New Hampshire sets Jan. 23 primary, putting Dems out of compliance

CONCORD, N.H. — There’s finally a date for New Hampshire’s 2024 presidential primaries: Jan. 23. The long-awaited announcement from Secretary of State David Scanlan on Wednesday firms up Republicans’ nominating calendar and officially puts the state out of compliance with Democrats’ preferred voting order. “New Hampshire has held the first-in-the-nation presidential primary...

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False electors in Nevada who aided Trump in 2020 are under investigation

The attorney general of Nevada is quietly investigating Republican activists and operatives who falsely pledged the state’s six electoral votes to Donald Trump in 2020, despite Joe Biden’s victory in the state. In recent weeks, investigators have questioned witnesses about the attempts of the so-called alternate electors to present themselves as viable representatives of...

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A rambling explanation and tearful rant from Paul Pelosi attacker

SAN FRANCISCO — The man who broke into former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and struck her 83-year-old husband with a hammer provided jurors Tuesday with a bizarre and rambling explanation for an act of political violence that could land him in prison for decades. David DePape said he planned to wear a unicorn costume he brought to the home that night and use the hammer to...

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Estonian PM Kaja Kallas open to being next NATO chief

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday she’s interested in taking over the top job at NATO, as the Cold War-era alliance continues to navigate Russia’s war in Ukraine and homes in on common strategies against China and other emerging threats. Speaking at the POLITICO Defense Summit, Kallas was pressed on whether she’d like to be considered for the role once NATO...

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Reed: Congress needs to avoid a shutdown, then focus on Ukraine, Israel

Congress must first focus on avoiding a government shutdown before it can consider sending more assistance to Israel and Ukraine, Sen. Jack Reed said on Tuesday. “The first priority is to get the CR,” Reed (D-R.I.) said during the POLITICO Defense Summit, using an abbreviation for the continuing resolution, which keeps the government operating under the previous year’s levels....

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Maryanne Trump Barry, the former president’s older sister and a retired federal judge, dies at 86

NEW YORK — Maryanne Trump Barry, a retired federal judge and former president Donald Trump‘s oldest sister, has died at age 86 at her home in New York. Until her retirement in 2019, Barry was a senior judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a level below the Supreme Court. The NYPD confirmed that officers were sent to Barry’s Manhattan home just before 4:30 a.m. and...

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Embattled Supreme Court adopts code of conduct

The Supreme Court has adopted a formal ethics code for the first time in its history, bowing to public and congressional critics who demanded such a policy in the wake of reports about unreported luxury travel by justices and influence campaigns aimed at the court. All nine of the court’s current justices endorsed the code, which generally tracks existing rules for lower...

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