BY JARED GANS AND JULIA MUELLER |
© AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall |
Former President Trump, the front-runner of the Republican presidential race, is skipping the party's second presidential debate this week, again leaving the rest of the field competing with him despite his absence from the debate stage. While the GOP candidates on stage will only have a handful of minutes to share their message and stand out, Trump's meeting with striking autoworkers grants him undivided attention at the center of a pressing, national issue. |
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Pressure is ratcheting up in Washington as the clock ticks closer to a government shutdown deadline with no deal in sight. House Republicans have been in the driver's seat in crafting a way to keep the government funded past Sept. 30, but as the conference faces turmoil and internal divisions other plans have emerged. |
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Democrats who believe former President Trump is unelectable in 2024 may have to pin their hopes on his personality and past conduct rather than his actual policies. Trump may simply be too disliked by too many people to prevail in a general election. And the combined weight of two impeachments, the legacy of Jan. 6 and four criminal indictments could sink him. |
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Former President Trump is trying to have it both ways on abortion, reflecting the difficulties Republicans face as they try to navigate the issue since Roe v. Wade was overturned. In the past week, Trump has dodged questions about national restrictions, blamed the anti-abortion movement for the GOP losses in last year's midterm elections and criticized states like Florida and Georgia for their six-week bans. |
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BY EMILY BROOKS AND MYCHAEL SCHNELL |
Exasperated Republican leaders in the House are pointing fingers at the holdouts in their own party who are keeping them stuck and without a clear plan to avert a government shutdown in just one week. Leadership does not have the votes to advance a short-term funding bill to keep the lights on past Sept. 30, with a handful of hard-line Republicans handing Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) setback after setback. |
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BY ELLA LEE AND ALEX GANGITANO |
An increase in COVID-19 cases has spawned a corresponding flare-up of conspiracy theories around the virus, a phenomenon that experts warn will only get worse as the 2024 election approaches. The White House and President Biden's reelection campaign will now be tasked with promoting awareness and the latest vaccines while also countering misinformation spread by anti-vaxxers, some conservative pundits and even a small number of Republican officials. |
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Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair Jaime Harrison said he thinks "history will show" House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as "the most inept Speaker of the House in my lifetime." Harrison made the comments while appearing on The Saturday Show with Jonathan Capehart when asked about the current chaos roiling the House over spending bills and a looming government shutdown. Harrison responded by saying he has "worked on the floor of the House" and has "never seen anything like it." |
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Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Saturday said he will keep Ukraine aid in the Pentagon funding bill, a reversal from his announcement one day earlier that he would strip the money out due to opposition from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). McCarthy told reporters in the Capitol that he decided to keep the $300 million of Ukraine aid in the bill after recognizing that another spending measure set to come up next week — one that funds the State Department and Foreign Operations — also includes money for Kyiv. |
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Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn attended a festival in Plains, Ga., a week ahead of his 99th birthday next Saturday. The former president and first lady were seen in a video posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, in what appeared to be a Black SUV at the Plains Peanut Festival, an event that includes activities like "a road race," a "fun run" and a "folk play," according to the Friends of Jimmy Carter website. |
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OPINION | The massive indictment of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and his wife has shaken Washington. As Senate Foreign Relations chairman, Menendez is one of the most powerful Democratic members of Congress, and someone who has long been a kingmaker in the party. He has also long been accused of open and insatiable corruption. |
OPINION | Inside the beltway, artificial intelligence (AI) has rocketed up the public policy agenda. While there's policy discussion of the promise and perils of AI, the latter is emphasized. Instead, we need more policy balance with increased focus on the tremendous potential for good, and how to best ensure that this good is realized for all. |
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The New York Times: Blasting Bullhorns and Water Cannons, Chinese Ships Wall Off the Sea |
The Chinese military base on Mischief Reef, off the Philippine island of Palawan, loomed in front of our boat, obvious even in the predawn dark. |
The Wall Street Journal: Russia's Army Learns From Its Mistakes in Ukraine |
BY MATTHEW LUXMOORE AND MICHAEL R. GORDON |
Early in the war, the West was shocked at the Russian military's poor performance. But Moscow has fixed many errors and adapted on the battlefield. |
Associated Press: Mid-Atlantic coast under flood warnings as Ophelia weakens to post-tropical low and moves north |
BY BRIAN WITTE AND JONATHAN MATTISE |
Tropical Storm Ophelia was downgraded to a post-tropical low on Saturday night but continued to pose a threat of coastal flooding and flash floods in the mid-Atlantic region, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. |
The Washington Post: Cash, gold bars, arms sales: How Bob Menendez met legal peril, again |
The New Jersey senator, whose earlier corruption case ended with a hung jury, has now been charged with wide-ranging bribery offenses. |
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