These are the end-of-year political showdowns that will help decide America's future | CNN Politics
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America is heading for a year-end political collision that will set the stage for showdowns between the new Republican-led House and the Democrats who still wield power in the Senate and White House.
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First lady Jill Biden has chosen "We the People" as the theme for the seasonal White House holiday decorations, according to a release from the East Wing.
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Russia postpones nuclear arms control talks with US, State Department says | CNN Politics
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The Biden administration is blaming Russia for postponing meetings to discuss the nuclear arms agreement between the two countries that were scheduled to begin in Egypt on Tuesday, with a State Department spokesperson saying the decision was made "unilaterally" by...
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Election deniers faced defeat but election denialism is still swirling in Arizona | CNN Politics
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Many of the candidates who promoted former President Donald Trump's lies that the 2020 election was "rigged" and "stolen" were defeated in November, a pattern heralded by Democrats that is already reshaping the contours of the 2024 election -- leading the former...
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Citgo 6: How the US government brought seven Americans home | CNN Politics
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On October 1, five of the so-called Citgo 6 were woken up early in their Venezuelan prison by a guard telling them to "get dressed up properly."
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Back in the late 1980s, when Beau James started pro wrestling, the crowds came for a show between good and evil, to see a story about heroes and villains, to enjoy the bouts and then go home.
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Republican Herschel Walker is getting a tax break intended only for a primary residence this year on his home in the Dallas, Texas, area, despite running for Senate in Georgia.
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President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program is at the mercy of the courts, and student loan borrowers could be waiting weeks, if not months, to hear whether the program is allowed to go into effect. But there are several other ways many borrowers may...
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, in his final White House briefing before departing his official positions, said he hopes that he is remembered for giving his job "everything I have" and for never leaving "anything on the field."
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has gotten a rock star's reception at Republican Party functions since winning reelection this month, solidifying himself as a top-tier possible presidential contender. But the Florida Republican has left some influential members of the party...
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Here are 5 big investigations House Republicans are planning to launch | CNN Politics
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Earlier this week, CNN projected that Republicans will win the House majority. Shortly afterward, they made it very clear what their priority will be: Investigating President Biden and his administration on a variety of fronts.
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Newly appointed special counsel Jack Smith is getting to work with no signs yet that the two investigations he now oversees around Donald Trump will slow down -- despite being stuck in the Netherlands due to a cycling injury.
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Biden pardons Thanksgiving turkeys: 'No ballot stuffing, no fowl play' | CNN Politics
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President Joe Biden pardoned two turkeys, Chocolate and Chip, on Monday as he discharged the presidential duty of the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon.
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Top Democrats see Republicans' unenthusiastic greeting of Donald Trump's third White House bid with a combination of schadenfreude and perhaps some other German word for terrifying, unintended consequences: They love seeing the former president struggle, but...
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Former President Donald Trump and his likely 2024 challengers are set to address the Republican Jewish Coalition this weekend in the first major gathering of GOP establishment since the party's lower-than-expected results in this month's midterms.
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Who is Jack Smith, the special counsel named in the Trump investigations | CNN Politics
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Jack Smith, the special counsel announced by Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday to oversee the criminal investigations into the retention of classified documents at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort and parts of the January 6, 2021,...
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A history of White House weddings | CNN Politics
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Eighteen documented weddings have been held at the White House. The iconic Washington landmark hosted its first wedding in 1812, when first lady Dolley Madison's sister, Lucy Payne Washington, married Supreme Court Associate Justice Thomas Todd.
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The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump | CNN Politics
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Multiple federal and state investigations are ongoing regarding the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, his handling of sensitive government documents and his family business.
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On Sunday, America will experience a moment unique in its history -- when a sitting president turns 80.
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How student loan borrowing, college costs and grant aid have changed over time | CNN Politics
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The cost of college is not skyrocketing â at least for now, when factoring in the average amount of grant aid students receive.
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Republicans will control the House, but they can't do much to fix the economy quickly | CNN Politics
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Congressional Republicans have repeatedly blamed President Joe Biden and their Democratic counterparts for the surge in inflation and the rocky economy. But there's not much the GOP will be able to do to quickly bring down prices and put the economy on more solid...
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Biden granddaughter's wedding offers youthful spin for president turning 80 | CNN Politics
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President Joe Biden is turning 80 this weekend, but the big bash at the White House will be for an entirely different and more youthful occasion. Naomi Biden, Biden's oldest granddaughter, is set to marry Peter Neal on the White House South Lawn on Saturday.
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Voters in several states on Tuesday were asked whether to amend rules that will determine how elections will be run in the future, focusing on issues such as citizenship and registration, photo identification, and early voting.
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Divided government is more productive than you think | CNN Politics
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Here's what two experts have to say about the argument, backed up by research, that the US government gets more done -- not less -- during periods of divided government.
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Trump's running for president again. Does that get him off the legal hook? | CNN Politics
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The never-ending legal problems swirling around former President Donald Trump are already taking center stage in his freshly announced 2024 presidential campaign.
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Democrats poised to pick Hakeem Jeffries as Nancy Pelosi's successor | CNN Politics
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House Democrats appear likely to choose New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to succeed Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a potentially historic move to elect the first Black person to lead a party in Congress.
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House Republicans vow to investigate Biden and his family's business dealings | CNN Politics
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After clinching the majority in the House of Representatives in the midterm elections, top Republicans on Thursday outlined a broad range of investigative targets focused on President Joe Biden and his family's business dealings.
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Inside the White House's months of prep-work for a GOP investigative onslaught | CNN Politics
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More than four months before voters handed Republicans control of the House of Representatives, top White House and Department of Homeland Security officials huddled in the Roosevelt Room to prepare for that very scenario.
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What Republicans plan to do with their new House majority | CNN Politics
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Winning the House majority, even with a smaller margin than they'd hoped, will give Republicans some newfound power to set the agenda when they take over the chamber in January.
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6 takeaways from former Vice President Mike Pence's CNN town hall | CNN Politics
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Former Vice President Mike Pence in a CNN town hall on Wednesday refused to commit his support to former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign and left the door open to seeking the Republican nomination himself.
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