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New Press Secretary Fields Questions From Packed Briefing Room

New Press Secretary Fields Questions From Packed Briefing Room
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'I Don't Care, Margaret': JD Vance's MAGA Mic Drop Moment

'I Don't Care, Margaret': JD Vance's MAGA Mic Drop Moment
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Behind-the-Scenes Aide Narrates Day One Executive Actions

Behind-the-Scenes Aide Narrates Day One Executive Actions

Back at the White House, on the evening of his second inauguration, President Trump did something on the first day that his predecessor never bothered...

23.01.2025 30

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Second Era of Trump Begins

Second Era of Trump Begins

Under the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Donald Trump was again inaugurated, this time as the 47th president of the United States, capping a historic...

22.01.2025 10

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Rubio Outlines ‘Sweeping Change’ in Cable to U.S. Diplomats

Rubio Outlines ‘Sweeping Change’ in Cable to U.S. Diplomats

Shortly after taking the oath of office, Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a cable to every U.S. diplomatic and consular post worldwide. The stark...

22.01.2025 50

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Senate Dems Fail To Rattle Hegseth

Senate Dems Fail To Rattle Hegseth

A decade of live television sharpened Pete Hegseth so much so that even Senate Democrats acknowledged his ability to mobilize the talking point during...

19.01.2025 10

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Bleak Goodbye: Biden Says Big Tech Oligarchs Threaten Democracy

Bleak Goodbye: Biden Says Big Tech Oligarchs Threaten Democracy

The interlude is over: President Joseph Biden, who defeated Donald Trump in 2020 but failed to prevent his return in 2024, delivered his farewell...

19.01.2025 9

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Panama Canal Fixation Isn’t New, and It’s Not Just Trump’s

Panama Canal Fixation Isn’t New, and It’s Not Just Trump’s

His fascination is nothing new. “The Panama Canal is doing quite well,” Donald Trump beamed in June 2017 during one of his earliest meetings with...

13.01.2025 20

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‘It’s All Talk’: Trump Accuses Biden of Sabotaging Transition

‘It’s All Talk’: Trump Accuses Biden of Sabotaging Transition
09.01.2025 10

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Trump Quashes Revolt Against Speaker Johnson

Colleagues of Speaker Mike Johnson observe that the famously strait-laced Republican does not drink or smoke, cuss, or fight. But he does gamble....

04.01.2025 10

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Conservative Constellation Gathers at Charlie Kirk's Invitation

23.12.2024 5

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Freewheeling Transparency: Trump's Post-Election News Conference

Donald Trump couldn’t help himself. “We will take a few questions,” the president-elect told reporters assembled at Mar-a-Lago for an...

18.12.2024 20

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Cold Shoulder: Democrats Ignore Tulsi Gabbard’s Request To Meet

The return of Tulsi Gabbard to Capitol Hill began with breakfast in the Senate dining room courtesy of Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, followed by...

11.12.2024 30

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Joni Ernst: “I Don’t Have a Campaign Against Pete” Hegseth

Sen. Joni Ernst has not made up her mind about Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be secretary of defense, but despite the suggestion of some of her...

07.12.2024 40

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How Trump Voters Learned To Love the Mail-In Ballot

In the spring, James Blair, political director for the Trump campaign, called a meeting in West Palm Beach. The occasion: Marc Elias had changed...

26.11.2024 4

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It’s Trump’s Transition and He Calls the Shots

Since Election Day, the Trump transition has been copying and pasting the same quote again and again into emails to reporters seeking comment on...

16.11.2024 70

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Heritage Picks Up Pieces With Trump After Project 2025

12.11.2024 20

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Trump Allies Push Richard Grenell for Secretary of State

Allies of Donald Trump are encouraging the president-elect to make the most of what he described as “an unprecedented and powerful mandate” by...

11.11.2024 40

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Trump Win Signals ‘Historic Realignment’

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida—Donald John Trump, the 45th U.S. president, will soon become the 47th president, after he was projected to win not just...

06.11.2024 2

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Trump Win Signals ‘Historic Realignment’

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida – Donald John Trump, the 45th U.S. president, will soon become the 47th president, after he was projected to win not just...

