First GOP debate: Who’s in, who's out, and who’s sweating

Spectators are salivating at the opportunity for former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to savage each other at the Republican National Committee's first sanctioned 2024 debate in August. Others are hoping former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will make himself into a human grenade on stage as he did with Sen. Marco Rubio in 2016. But what if these high-profile...

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Trump wants new judge in hush money case

NEW YORK — Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a Manhattan judge to recuse himself from presiding over the criminal case against the former president, arguing in a court filing that the judge is biased and has a conflict of interest. In papers dated May 31 and filed publicly Friday, Trump’s lawyers said the judge, Juan Merchan, has an “actual or perceived conflict of interest”...

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Fitch warns it could still cut U.S. debt rating even after deal

Fitch Ratings on Friday warned that it could still downgrade the U.S.’s credit rating even after Congress passed a bill that averts an unprecedented default on government debt. While the deal to raise the debt ceiling and cut spending are “positive considerations,” Fitch said “repeated political standoffs" over the federal government's borrowing limit "lowers confidence in...

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Europe gathered in unity for Ukraine. Zelenskyy's plea exposed its divisions

Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to a major summit in Moldova to ask for "security guarantees" just as France and Germany were diverging on the issue. from Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories https://ift.tt/x3Hhr79 via IFT...

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White House set to tap Obama veteran Mandy Cohen to lead CDC

President Joe Biden plans to appoint former North Carolina health secretary Mandy Cohen as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, three people with knowledge of the matter told POLITICO. Cohen, an Obama-era health official well known in Democratic policy circles, would replace outgoing CDC chief Rochelle Walensky, who is slated to leave the agency...

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Key Arizona election official to step down amid harassment and conspiracy theories

Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates, a high-profile election official who has faced heavy scrutiny and harassment in one of the country’s largest counties over the last two cycles, is stepping down at the end of his term. Gates, an Arizona Republican, announced his intention on Thursday to not run for reelection in 2024, saying in a statement that he intends to “pursue...

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Biden falls on stage at Air Force graduation but is 'fine,' according to spokesperson

President Joe Biden fell on stage at the Air Force Academy graduation on Thursday after handing out the last diploma to cadets, according to video and reporters at the scene. “He’s fine. There was a sandbag on stage while he was shaking hands,” White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt wrote on Twitter, in response to video of the fall. Biden appeared to trip, and he was on the ground for just a couple of seconds as Air Force officials helped...

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