term bill averting government shutdown until March
Far-right House conservatives were furious over the move, which sends the bill to President Biden to sign into law and keep the government open.
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Columnist accusing Trump of sex assault faces cross-examination in New York courtroom
A Trump attorney tried to show the jury that E. Jean Carroll has achieved the fame, if not the fortune, she desired after the publication of a memoir accusing Trump of raping her in the 1990s.
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Donald Trump tops off a long day in court with a long, rambling speech at New Hampshire rally
Former President Donald Trump is cramming campaigning and court into a single day.
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Maine lawmakers split on party lines over bill to allow lawsuits against gunmakers, sellers
The bill is the first piece of gun safety legislation to receive a committee vote since the Oct. 25 shootings in Lewiston that killed 18 people and wounded 13.
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Maine judge puts Trump ballot access case on hold while Supreme Court case is pending
The nation’s high court soon will consider an appeal in a similar case in Colorado and that decision is widely expected to determine the outcome in Maine, too.
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New Hampshire residents want better answers from 2024 candidates on opioid crisis
Some say they’re dissatisfied with how the Republicans competing in Tuesday’s primary have focused on the border and law enforcement instead of treatment and recovery.
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New Hampshire Republican debate is canceled after Haley, Trump decline to participate
Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley face an uphill climb against the candidacy of Donald Trump, who swept the Iowa caucuses and is looking to secure another decisive win that supporters hope will all but end the nomination fight.