The outcome of Tuesday’s election will shape the country’s future, determining whether the new White House has allies or skeptics on Capitol Hill – or faces a divided Congress.
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Secret Service says it applied reforms since July 13 attack on Trump
The report said it had identified ‘several instances of behaviors and acts by multiple employees that warrant review for corrective counseling and, potentially, disciplinary action,’ and that they would be provided due process under the law.
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Former Windham officer linked to new Russian disinformation videos
The latest video that surfaced in Georgia bore the hallmarks of a Russia-linked troll farm aided by John Mark Dougan, a former Florida and Maine law enforcement officer who lives in Russia.
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Mud-caked volunteers clean flood debris in Spanish town as authorities struggle to respond
The deluge powered a flood that knocked down two of the four bridges in the town and made a third unsafe to cross.
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Trump suggests Liz Cheney should have guns ‘trained on her face’
The Republican nominee has long vilified former congresswoman Liz Cheney over her criticism of his role in fomenting the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Hiring slowed sharply in final month before election amid hurricanes, strikes
The a low unemployment rate suggests that the labor market is still fundamentally healthy, if not as robust as it was early this year.
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$635 million in federal grants to fund bridge work from Maine to Alaska
Maine will receive the most money – nearly $133 million for a dozen bridges along Interstate 95 and Interstate 295 – in the latest infusion from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law President Biden signed in 2021.
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White House altered record of Biden’s ‘garbage’ remarks, sources say
White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump, according to 2 U.S. government officials.
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In final days, Democrats step up pitch to Native American voters
Much of the outreach has been focused on Arizona, which has the largest Native population of any battleground state. President Biden’s razor-thin margin of victory there in 2020 – 10,457 votes – highlighted how decisive this vote can be.
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Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes moves to federal court
A judge in Philadelphia has put a state challenge of Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes on hold while lawyers for the billionaire and his political action committee try to move the lawsuit to federal court