Trump hits Casey DeSantis over call for out-of-state backers to ‘be a part of the caucus’ in Iowa

Former president Donald Trump seized on an apparent blunder by Casey DeSantis, accusing Florida's first lady of attempting to "commit organized voter fraud" with her invitation to out-of-state voters to participate in next month's Iowa caucuses. Appearing on Fox News on Friday along side her husband, Florida governor and GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, Casey DeSantis...

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RNC officially bows out of hosting primary debates — for now

The Republican National Committee is pausing its participation in 2024 GOP primary debates, the organization decided Friday. The RNC’s decision, made by a 16-member internal body, means that any forthcoming debates will be hosted by networks independently of the committee. Two outlets — ABC and CNN — have announced plans to host future debates in Iowa and New Hampshire ahead...

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Harvard president says 'I don’t know how you could feel anything but regret' after antisemitism testimony

Harvard University president Claudine Gay apologized Thursday for her comments during a House Education committee hearing, during which she said that calling for genocide of Jews may or may not violate university rules "depending on the context." Gay is among several university presidents who have faced intense criticism of their response to antisemitism on campus following...

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CNN plans unsanctioned GOP debates in Iowa, New Hampshire

CNN announced Thursday it will host Republican presidential candidate debates before the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary next month — throwing a wrench into a process that thus far has been managed exclusively by the Republican National Committee. The respective debates, set for Jan. 10 in Des Moines and Jan. 21 just outside Manchester, aren’t sanctioned by the RNC,...

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Legal weed takes effect in Ohio as lawmakers scramble to change voter-passed law

Ohio is officially the 24th state to have legal, adult-use marijuana. Provisions of a voter-approved legalization law took effect at midnight, including legal possession and home cultivation for anyone at least 21 years old. But Ohio lawmakers are rushing to pass legislation to make changes to the initiative. On Wednesday, the Senate passed legislation to alter potency caps,...

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California’s budget deficit balloons to $68B

California’s budget deficit has swelled to $68 billion after months of unexpectedly low tax revenues, a shortfall that could prompt the state’s deepest spending cuts since the Great Recession. The latest deficit figure — calculated by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office and released Thursday — far exceeds a $14.3 billion estimate from June. The shortfall threatens...

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Biden calls on Congress to pass Ukraine aid: ‘We can’t let Putin win’

President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he is willing to make “significant compromises” on border policy in exchange for funding for Ukraine and Israel. “We need to fix the broken border system — it is broken,” Biden said from the White House ahead of a Senate procedural vote on his national security supplemental that Republicans plan to filibuster over a dispute on immigration...

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