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Senate GOP Leader John Thune says he disagrees with Trump that Congress should 'nationalize' elections
Trump said Monday that Republicans "ought to nationalize the voting," but Thune said the current system of states' running elections has "worked pretty well."
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Live updates: Partial government shutdown ends; Trump hosts Colombian president at White House
Trump signed the funding package into law this afternoon, ending a brief shutdown that started on Saturday.
New Jersey special election will test the sway of Democrats' machine politics: From the Politics Desk
Plus, Democrats warn of a new precedent after House Republicans push the Clintons to testify.
Bill and Hillary Clinton in a standoff with House Republicans over Epstein testimony
The former first couple are trying to reach an agreement with the Oversight Committee to avoid a vote to hold them both in contempt of Congress.
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Man accused of attacking Rep. Ilhan Omar ordered detained
Anthony Kazmierczak faces a charge after, authorities allege, he sprayed Omar with a substance at a town hall in Minneapolis last week.
Jill Biden's ex-husband arrested and charged with killing his current wife
William Stevenson was taken into custody more than a month after police responded to a domestic dispute at a home in Delaware. 
Jeanine Pirro says anyone who brings a gun to D.C. is 'going to jail,' prompting conservative backlash
Pirro, D.C.'s top federal prosecutor, later clarified in an online post she is a "proud" supporter of gun rights.
Trump seeks $1 billion from Harvard in dispute over alleged campus antisemitism
The administration has been threatening to withhold federal funds from several universities.
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Josh Shapiro to unveil plan for managing the data center boom in Pennsylvania
The Democratic governor and potential presidential candidate is wading into new AI-adjacent political issues.
Tulsi Gabbard says she arranged Trump call with FBI agents who searched Georgia elections hub
The raid was related to records from the 2020 presidential election; Fulton County announced plans to sue the Trump administration over the matter.
Bill and Hillary Clinton agree to testify in House Epstein probe ahead of contempt vote
The Clintons had previously refused to appear before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee.
