The indictment marks the first time in American history that a U.S. president has been prosecuted on criminal charges.
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Election workers train for battle against conspiracy theories and misinformation before midterms
Across the country, election clerks have spent the past two years waging an information and public relations battle to restore faith in elections. But as the 2022 primaries showed, some key personnel involved in elections — poll workers and poll challengers — still actively doubt the results of the 2020 presidential race, believing baseless allegations of fraud.
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FBI conducts ‘raid’ on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, former president says
Donald Trump said Monday that his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida was raided by federal agents. Sources told multiple outlets that the action was related to mishandling of classified documents.
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Voters reject attempt to strip state abortion protections in Kansas
In first post-Roe election test, voters keep abortion protections in Kansas. Elsewhere in primaries Tuesday, former President Donald Trump’s endorsement sway is tested in Arizona, Washington, Michigan and Missouri.
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‘Unbridled destructive energy’: Takeaways from Thursday’s hearing on the Jan. 6 insurrection
Thursday’s hearing focused on what the committee painted as Donald Trump’s dereliction of duty and inaction while rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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What to watch for when the Jan. 6 hearings resume next week
Bombshell testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson has led to new questions that the Jan. 6 committee hopes to get answered.
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Seven big bombshells from Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony at Tuesday’s Jan. 6 hearing
In testimony before the House of Representatives committee investigating the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson revealed that Trump administration officials knew about the risk of violence on Jan. 6 in the days prior to the attack.
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Where does student loan forgiveness stand? Borrowers wait anxiously on Biden
Federal student loan payments were paused in 2020, giving borrowers breathing room amid the pandemic. A plan to forgive $10,000 in debt might be coming.