Washington Times - Politics

• A congressman and a senator's son have jumped into the Senate race to succeed Mitt Romney in Utah

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  A congressman and a senator's son jumped into the race Tuesday for the Utah U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mitt Romney.

• DHS to reopen border crossings, says illegal migration dropping

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  Homeland Security says it's seen a major drop in illegal immigration at the southern border in recent days and the administration will reopen...

• National debt hits record $34 trillion as Congress gears up for funding fight

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  The federal government's gross national debt has surpassed $34 trillion, a record high that foreshadows the coming political and economic...

• Prosecutors recommend six months in prison for man at center of Jan. 6 conspiracy theory

  3-1-2024 Politics Washington Times - Politics 36

  Federal prosecutors on Tuesday recommended a six-month term of imprisonment for a man at the center of a right-wing conspiracy theory about the...

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• Emergency care abortions not required by 1986 law, federal appeals panel says in Texas case

  3-1-2024 Politics Washington Times - Politics 19

  The Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require hospitals in Texas hospitals to provide abortions for women whose lives...

• Lawsuit aims to keep GOP congressman off ballot over Constitution's insurrection clause

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  A liberal activist asked a Pennsylvania court on Tuesday to bar U.S. Rep. Scott Perry from the state's primary ballot, arguing that Perry isn't...

• Bernie Sanders urges Congress to reject further U.S. aid for Israel

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  Sen. Bernie Sanders called on Congress Tuesday not to approve more U.S. funding to Israel over what the Vermont independent called the Jewish...

• Trump appeals ruling barring him from Maine ballot under the Constitution's insurrection clause

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  Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine's Democratic secretary of state barring him from the ballot over his role in...

• Sen. Bob Menendez faces new allegation involving Qatari royal family member in rewritten indictment

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  U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez introduced a member of the Qatari royal family and principal in a company with ties to the government of Qatar to a New...

• Michigan Republicans call for meeting to consider removing chairperson Karamo amid fundraising woes

  3-1-2024 Politics Washington Times - Politics 22

  A group of Michigan Republicans plan to meet Saturday and discuss whether to remove Michigan GOP Chairperson Kristina Karamo following months of...

• Drift toward war with Iran?

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• Boston mayor's 'electeds of color' party didn't violate any law, state attorney general says

  3-1-2024 Politics Washington Times - Politics 22

  The Massachusetts attorney general's office said it won't investigate allegations of bias in the "electeds of color" holiday party hosted by Boston...