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Republican Tim Scott shifts presidential campaign staff from New Hampshire to go 'all in on Iowa'

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — South Carolina Sen.
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It's Day 20 with no House speaker, and lower-level names seek Trump's support and race for the gavel

It's Day 20 with no House speaker, and lower-level names seek Trump's support and race for the gavel

WASHINGTON (AP) — On Day 20 without a House speaker , Republicans found themselves starting over Monday — bumbling ahead with few ideas about who will lead, what they are fighting over and when they will get Congress working again.
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Trump compares himself to Mandela and rails against Biden after filing for New Hampshire primary

Trump compares himself to Mandela and rails against Biden after filing for New Hampshire primary

CONCORD, N.H.
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Via Rail CEO calls for right of way over freight trains, passenger bill of rights

Via Rail CEO calls for right of way over freight trains, passenger bill of rights

MONTREAL — The federal government should move toward giving Via Rail trains formal right of way on the tracks over freight trains, says Via Rail chief executive Mario Péloquin.
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Sen. Menendez enters not guilty plea to a new conspiracy charge

Sen. Menendez enters not guilty plea to a new conspiracy charge

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez returned to Manhattan federal court Monday to challenge a new criminal charge alleging that he conspired to act as an agent of the Egyptian government when he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Appeals panel questions why 'presidential immunity' argument wasn't pursued years ago in Trump case

Appeals panel questions why 'presidential immunity' argument wasn't pursued years ago in Trump case

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals panel wants to know why lawyers for former President Donald Trump didn’t try years ago to use a claim of absolute presidential immunity to shield him from a defamation lawsuit by a woman who accused him of sexual ass
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Cuomo could have run again for NY governor, but declined for family reasons, former top aide writes

Cuomo could have run again for NY governor, but declined for family reasons, former top aide writes

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Gov.
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Vic Fischer, last surviving delegate to Alaska constitutional convention, dies at age 99

Vic Fischer, last surviving delegate to Alaska constitutional convention, dies at age 99

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Vic Fischer, who was the last surviving delegate to the Alaska constitutional convention in the mid-1950s, has died. He was 99. His death Sunday in Anchorage was confirmed by Schawna Thoma, a family friend.
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'Lines have been crossed': Groups condemn protests at Jewish businesses, event

'Lines have been crossed': Groups condemn protests at Jewish businesses, event

OTTAWA — The leaders of two prominent Canadian Jewish groups are questioning the approach police and Crown prosecutors are using when it comes to protests that have been condemned for targeting a Jewish business in Toronto and an antisemitism confere
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Liberals moving ahead on assault-style gun ban with legislation, regulation: LeBlanc

Liberals moving ahead on assault-style gun ban with legislation, regulation: LeBlanc

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is moving ahead with efforts to keep assault-style firearms out of the hands of Canadians, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Monday.
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