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Trump lawyer said to have been waved off searching office for secret records — Exclusive: Evan Corcoran said he was steered away from Trump's office, where the FBI later found the most sensitive materials — Donald Trump's lawyer tasked with searching for classified documents at Mar …
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Debt ceiling deal faces first hurdle in Republican-led House — In the first test of a bipartisan deal on the debt ceiling, a key House committee will meet Tuesday to determine whether the agreement comes to a full vote, all while the country inches closer to next week's default deadline.
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Drones strike Moscow in first attack on Russian capital's residential areas since Ukraine war began — The strikes caused damage to some buildings and forced residents to evacuate homes, local officials said Tuesday, as Kyiv was hit by the latest deadly Russian bombardment.
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Live Updates: Drone Strikes Damage Buildings in Moscow as Kyiv Is Hit Again — The drone attack in Moscow was a potent sign that the war is increasingly reaching the heart of Russia. It came as an aerial assault on Ukraine's capital left at least one person dead. — Here is the latest on strikes in Moscow and Kyiv.
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The revolt of the Christian home-schoolers — They were taught that public schools are evil. Then a Virginia couple defied their families and enrolled their kids. — Deep Reads features The Washington Post's best immersive reporting and narrative writing.
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‘Numbers Nobody Has Ever Seen’: How the GOP Lost Wisconsin — Republicans in Wisconsin are grappling with how abortion halted their progress in the swing state. Democrats are planning for a resurgence. — Republicans' state Supreme Court loss in April — in a race that …
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Nine wounded in shooting on crowded Hollywood Broadwalk. Victims range from 65 years old to as young as 1. — HOLLYWOOD — A dispute between two groups ended in gunfire on the crowded Hollywood Broadwalk near the end of the Memorial Day weekend, leaving nine people shot, including a 1-year-old child, police say.
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Hollywood police respond to mass shooting on Broadwalk — MIAMI - Hollywood police have responded to reports of multiple people shot Monday afternoon. — CBS News Miami has learned 9 people were transported to area hospitals, 5 were taken into custody and 1 person is possibly still at large …

Team Trump Scrambles to Unmask the Feds Investigating Him — The former president wants to “immediately” purge the Justice Department's ranks of the officials and agents who've led the criminal probes into his actions — DONALD TRUMP JUST needs a few names.
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Chris Christie Gets a Super PAC Ahead of His Likely 2024 Bid — The former governor of New Jersey, who has been at times both a confidant and a rival of Donald Trump, will have some outside help in his effort to win the Republican primary. — Allies of former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey …
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A British Reporter Had a Big #MeToo Scoop. Her Editor Killed It. — Seven women say that a star columnist groped them or made unwanted sexual advances. But Britain's news media has a complicated relationship with outing its own. — Inside the Financial Times newsroom this winter …
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This GOP senator has a vision for her party's future — and clout in Iowa — She herself out of the running for vice president in 2016, now she's the highest ranked woman in her conference and hosting presidential candidates like Gov. Ron DeSantis. — Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) …
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Woman is knocked unconscious in famous cheese-rolling race - and wins — LONDON — For hundreds of years, people have gathered in Gloucestershire, England, to fling themselves down a notoriously steep hill — in pursuit of a hefty chunk of golden-yellow cheese.
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Trump's Lawyers Start to Wonder if One Could Be a Snitch — There's plenty of bad blood among Trump's team of lawyers. But there's also a new concern that someone could turn on the rest of the team. … With three anticipated indictments, two ongoing court cases, and an ever-expanding cadre of lawyers …
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There is always more money for defense contractors — In 2023, Republicans and Democrats are deeply divided on nearly every significant policy issue. But there is an exception to the rule. Both parties can always agree on sending more money to defense contractors.
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LGBTQ+ activists call for new strategies to promote equality after Target backlash — Following Target's announcement last week that it removed products and relocated Pride displays to the back of certain stores in the South, activists in the LGBTQ+ community are calling for new campaigns …
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Far-right members, unhappy with debt deal, float threatening McCarthy's speakership — On a Monday night call, a member of the Freedom Caucus brought up using a rule that would force a vote to remove the speaker, two sources familiar with the call told NBC News.

Companies Push Prices Higher, Protecting Profits but Adding to Inflation — Corporate profits have been bolstered by higher prices even as some of the costs of doing business have fallen in recent months. — The prices of oil, transportation, food ingredients and other raw materials …

The Rise of Latino White Supremacy — At a time of rising racial violence, Latinos are potential perpetrators and potential victims. — On May 6th, a thirty-three-year-old Mexican American man named Mauricio Garcia shot and killed eight people at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas.
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Hanoi Jane Fonda Has a Novel Way to Solve the ‘Climate Crisis’ — It's more obvious by the day that Leftists have a taste for authoritarianism, but Hanoi Jane Fonda makes it even more obvious than others do. Fresh from calling for the murder of pro-lifers, Jane has now blamed the mythical crisis …
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The stark numbers driving Democratic panic about a third-party 2024 bid — The independent group No Labels says Americans want more presidential choices, but Democrats argue a larger third-party vote would help Trump. That's what happened in 2016. — Among all the reasons Joe Biden …
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How Jeffrey Epstein Wooed a Princess — Emails obtained by The Daily Beast reveal that the sexual predator scheduled meetings with Norwegian and British royals after he got out of jail. … Late financier and sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein maintained close ties with members of at least …

Exclusive: Trump Pledges Executive Order on ‘Day One’ of Presidency to End Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Aliens, ‘Birth Tourism’ — Former President Donald Trump, the GOP frontrunner for president in 2024, rolled out a new policy pledge on Tuesday in which he promised if elected …
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