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Morning Report — Trump’s push for legal delays is working

It is increasingly possible that former President Trump may dodge a federal trial before Nov. 5 on charges of election interference, a goal of his...

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Morning Report — New legal problems for Trumpworld in Arizona

Today, former President Trump will present the Supreme Court with a novel legal argument as justices consider his claim to absolute immunity from...

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Morning Report — Trump tests legal shields in political combat

Former President Trump’s lawyers will argue today to the Supreme Court that he can do just about anything he desires and be immune from prosecution,...

24.04.2024 6

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Morning Report — Trump trial: Conspiracy or politics?

The prosecution Monday told jurors that then-candidate Donald Trump orchestrated a criminal plot to corrupt the 2016 election. Influencing voters is...

23.04.2024 6

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Morning Report — Foreign aid bill impacts could be felt in days

The House passed its $95 billion foreign aid package over the weekend, allotting funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. As the bills await passage in...

22.04.2024 9

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Morning Report — It’s crunch time on foreign aid

As a planned weekend vote on a foreign aid and national security legislation package draws closer, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is rolling the dice....

19.04.2024 10

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Morning Report — Foreign aid to get weekend vote; Mayorkas charges dismissed

There’s finally an expected date for House votes on aid to Ukraine and Israel. Bucking conservative criticism, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on...

18.04.2024 7

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Morning Report — Amid threats to his job, Johnson goes all in

It’s all on the line for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). The Speaker is taking a gamble on a package of foreign aid that’s cleaved his conference...

17.04.2024 10

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Morning Report — Johnson’s Ukraine-Israel balancing act

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will have to prove his juggling skills this week. The Speaker unveiled his plan to move foreign aid through the House...

16.04.2024 10

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Morning Report— G7 `demands’ Iran halt attacks; Trump trial today

Israel is weighing a reaction to Iran’s historic air offensive, which was largely foiled Saturday with help from unprecedented coordination with the...

15.04.2024 3

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Morning Report — Will RFK Jr. be a spoiler in November?

History suggests third-party candidates can’t win U.S. presidential elections, largely because of the power of the major parties. But they can...

12.04.2024 10

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Morning Report — Biden boosts Japan ties, with China in mind

Delicate glass butterflies and spring flowers adorned the White House during a State Dinner honoring U.S. ally Japan on Wednesday. But President Biden...

11.04.2024 7

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Morning Report — Congress is back and so is dysfunction

Hurry up and wait. House and Senate members returned to the Capitol this week and are once again embroiled in discord, dysfunction and delays. House...

10.04.2024 10

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Morning Report — Trump: Abortion restrictions cost GOP

Former President Trump was pummeled by conservatives and anti-abortion groups Monday when he announced he favors letting states handle abortion...

09.04.2024 7

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Morning Report — Johnson, Schumer stare down to-do lists

Congress is back in session this week, but what lawmakers can accomplish will be complicated by internal politics and events overseas. The House is...

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Morning Report — Senators may press Israel on Gaza using weapons sales

President Biden’s escalating messages of frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over events in Gaza are pointed and apparently...

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Morning Report — Will Tim Scott be Trump’s ‘bold’ VP choice?

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), first elected in 2012, is high up on vice presidential “guess lists” amid informed speculation and strategic teases from...

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Morning Report — Can Democrats really win Florida in 2024?

President Biden and his campaign team vow to try to flip the Sunshine State in November, lobbing a bold boast that challenges recent election history....

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Morning Report — Johnson’s Ukraine balancing act

Congress is in recess, but lawmakers are still focused on the work that awaits them once they return to Washington next week. The key issue? Further...

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Morning Report — Biden, Netanyahu at new crossroads

Demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel over the weekend and growing protests pretty much wherever President Biden travels...

01.04.2024 7

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Morning Report — Democrats fret over Senate race in Maryland, cheer Biden’s cash dash

Democratic insiders say they’re cheered that the Biden-Harris campaign is awash in cash, including a huge haul from Thursday night’s mega...

29.03.2024 7

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Morning Report — Biden courts donors; Trump seeks legal cash

Follow the money: The 2024 general election financing season is in full swing. President Biden and former President Trump, who have clinched enough...

28.03.2024 4

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Morning Report — Justices sound ready to back abortion pill access

In June 2022, a conservative Supreme Court majority ruled that abortion restrictions resided with the states. On Tuesday, abortion made its way back...

27.03.2024 5

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Morning Report: Trump notches legal win; first trial starts next month

The first criminal trial of a former president is now pinned to a calendar ahead of Election Day. After various delays, jury selection will begin...

26.03.2024 10

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Morning Report — House GOP drama; Trump in court today

At some point, House Republicans may confront the latest internal challenge to yet another in a line of embattled Speakers amid continued GOP...

25.03.2024 5

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Morning Report — A frenzied rush to fund the government

Congress has one day left to avert a government shutdown, and this morning’s expected vote in the House is set to kick off the whirlwind process to...

