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Returning to Butler, Pa., puts a big spotlight on Trump. How will he use it?

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PHILADELPHIA — Former President Donald Trump has said that the first line he'll deliver when he returns to the stage in Butler will be "... as I was saying."

What follows will be the most highly anticipated speech of his campaign since he first talked about the shooting on stage at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Returning ...Read more

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Trump's 'pilgrimage' back to Butler, Pa., on Saturday predicted 'to be wild'

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PITTSBURGH — Butler could be the big one.

Expected crowd estimates at the Trump rally on Saturday are all over the map, ranging from a low of 15,000 to as high as 100,000. The Secret Service is expecting as many as 60,000 people; Trump supporters and some independent observers say 100,000 is possible.

Trump himself is rather famously ...Read more

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Supreme Court to decide cases on nuclear fuel storage, gun lawsuit

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced on Friday it will decide disputes about the scope of Nuclear Regulatory Commission power, e-cigarette marketing approvals and a $10 billion fight between the Mexican government and gunmakers and more.

The justices announced more than a dozen additional cases to their work this term, which starts Monday...Read more

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Democrat who vowed to not take campaign money from oil and tobacco owned up to $820,000 of stock in those industries

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LOS ANGELES — Like many Democrats seeking support from progressive voters, Franky Carrillo — who is running for a Los Angeles seat in the state Assembly — pledged not to accept campaign donations from oil and tobacco companies when he was interviewed by local Democratic clubs early in his campaign.

What Carrillo didn't tell them: At the ...Read more

Some online conspiracy-spreaders don’t even believe the lies they’re spewing

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There has been a lot of research on the types of people who believe conspiracy theories, and their reasons for doing so. But there’s a wrinkle: My colleagues and I have found that there are a number of people sharing conspiracies online who don’t believe their own content.

They are opportunists. These people share conspiracy ...Read more

A year after Hamas attack, more continuity than change for the Palestinians and Israel

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The rapid pace of unfolding events between Israel and the Palestinians, and more broadly in the Middle East, can make people think change is inevitable.

Political scientists like me sometimes see significant and disruptive events, such as the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and their aftermath as drivers of heightened ...Read more

Outside groups spend big on Colorado statehouse races to determine scope of majority Democrats' power

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DENVER — Outside committees have spent more than $1.2 million on a handful of Colorado legislative races already this election cycle, highlighting the electoral fights that could determine how much power the majority Democrats will have in the Capitol for the next two years.

The spending, most of it by party-aligned independent expenditure ...Read more

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How would Sacramento mayoral hopefuls differ in their handling of homeless crisis?

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The two candidates vying to be Sacramento’s next mayor agree — the number one issue voters care about this election cycle is homelessness. They disagree about what to do about it.

Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s successor takes office Dec. 10 and will inherit a city with roughly 1,300 shelter beds — virtually all of ...Read more

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Editorial: Trump and Harris want weed legalized, but they ignore the downsides

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Legalizing marijuana isn’t as hot-button an issue in this election as abortion or immigration, but both presidential candidates former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have weighed in, and for once, they’re in agreement.

Both, however, are missing a big point.

Last month, Trump posted on the Truth Social platform: �...Read more

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Even as he heads out the door, Derek Kilmer is still trying to fix Congress

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WASHINGTON — There’s an old proverb that fits Derek Kilmer: If you love something, sometimes you have to let it go.

The Washington Democrat led the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress — better known on the Hill as “ModCom” or the “Fix Congress Committee” — where he oversaw the drafting of more than 200 ...Read more

Iran’s strike on Israel was retaliatory – but it was also about saving face and restoring deterrence

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Israel and Iran are at war. In truth, the two sides have been fighting for decades, but the conflict has played out largely under the cover of covert and clandestine operations.

The recent actions of both sides in this once “shadow war” have changed the nature of the conflict. It is not clear that de-escalation is on the horizon.<...Read more

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Musk says he'll attend Trump rally at Pennsylvania shooting site

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Elon Musk said he would attend a rally that Donald Trump is holding on Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania, the setting of the first assassination attempt on the former president.

In a post late Thursday New York time on his social platform X, the billionaire wrote, “I will be there to support!” in response to the Republican presidential ...Read more

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Pentagon voices 'significant concern' with many NDAA provisions

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has sent to leaders of the Armed Services panels a 15-page letter detailing his serious worries about several dozen pending provisions in the House or Senate NDAAs.

Some of these are “topics of significant concern,” Austin wrote in the Sept. 26 letter, obtained by CQ Roll Call. “lf left...Read more

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US will spend $1.2 billion to restock arms after Iran, Houthi attacks

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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will spend about $1.2 billion to maintain ships deployed as part of operations in the Red Sea and to replenish stocks of missiles fired to repel attacks by Iran and its proxies, according to new budget documents.

The spending, detailed in two Sept. 6 budget documents submitted to congressional defense committees and ...Read more

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Gluesenkamp Perez, Kent debate in closely watched US House race

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LONGVIEW, Wash. — U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Republican challenger Joe Kent battled over abortion, immigration, federal spending and foreign wars during a testy debate Wednesday in their nationally watched race that could determine control of the House next year.

The debate, in a packed auditorium at Lower Columbia College, ...Read more

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Georgia's attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to reinstate the abortion ban

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ATLANTA — The Georgia attorney general’s office has asked the state Supreme Court to reinstate the restrictive abortion law that a Fulton County judge struck down earlier this week.

In a court filing, Georgia Solicitor General Stephen Petrany asked the justices to “affirm basic constitutional principles” and put on hold an order made by...Read more

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Trump approved California wildfire aid in 2018 only after reviewing Orange County voter data, former official says

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LOS ANGELES — For California, the 2018 wildfire season marked the “deadliest and most destructive” one on record, fire officials say. But then-President Donald Trump reportedly nearly declined to approve federal aid because of the state’s political makeup.

Trump changed his mind, however, after he was shown voter registration data from ...Read more

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Democrats to DeSantis: Reverse course on 'harmful' sex-education restrictions in schools

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Florida should reverse course on its “harmful” abstinence-only requirements for public school health classes and allow schools to teach a comprehensive sex education curriculum, according to a letter sent to state leaders Thursday from seven Democrats serving in Congress.

“Abstinence-only programs have been consistently proven ineffective...Read more

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Trump touts tax cuts, tariffs at Michigan rally amid new claims in 2020 election probe

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KOCHVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told a crowd in Saginaw County Thursday that, he believes, Michigan will be the "biggest beneficiary" of his much-debated plan to place tariffs on goods imported into the United States.

Trump made the statement during an 80-minute speech on the campus of Saginaw Valley ...Read more

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David Valadao, Rudy Salas clash on costs in debate for tossup California House race

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. David Valadao and former California Assemblyman Rudy Salas clashed over their records since entering public office in Wednesday’s debate for one of the nation’s most hotly contested 2024 congressional races.

The debate largely focused on lowering costs — on groceries, gas, housing and health care — in the San ...Read more

 

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