By Rachel Siegel, Michael Scherer, Sabrina Rodriguez, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Thecore ofKamala Harris’s housing platform is a simple idea: America needs more houses. But the vice president’s pitch – to help build 3 million homes and incentivize local governments and builders to join in – stands apart from how major political candidates typically talk about […]
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FBI probe of Kavanaugh constrained by Trump White House, report finds
By Beth Reinhard, The Washington Post (c) 2024 In September 2018, as allegations of sexual misconduct against Brett M. Kavanaugh threatened his confirmation to the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump vowed that the FBI would have “free rein” to vet the claims. Trump said the FBI was “talking to everybody” and added on social media: […]
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FBI probe of Kavanaugh constrained by Trump White House, report finds
By Beth Reinhard, The Washington Post (c) 2024 In September 2018, as allegations of sexual misconduct against Brett M. Kavanaugh threatened his confirmation to the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump vowed that the FBI would have “free rein” to vet the claims. Trump said the FBI was “talking to everybody” and added on social media: […]
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Elon Musk says it would be ‘pointless’ to try to assassinate Kamala Harris
By Patrick Svitek, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Elon Musk, who owns the social media platform X and is a high-profile backer of former president Donald Trump, said in an interview that it would be “pointless” to try to assassinate Vice President Kamala Harris – once again publicly airing questions about why no one has […]
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Elon Musk says it would be ‘pointless’ to try to assassinate Kamala Harris
By Patrick Svitek, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Elon Musk, who owns the social media platform X and is a high-profile backer of former president Donald Trump, said in an interview that it would be “pointless” to try to assassinate Vice President Kamala Harris – once again publicly airing questions about why no one has […]
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Former Republican candidate endorses Sandoval for House seat
Former Republican candidate John D’Antonio Jr. announced last week his endorsement of Democrat Michelle Sandoval in her campaign for New Mexico’s House District 57. The endorsement comes after D’Antonio lost the primary election in June to Catherine Cullen by less than 60 votes. A press release from Sandoval’s camp said with the endorsement, D’Antonio is […]
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Early voting begins
A line of more than 20 people waited to cast their vote early Tuesday morning at the Sandoval County Clerk’s Office as early voting for the Nov. 5 election began. Poll workers were able to get people through the line quickly as dozens got a jump start to election season. For now, the clerk’s office […]
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Harris dismisses Trump’s comments that he’s a ‘protector’ of women
By Cleve R. Wootson Jr., The Washington Post (c) 2024 Speaking on a popular podcast aimed at young women, Vice President Kamala Harris took issue with former president Donald Trump calling himself a “protector” of women and responded to attacks on her stepfamily by Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Harris made the remarks on the “Call […]
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Harris dismisses Trump’s comments that he’s a ‘protector’ of women
By Cleve R. Wootson Jr., The Washington Post (c) 2024 Speaking on a popular podcast aimed at young women, Vice President Kamala Harris took issue with former president Donald Trump calling himself a “protector” of women and responded to attacks on her stepfamily by Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Harris made the remarks on the “Call […]
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Johnson won’t say Biden won in 2020, raising worries on 2024’s process
Mariana Alfaro, The Washington Post (c) 2024 House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) wouldn’t acknowledge Sunday that Joe Biden won the 2020 election when asked directly about the election denialism that former president Donald Trump continues to promote on the campaign trail. During a testy exchange on ABC News’s “This Week,” host George Stephanopoulos asked Johnson […]