Two of Congress’ staunchest conservatives repelled more centrist challengers to lock up Republican nominations on Tuesday.
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LePage: ‘I don’t have time for abortion’
Former Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican who has said he opposes abortion, said he would not try to overturn or restrict the right to abortion in Maine, but refused to promise that he wouldn’t sign an anti-abortion bill if he becomes governor again.
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Cassidy Hutchinson, Trump White House aide, offers revelations about Jan. 6
It was a 25-year-old staffer who perhaps put Donald Trump’s conduct into its sharpest relief during testimony before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
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Jan. 6 panel to hear from top aide in Trump’s White House
In brief excerpts of testimony,Cassidy Hutchinson told the committee she was in the room for White House meetings where challenges to the election were discussed, including with Republican lawmakers.
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NATO to increase its rapid reaction troop force nearly eightfold
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he expects the 30 allies to make clear at a summit this week that they consider Russia ‘as the most significant and direct threat to our security.’
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Trump’s lasting legacy grows as Supreme Court overturns Roe
The Supreme Court’s decision that women have no constitutional right to an abortion marked the apex of a week that reinforced Donald Trump’s grip on Washington more than a year and a half after he exited the White House.
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Biden’s mission in Europe: Shore up alliance against Russia
He will first join a meeting of the Group of Seven, then attend a summit with leaders of the 30 NATO countries.
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‘Mitt Romney Republican’ is now a potent Republican primary attack
The Utah senator has nationwide name recognition and is the only one in his party who voted to impeach the former president twice.
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Abortion ruling sure to shape political debate in Maine heading into election
Maine Democrats vowed to oppose any restrictions on access to abortions in the state, while Republicans tread carefully around on the issue.
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Gabby Giffords documentary comes as gun debates stay center stage
The film ‘Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down’ is partly an intimate look at Giffords’ recovery after the January 2011 shooting that left 6 people dead and 13 others wounded outside a Tucson supermarket.