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President Trump says he pardoned Colorado's former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters for her "attempts to expose Voter Fraud" in the 2020 presidential election in a Truth Social post Thursday evening. The big picture: Trump has been vocal about his intentions to free Peters — one of the nation's most pr…
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Hours after former NFL star Colin Allred quit the Texas Senate race Monday, rabble-rousing Rep. Jasmine Crockett jumped in — the latest sign that Democrats are facing a Tea Party-style revolt by progressives.Why it matters: Senate Democratic leaders this year have tried to tip the scales in favor of…
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President Trump is likely to loosen still-tough federal restrictions on marijuana use early next year, Axios has learned.Why it matters: While conservatives have long expressed a degree of discomfort with pot, Trump has shown an openness to it.Under the plan, Trump would reclassify marijuana, which …
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{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story  Park gift shops directed to review merch for DEI The Trump administration’s efforts to purge diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from the federal government is hitting gift shops at national parks. © AP Photo/J. Pat Carter In a me…
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President Trump is turning up the pressure against Venezuela and its strongman leader Nicolás Maduro, seizing a massive oil tanker en route to Cuba this week and slapping additional sanctions against his leadership. The seizure of the sanctioned ship, called Skipper, is the most recent swipe by the…
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A group of bipartisan lawmakers sent a letter to the Education Department urging it to add nursing to the list of “professional degrees,” which would allow students to take out more federal loans.   New proposed rules by the department would cap student loan borrowing at $100,000 for graduate progra…
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President Trump told Politico on Tuesday that if he could grade his own economy, he'd give himself an "A-plus" — an "A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus." The big picture: Polls — and November's blue wave — indicate that many Americans disagree with that sentiment, even Trump's voter base, but the presi…
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Data: Axios research; Map: Erin Davis/Axios VisualsIndiana lawmakers' rejection of a plan to create two more Republican congressional seats Thursday delivered a blow to the White House's scramble to redistrict ahead of midterm elections, but the state isn't the only egg in President Trump's basket. …
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Trump’s racist remarks on Ilhan Omar and Somali immigrants reveals his vision for the US as a white Christian nationA rally on affordability in Pennsylvania on 9 December devolved into a racist tirade when Donald Trump said to the crowd: “We only take people from shithole countries. Why can’t we hav…
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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Wednesday introduced a bill to rename Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., after assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk.Why it matters: The bill is part of a Republican frenzy to posthumously honor Kirk, who has already had a California street named afte…
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More than half of Americans disapprove of the way President Trump is handling the scandal surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a new survey. A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 70 percent of respondents said they believe the government is hiding information about people tied …
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As Paramount, with close ties to the Trump administration, entered the bidding, experts predict any merger will ‘raise red flags’ among regulatorsOver the first 10 months of his second presidency, Donald Trump has not hidden his desire to control the US media industry – from encouraging TV networks …
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House Republican leaders will allow an amendment vote to extend ObamaCare enhanced subsidies, a move designed to appease moderate Republicans who have been warning about the electoral impacts of letting them expire at the end of the year. “We expect that there will be an amendment that I believe is …
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