22.03.2024 10

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Morning Report — Congress inches closer to a funding deal

If Congress passes a sprawling budget deal to avert a government shutdown this week, it will most likely come right down to the wire. Lawmakers will...

21.03.2024 10

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Morning Report — Immigration clashes escalate; Trump’s Ohio Senate pick wins  

Immigration, an emotional debate in American politics for decades, has dominated every branch of the federal government and Texas state law this week....

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Morning Report — Schumer sparks uproar with Israel critique

Washington’s reactions Thursday ran the gamut from surprise to seething disapproval. The situation was similar in Israel. The White House, aware of...

15.03.2024 3

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Morning Report — The clock is ticking for TikTok

TikTok’s fate now rests with the Senate. The House easily approved bipartisan legislation Wednesday that would ban the popular video-sharing app —...

14.03.2024 7

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Morning Report — Hur takes heat from both sides of aisle

The question on Capitol Hill on Tuesday was not where special counsel Robert Hurcame down during public testimony about President Biden and classified...

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Morning Report — Biden, Trump divide on TikTok; delegate finale

Former President Trump is against it after being for it. President Bidensays he’s using it, yes, but would ban it. What are they talking about?...

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Morning Report — Biden’s Israel balancing act

President Biden is shifting his tone as Israel’s war against Hamas rages on. The president announced during the State of the Union that the United...

11.03.2024 8

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Morning Report — Biden blasts Trump to make reelection case

President Biden tried to reassure Democrats and confronted Republican foes and former President Trump during a Thursday night speech filled with sharp...

08.03.2024 3

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Morning Report — Biden to make case for a second term tonight

This year’s State of the Union address has many roles to play. The speech, which President Biden will deliver to Congress tonight, will be a test of...

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Morning Report — Trump, Biden rematch; Haley to bow out

Former President Trump and President Biden reeled in victories in Tuesday’s presidential contests in 15 states, paving the way for a November...

06.03.2024 10

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Morning Report — Biden, Trump duel over border during separate Texas stops

It was a split screen at the southern border on Thursday. President Biden and former President Trump made dueling visits to the U.S.-Mexico border,...

01.03.2024 10

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Morning Report — McConnell eyes exit; shutdown fallback emerges 

If anyone needed more evidence that the Republican Party has moved dramatically from an activist world view to a militant brand of “America...

29.02.2024 5

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Morning Report — Shutdown threat simmers; Biden, Trump win in Michigan

We learned at least three key things on Tuesday. First, the vast majority of Republicans in Congress, possibly including Speaker Mike...

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Morning Report — Will Biden, lawmakers avert a shutdown? 

Jousting among House Republicans and the rest of Washington is by now a familiar exercise. Lawmakers who are fresh from a recess will join President...

27.02.2024 10

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Morning Report — GOP faces risks with shutdown and IVF messaging

Inside and outside the Capitol, Republicans are facing the heat. In Washington, lawmakers are racing to avoid a partial government shutdown by...

26.02.2024 10

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Morning Report — Biden’s border dilemma

President Biden remembers when former President Obama was hesitant to alter immigration policy under his own say-so after publicly arguing it was up...

23.02.2024 9

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Morning Report — Trump plays 2024 offense in courtroom defense

Former President Trump will be in a courtroom drama beginning March 25 in a New York trial just weeks after he hopes to lock up the GOP presidential...

16.02.2024 10

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Morning Report — The Hill interviews McConnell: ‘Let the House vote on Ukraine’ 

Gridlock in the Capitol. A world on fire. So little time.  Congress is facing looming government funding deadlines, but lawmakers in the House will...

15.02.2024 6

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Morning Report — Dems win special election; Mayorkas impeached  

The border security ball is officially in the House’s court. After Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) last week tanked a bipartisan Senate border...

14.02.2024 10

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Morning Report — What is Speaker Johnson’s next move on Ukraine and Israel? 

The Ukraine and Israel aid package is inching forward in the Senate — though its future in the House remains on thin ice. In an unusual predawn...

13.02.2024 20

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Morning Report — Ukraine aid advances amid NATO debate 

President Biden’s age- and issues-based political problems are in the spotlight this week as former President Trump, juggling legal travails,...

12.02.2024 20

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Morning Report — Biden hit with bruising report; Trump wins Nevada

President Biden was cleared of criminal wrongdoing for “willfully” possessing classified documents when he was out of office. But he was harshly...

09.02.2024 5

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Morning Report — Can Republicans clean up after their ‘mess’?   

“Democracy is messy,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday. The ability to govern is supposed to be the broom. “We’re cleaning it...

08.02.2024 8

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Morning Report — Can Republicans clean up after their ‘mess’?   

“Democracy is messy,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday.  The ability to govern is supposed to be the broom.  “We’re cleaning it...

08.02.2024 6

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