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The 5 biggest cases the Supreme Court hasn't yet decided
Donald Trump's sweeping claim for presidential immunity isn't the only major case the Supreme Court…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Jamaal Bowman may be the most endangered Squad member. He doesn't seem alarmed.
Jamaal Bowman, the Squad member who famously pulled a Capitol Hill fire alarm, may lose his seat in…
Bryan Metzger
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The Supreme Court is about to hear Trump's 'absolute immunity' arguments in a case that could kill his January 6 indictment
Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to recognize that he had total legal immunity as president.
Jacob Shamsian,Brent D. Griffiths
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Retired conservative federal judge says Republican efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election were a 'dry run' for 2024
"The entire house of cards collapsed at noon on January 6," wrote former judge J. Michael Luttig of…
John L. Dorman
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Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to reject Trump's immunity claim weeks before arguments begin
Special counsel Jack Smith filed a brief on Monday urging Supreme Court justices to reject former P…
Erin Snodgrass,Katherine Tangalakis Lippert
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Some lawmakers are concerned that the Electoral Count Act could be exploited in favor of a losing candidate in future elections, report says
Matthew Seligman, an election law expert, told NBC News the most important thing is ensuring no one…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Sen. Joe Manchin is insisting on overhauling election laws and keeping the government funded before reconsidering Biden's big spending bill
Manchin told Insider he was open to a spending bill that reduced the deficit. "We have to basically…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Grace Panetta
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Trump went after 'Old Crow Mitch McConnell' in a statement issued after Pence said the former president was 'wrong'
"President Trump is wrong. I had no right to overturn the election," Pence said during a speech on …
Kelsey Vlamis
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3 Democratic senators introduce legislation to prevent another January 6-style coup attempt
The bill aims to reform the Electoral Count Act to make it harder for presidential candidates and s…
Grace Panetta
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Psaki blasts Trump for his comments about Pence not overturning the 2020 election: 'Just a reminder of how unfit he is for office'
Psaki also condemned Trump's comments that he'd consider pardons for January 6 Capitol rioters if h…
Oma Seddiq
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How a rogue governor could steal the next presidential election for Trump
The forces that tried to overturn 2020 are taking their act to the states. If Congress only looks i…
Grace Panetta
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Congress is heading back to the drawing board on election reform — here's what could happen next
After Democrats' voting rights bill failed, a bipartisan agreement to reform how Congress counts el…
Grace Panetta
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Donald Trump says Mitch McConnell has a 'death wish' and insults his wife, Elaine Chao, after the senator voiced support for the Electoral Count Act reforms
Trump's remarks demonstrate a growing schism between him and McConnell, as the senator increasingly…
Lloyd Lee
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Trump was indicted in Georgia over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Here's what the 13 counts in his 4th criminal case mean.
Trump was charged with 13 felony counts in his fourth criminal case including racketeering, conspir…
Sonam Sheth,Rebecca Cohen
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Voters are already weary of a 2nd Biden-Trump matchup. The recent special counsel report questioning Biden's memory doesn't help.
Questions about Biden's memory make it clear: Voters face two candidates facing different but serio…
Lloyd Lee
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Chuck Schumer touts bipartisan relationship with McConnell: 'I got 99 problems but Mitch ain't one'
Schumer's Jay-Z reference for his GOP counterpart comes as the two are in relative agreement over a…
Bryan Metzger
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The bill to arm Israel and Ukraine could be the last great fight of Biden's political life
Biden doesn't have a lot of other legislative options, and nothing is certain in American politics.…
Walt Hickey
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Pelosi aide considered setting up 'alternate Chamber' for counting votes on Jan. 6 after seeing Trump supporters in 'combat fatigues' on his way to work
Jamie Fleet told the January 6 committee that staff planned for several scenarios, including lawmak…
Bryan Metzger
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A lawyer for the Oath Keepers was arrested and charged with 4 counts related to the January 6 Capitol riot
Kellye SoRelle, 43, was charged on Thursday with four counts, including conspiracy to obstruct the …
Lloyd Lee
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52% of Republicans side with Pence and believe Trump was wrong to think his VP could overturn the 2020 election: poll
Pence recently said Trump was "wrong" to claim he could've overturned the 2020 election result, and…