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DHS pauses much-scrutinized disinformation group for review but slams ‘gross mischaracterizations’

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday it was pausing its short-lived Disinformation Governance Board pending a review of the larger strategy behind it. The person tapped to lead the group, former Wilson Center fellow Nina Jankowicz, said she had resigned as ...
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House holds hearing on abortion access as nation awaits final Supreme Court decision

(WASHINGTON) -- The House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing Wednesday on abortion access as the nation awaits a final decision from the Supreme Court in a case that result in the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., kicked off the hearing ...
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Ashley Biden, the president’s daughter, tests positive for COVID-19

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden's daughter, Ashley Biden, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a White House official. The first daughter, 40, was scheduled to travel to Latin America this week with first lady Jill Biden. The president and first lady are not considered a ...
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Three key takeaways from five states’ primaries

(NEW YORK) -- Consequential primary races in five states, including some battlegrounds, helped shed light Tuesday night on what the rest of the midterms might look like. For Republicans, former President Donald Trump's star-making power and election conspiracies thrived on the ticket in swing state ...
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Election updates: Mixed results for Trump-backed candidates in GOP primaries

(WASHINGTON) -- Voters were heading to the polls Tuesday for primary elections in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, Idaho and Oregon amid a midterm season that will test the endorsement power of both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. While Trump wasn't successful across ...
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McConnell, when asked, fails to denounce racist ‘replacement theory’

(WASHINGTON) -- As Democrats have ratcheted up condemnation of "replacement theory" in the wake of Saturday's mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, some Republicans on Capitol Hill have shied away from rejecting the racist idea that some members of their own party have espoused. At ...
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Democratic House primaries could foreshadow party’s direction

(WASHINGTON) -- While much of the focus this midterm cycle has been on statewide races and the momentum behind Republicans amid dismal approval numbers for President Joe Biden, several Democratic House primaries could be emblematic of the direction of the party ahead of November. In ...
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Domestic violent extremists infiltrating abortion debate: DHS official

(WASHINGTON) -- Officials from the Department of Homeland Security warned that domestic violent extremists have been infiltrating the national abortion debate "to incite violence amongst their supporters," a senior DHS official told state and local partners on a phone call Monday afternoon, according to ...
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Election live blog: Primaries underway in 5 states

(WASHINGTON) -- Voters were heading to the polls Tuesday for primary elections in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, Idaho and Oregon amid a midterm season that will test the endorsement power of both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Here is how the news ...
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Pennsylvania Senate hopeful John Fetterman has primary day surgery after stroke

(WASHINGTON) -- Pennsylvania's Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the leading candidate for the Democratic nomination in the state's Senate race, was scheduled to undergo surgery for a pacemaker and defibrillator on Tuesday after suffering a stroke late last week. "John Fetterman is about to undergo a ...
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In Georgia Senate race, Herschel Walker navigates allegations of past violent behavior

(WASHINGTON) -- An athletic icon and business success, Herschel Walker has the type of background that Republicans hope will propel him to the U.S. Senate, where his presence could very well tip the balance of power in the deeply divided chamber. But Walker’s political ambitions ...
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Pentagon now reports about 400 UFO encounters: ‘We want to know what’s out there’

(WASHINGTON) -- Top Pentagon officials told a House panel on Tuesday that there are now close to 400 reports from military personnel of possible encounters with UFOs -- a significant increase from the 144 tracked in a major report released last year by the ...
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