By Michael Scherer, The Washington Post (c) 2024 House Democrats launched a new effort Wednesday to recruit challengers for Republican districts in Arizona, Michigan, California and Virginia that were not contested this year, as a first step to taking back control of the House after falling just three seats short. “The way we are looking […]
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House Democrats plan early for expanded 2026 map with recruiting push
By Michael Scherer, The Washington Post (c) 2024 House Democrats launched a new effort Wednesday to recruit challengers for Republican districts in Arizona, Michigan, California and Virginia that were not contested this year, as a first step to taking back control of the House after falling just three seats short. “The way we are looking […]
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Biden administration finalizes new regulations amid GOP repeal threats
Tony Romm, The Washington Post (c) 2024 The Biden administration is preparing new rules that would limit “junk fees,” cap bank overdraft charges and shield Americans from medical debt, as officials race over the next six weeks to finalize the remainder of the president’s economic agenda. The 11th-hour push has drawn sharp rebukes from President-elect […]
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Biden administration finalizes new regulations amid GOP repeal threats
Tony Romm, The Washington Post (c) 2024 The Biden administration is preparing new rules that would limit “junk fees,” cap bank overdraft charges and shield Americans from medical debt, as officials race over the next six weeks to finalize the remainder of the president’s economic agenda. The 11th-hour push has drawn sharp rebukes from President-elect […]
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Gaetz, Trump’s failed attorney general pick, to have show on conservative network
By Mariana Alfaro, The Washington Post Former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), president-elect Donald Trump’s failed choice for attorney general, plans to host a new show on the conservative network One America News starting next year. Gaetz, a staunch right-winger who faced allegations of sex trafficking, lasted just eight days as Trump’s pick to lead the […]
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Gaetz, Trump’s failed attorney general pick, to have show on conservative network
By Mariana Alfaro, The Washington Post Former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), president-elect Donald Trump’s failed choice for attorney general, plans to host a new show on the conservative network One America News starting next year. Gaetz, a staunch right-winger who faced allegations of sex trafficking, lasted just eight days as Trump’s pick to lead the […]
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Justice Department IG seeks new protections on seizing communications
By Perry Stein, The Washington Post (c) 2024 The Justice Department during Donald Trump’s first presidential term used concerning and surreptitious tactics to obtain communications from members of Congress, their staffers and news reporters as prosecutors investigated public leaks of sensitive government information, according to a report released Tuesday by the Justice Department’s inspector general. […]
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Justice Department IG seeks new protections on seizing communications
By Perry Stein, The Washington Post (c) 2024 The Justice Department during Donald Trump’s first presidential term used concerning and surreptitious tactics to obtain communications from members of Congress, their staffers and news reporters as prosecutors investigated public leaks of sensitive government information, according to a report released Tuesday by the Justice Department’s inspector general. […]
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Top border official under Biden to step down before Trump takes office
By Nick Miroff, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Troy Miller, the top official at U.S. Customs and Border Protection during most of President Joe Biden’s term, is preparing to retire at the end of December, according to an email sent to agency staff Tuesday. He is a 31-year veteran of the agency. Miller ran the […]
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Top border official under Biden to step down before Trump takes office
By Nick Miroff, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Troy Miller, the top official at U.S. Customs and Border Protection during most of President Joe Biden’s term, is preparing to retire at the end of December, according to an email sent to agency staff Tuesday. He is a 31-year veteran of the agency. Miller ran the […]