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Putin to seek reelection as Kremlin culture war rallies voters
The Kremlin is rallying support for Vladimir Putin’s election to a fifth presidential term by pitching him as the defender of traditional Russian values against the “liberal” West, as the war in Ukraine grinds on with no resolution in sight.
Putin said he’ll run for another six-year term at a meeting with participants in a military ...Read more
Top Senate appropriators detail full-year stopgap impacts
In a worst-case scenario if Speaker Mike Johnson carries out his threat of a yearlong continuing resolution, large-scale furloughs of federal workers, contract cancellations and severe disruptions in a range of government services are likely, according to Senate Appropriations aides.
In one example provided by GOP staff, the Federal Aviation ...Read more

Ruby vs. Rudy: Giuliani faces Fulton County defamation trial next week
ATLANTA — Three years ago, Ruby Freeman was on the phone with a friend when a Facebook message popped up from a woman she didn’t know. It was a reporter who wanted to interview her.
“And I’m like interview me for what?” Freeman told congressional investigators.
She found out soon enough. Earlier that day, at the Georgia Capitol, Rudy...Read more

No evidence for Biden impeachment inquiry? No problem. The House GOP doesn't seem to care
The politically inspired impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden has failed to produce any convincing evidence that Biden has committed the “high crimes and misdemeanors” required by the U.S. Constitution for the conviction and removal of a chief executive. So naturally Speaker Mike Johnson is proposing a floor vote, likely next week, ...Read more

Hunter Biden charged with tax crimes in LA
LOS ANGELES — Hunter Biden, the president’s son, was indicted Thursday in Los Angeles on several federal tax charges, marking the start of a second criminal case that will proceed during his father’s reelection campaign.
Biden, who resides in Malibu, was accused of failing to pay his taxes on time from 2016 to 2019, filing false and ...Read more

President Biden to visit LA for Hollywood fundraiser
LOS ANGELES — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden plan this weekend to attend a fundraiser hosted by Hollywood elites that is likely to make L.A.'s notoriously bad traffic even worse but authorities have yet to offer advanced warning to help motorists avoid the expected road closures.
The first couple plans to address prominent ...Read more

Hunter Biden charged with tax crimes in LA
LOS ANGELES — Hunter Biden, the president’s son, was indicted Thursday in Los Angeles on several federal tax charges, marking the start of a second criminal case that will proceed during his father’s reelection campaign.
Biden, who resides in Malibu, was accused of failing to timely pay his taxes from 2016 to 2019, one count of tax ...Read more

Hunter Biden charged with tax crimes in LA
LOS ANGELES — Hunter Biden, the president’s son, was indicted Thursday in Los Angeles on several federal tax charges, marking the start of a second criminal case that will proceed during his father’s reelection campaign.
Biden, who resides in Malibu, was accused of failing to pay his taxes from 2016 to 2019, one count of tax evasion, and ...Read more

Trump returns to NYC fraud trial as spectator, slams Judge Engoron and NY Attorney General James again
NEW YORK — Donald Trump was back at his Manhattan Supreme Court fraud trial Thursday to see his legal team wind down their defense case.
The former president told reporters he’d returned after a weeks-long hiatus for NYU accounting professor Eli Bartov’s testimony, lauding him as “one of the great experts in the country.”
Bartov was ...Read more

NY lawmakers try to boot Trump from 2024 ballot, ask state Board of Elections to remove his name
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s name should be excluded from New York’s ballot in next year’s presidential primary and general election for his alleged incitement of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a group of state senators urged election officials on Thursday.
In a letter to the state Board of Elections shared exclusively with the New ...Read more

66% of Biden-appointed judges are women, people of color -- a record high, report says
The majority of federal judges appointed by President Joe Biden have been women and minorities, making him first president to select mostly nonwhite and nonmale judges, according to a report.
During his first 1,019 days as president, Biden had appointed 145 judges to district courts, appeals courts and the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a ...Read more

Trump appeals immunity loss in DC election obstruction case
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has asked to halt the federal election obstruction case against him while he appeals a judge’s ruling denying him sweeping immunity from criminal charges for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
The appeal notice filed in court on Thursday escalates a fight that the former president’s legal ...Read more

Democrats poised to unveil ex-Rep. Tom Suozzi as candidate for George Santos' old seat
NEW YORK — Democrats were poised Thursday to unveil ex-Rep. Tom Suozzi as their candidate for the Long Island seat held by disgraced ex-Rep. George Santos, who was ousted from Congress last week.
The moderate Democrat who previously represented most of the district is set to be selected by party bosses to run in a Feb. 13 special election to ...Read more

NY lawmakers ask state Board of Elections to boot Trump from 2024 ballot
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s name should be excluded from New York’s ballot in next year’s presidential primary and general election for his alleged incitement of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a group of state senators urged election officials on Thursday.
In a letter to the state Board of Elections shared exclusively with the Daily...Read more
Trump returns to NYC fraud trial as spectator, slams Judge Engoron and N.Y. AG James again
NEW YORK — Donald Trump was back at his Manhattan Supreme Court fraud trial Thursday to see his legal team wind down their defense case.
The former president told reporters he’d returned after a weeks-long hiatus for New York University accounting professor Eli Bartov’s testimony, lauding him as “one of the great experts in the country....Read more

Republicans unveil impeachment measures as Biden denies any wrongdoing
House Republicans on Thursday released an impeachment resolution that would formalize their inquiry into the business dealings of President Joe Biden and his family.
Three of the chamber’s committees — Oversight and Accountability, Judiciary, and Ways and Means — have been conducting an informal impeachment investigation since then-...Read more
Congress takes holiday decorating seriously. This year it caused an outcry
Since its inception in 2019, the holiday decorating contest in the Longworth House Office Building has been plagued by “skullduggery” and “holiday espionage,” to borrow phrases from two of its founders.
From stolen nutcrackers to deflated snowmen, members of Congress have been known to get competitive. But rarely has the annual December...Read more

Haley takes fire from DeSantis, Ramaswamy: 3 takeaways from the fourth GOP debate
Nikki Haley weathered biting attacks from Ron DeSantis in the fourth Republican presidential primary debate while the trailing pair largely disregarded front-runner Donald Trump, who again ducked a fight with his rivals in order to preserve his extensive lead in the homestretch before 2024 voting commences.
The final primary debate of the year ...Read more

It's still legal, but this kind of abortion is harder to get in Michigan
DETROIT — Although abortion remains legal in Michigan, access to surgical procedures is declining and forcing patients to drive farther to get one — in some cases to neighboring states.
When Michigan voters approved Proposal 3 last year in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights activists ...Read more

Putin's last liberal critic says deal to end war is inevitable
Veteran Russian pro-democracy politician Grigory Yavlinsky is mounting what may be his last political challenge to Vladimir Putin to try to campaign for peace with Ukraine.
The three-time candidate is weighing another presidential election run against Putin. After receiving around 1% of the vote in the last election in 2018, he’s under no ...Read more
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