When it finally dawned on Donald Trump in the twilight of his presidency that he wouldn’t be living at the White House for another four years, he had a problem: He had barely packed and had to move out quickly. West Wing aides and government movers frantically tossed documents and […]
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Kenya elections 2022: Raila Odinga and William Ruto in tight presidential race
The verification of results has been stopped several times after complaints by supporters of the main candidates Kenya’s electoral body has limited access to the national tallying centre in order to speed up the process of verifying presidential results. Anyone who is not a party agent, election observer or part […]
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Republicans are rallying around Trump following the FBI raid. That’s good news for Biden.
WASHINGTON — The Republican Party’s post-FBI-raid rally around former President Donald Trump could provide an inadvertent boost to another politician: President Joe Biden. Biden wouldn’t dare touch the politics of a criminal investigation, according to White House officials and party operatives. But at a time when most Democrats want a […]
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Trump allies say he declassified Mar-a-Lago documents. Experts say it’s unclear whether that will hold up.
Allies of former President Donald Trump say that any sensitive White House documents he brought with him to his Mar-a-Lago estate had been declassified, but some legal and presidential record experts are skeptical of that claim — and say that Trump could be in criminal jeopardy regardless. While the Justice […]
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Rival Iraq protests underscore inter-Shiite power struggle
BAGHDAD (AP) — Supporters of Iran-backed Shiite groups rallied in Baghdad on Friday to denounce their rivals, followers of an influential Shiite cleric who stormed the parliament last month and have since been holding a sit-in outside the assembly building in the Iraqi capital. The rivalry between the two sides […]
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Tory leadership hustings live: Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to face The Telegraph’s Camilla Tominey in Cheltenham
Liz Truss and Rishi sunak will face off at a Tory leadership hustings hosted by The Telegraph this evening Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are set to go head-to-head this evening in a crunch Tory leadership hustings hosted by The Telegraph. Mr Sunak and Ms Truss will square off at […]
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His mother rejected his gay identity. Now she’s coming for library books.
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What’s in it for you? Five cash benefits in the Democrats’ climate and health bill
WASHINGTON — The Democratic spending bill making its way through Congress includes a series of benefits for consumers, including tax credits for clean energy household products and electric vehicles, as well as savings on prescription drugs and health insurance premiums. The Inflation Reduction Act passed the Senate on a party-line […]
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Iranian national charged in assassination plot targeting Trump national security adviser John Bolton
WASHINGTON – A member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was charged in a murder-for-hire plot targeting former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, Justice Department officials said Wednesday. Federal charges were unsealed against Shahram Poursafi, who allegedly sought to arrange Bolton’s assassination in retaliation for the 2020 U.S. drone […]
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Kenya Elections 2022: Raila Odinga and William Ruto in tight race for president
Voters queued since early in the morning at polling stations across Kenya Logistical delays and a failure of the identification kit in some parts of the country marred a largely peaceful election day in Kenya. Polls are now officially closed but voting has been extended in places which opened late. […]