The impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas landed quickly onto the House agenda after Republican efforts to impeach Biden over the business dealings of his son, Hunter Biden, hit a lull.
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Qatar gets ‘positive’ response from Hamas on cease-fire-for-hostages plan
However, the militant group reiterated its demand for an end to the war, something Israel has thus far ruled out.
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Border security and Ukraine aid collapses despite Biden urging Congress to ‘show some spine’
The White House has worked for months with senators on the carefully negotiated bipartisan compromise, but under pressure from Trump, even Republican senators who had previously been supportive came out against the bill.
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Authorities target 2 Texas firms over Biden deepfake robocall before New Hampshire primary
New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella described the episode as a real-life example of using AI in an attempt to interfere with an election.
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Trump not immune from prosecution in 2020 election interference case, U.S. appeals court says
The ruling is significant not only for its stark repudiation of Trump’s novel immunity claims but also because it breathes life back into a landmark prosecution that had been effectively frozen for weeks.
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Biden goes small to try to win big. That means stops for boba tea, burgers, beer.
Biden’s campaign hopes the go-small strategy is a way to show the American people a different side of the president that will help boost his lagging poll numbers.
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Maine must release voter rolls to conservative group, court says
State election officials and privacy advocates have raised alarms about a push by several conservative groups to access state voter rolls, fearing that the lists could be used to intimidate voters or cancel registrations.
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Absentee voting starts in Maine presidential primaries, and the ballot includes Trump
The Republican ballot includes former President Donald Trump, despite a pending challenge to his eligibility, as well as the names of 2 other candidates who have dropped out of the race but did not notify the secretary of state.
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Senate bill would upend U.S. asylum at the border with limits and fast reviews
Asylum, once a policy afterthought, is now the border’s dominant challenge.
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Maine regulators asked for opinions on a plan to expand electric vehicle sales. They got 1,700 comments.
The Board of Environmental Protection will consider the proposal next month after postponing its meeting in December.