06.11.2024 2

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The 2024 Election: A Presidential Race Like None Other

06.11.2024 2

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Harris Echoes Biden’s Democracy Warning in ‘Closing Argument’

Kamala Harris stood in the Washington Ellipse shortly after dusk, one week before Election Day. Before her, the biggest crowd of her short...

01.11.2024 4

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How Trump Kept Biden’s ‘Garbage’ From Getting Thrown Out

01.11.2024 20

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Trump Surveys MAGA Empire From Madison Square Garden

29.10.2024 10

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Majority Support Deportations; Trump Allies Brace for Backlash

Sitting across from Tucker Carlson, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance looked to the future. “Mark this down,” he said. “This is going to be prophetic.”...

25.10.2024 3

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X Live: Elon Musk Finds His New Republican Superfans

23.10.2024 10

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'Mission Accomplished': Harris Targets Haley Holdouts

18.10.2024 5

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Harris ‘Filibusters,’ Trump ‘Weaves’ in Dueling Interviews

Asked about reparations for descendants of enslaved Americans during a radio town hall with “The Breakfast Club,” Vice President Kamala Harris...

17.10.2024 6

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Clinton Backs More Immigration Because of 'Low Birth Rates'

16.10.2024 10

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Tax Cut Tour: Trump Targets Voters With More Breaks

12.10.2024 10

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Harris Calls DeSantis ‘Selfish,’ Biden Praises Him as ‘Very Gracious’

Two hours before Hurricane Milton made landfall, President Joe Biden had only kind words for Ron DeSantis—even though his vice president, Kamala...

11.10.2024 1

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Harris Calls DeSantis ‘Selfish,’ Biden Praises Him as ‘Gracious’

11.10.2024 20

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Vance: Trump ‘Consistent’ on Defunding Planned Parenthood

08.10.2024 3

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Trump, Vance Resist Efforts To ‘Memory Hole’ Assass. Attempts

08.10.2024 20

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Trump Allies Worked To Keep Stein, West on Swing State Ballots

05.10.2024 2

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Weird No More: Walz, Vance Humanize One Another

02.10.2024 30

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Director of Project 2025 Did Not Resign—He Was Fired

The director of Project 2025, the conservative blueprint for how former President Donald Trump ought to govern if returned to the White House, did...

28.09.2024 60

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Progressives Believe They Have Harris Ear as She Moderates Rhetoric

As Vice President Kamala Harris tacks toward the center and abandons liberal policy positions on everything from immigration to guns to climate...

27.09.2024 3

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Harris Allies Continue Calling Trump ‘Threat to Democracy’

Two assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump have not clarified the Democratic position on whether that Republican represents...

20.09.2024 10

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Union Backing Biden and Harris Now Endorses Josh Hawley

19.09.2024 9

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Trump Campaign: ‘They Are Literally Trying To Kill the Guy’

18.09.2024 60

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Harris,Trump Trade Blows During Heated, High-Stakes Debate

12.09.2024 2

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The Mike Pence Guide to Debating Kamala Harris

10.09.2024 4

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McCormick Outlines 'Playbook' in Tight Pennsylvania Senate Race

06.09.2024 3

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Kamala Harris Makes Her Case Against Trump

24.08.2024 6

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Surrounded by Ivy League Grads, Walz Attacks Vance Over Yale

CHICAGO — The third night of the Democratic National Convention felt less like a political assembly and more like a school pep rally as Minnesota...

23.08.2024 50

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‘Hope’ Leads to ‘Joy’: Obama Looks Past Biden to Harris

22.08.2024 5

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Republicans’ Parting Gift to Biden: 291-Page Impeachment Report

21.08.2024 60

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Biden's Bittersweet Goodbye

CHICAGO — Democrats were running on “Biden Time” the first night of the Democratic National Convention, which is to say they were significantly...

21.08.2024 20

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Swift Boat 2.0: Trump Camp Hits Tim Walz Over Connection to Kerry

Shortly after Vice President Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, the Trump-Vance campaign called into question claims...

09.08.2024 40

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