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Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway and husband are divorcing trib.al/H0b0B8c

Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway and husband are divorcing - The Boston Globe

A senior presidential adviser in the Trump White House, Kellyanne Conway, and her husband, attorney George Conway, a prominent critic of the former president, say they are divorcing.

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In dry West, farmers balk at idling land to save water trib.al/nyvGotq

In dry West, farmers balk at idling land to save water - The Boston Globe

“It’s not very productive because you just don’t farm."

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Fox chair Murdoch says 2020 election was fair: court filings trib.al/I3bmpt0

Fox chair Murdoch says 2020 election was fair, according to court filings - The Boston Globe

Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said under oath that he believes the 2020 presidential election was free, fair and not stolen, according to court filings released Tuesday.

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Tucker Carlson called Trump ‘a demonic force.’ Read Fox News employees’ texts about voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. trib.al/SrW0bLW

Tucker Carlson called Trump ‘a demonic force.’ Read text exchanges between Fox News employees about...

The correspondence obtained by Dominion Voting Systems, which includes thousands of emails and text messages from Fox employees, are all part of the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit it filed against...

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👀HUGE NEWS: Congressman Cicilline is stepping down to be the new president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation. His last day in Congress will be May 31. bostonglobe.com/2023/02/21/m…

David Cicilline to resign from Congress to lead Rhode Island Foundation - The Boston Globe

The move will set up an off-year special election for the First Congressional District seat that most political observers believed the 61-year-old Cicilline could have held for the rest of his life.

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Now the game begins: Who will replace David Cicilline in Congress? @FitzProv has the analysis for @Globe_RI -- > bostonglobe.com/2023/02/21/m… via @BostonGlobe

Who will replace David Cicilline in Congress? - The Boston Globe

This is the second time in two years that a Rhode Island congressman has shaken up the state’s political structure with an unexpected departure. Here’s a look at some of the people who could consider...

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Army sees safety, not ‘wokeness,’ as top recruiting obstacle trib.al/BaaYpbR
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Infighting intensifes with Kansas GOP set to pick new leader trib.al/K7mJtbF

Infighting intensifes with Kansas GOP set to pick new leader - The Boston Globe

The Kansas Republican Party's state committee was set Saturday to pick the officers who will oversee party operations through the 2024 elections.

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Ownership of three recently downed high-altitude objects is undetermined, White House says trib.al/U6tnaXM

US defends decision to shoot down three unidentified objects - The Boston Globe

The White House on Monday acknowledged that it had no indication the three unidentified objects were intended for surveillance in the same manner as the high-altitude Chinese balloon that traversed...

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Schumer says downed objects in Alaska and Canada are believed to be balloons trib.al/OZwUkzd

Schumer says downed objects in Alaska and Canada are believed to be balloons - The Boston Globe

The United States believes the unidentified objects shot down by American fighter jets over Canada and Alaska were balloons, though smaller than the China balloon downed over the Atlantic Ocean last...

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Trump’s former team of rivals returns to challenge him trib.al/TAikRpe

Trump’s former team of rivals returns to challenge him - The Boston Globe

At least four prominent figures from the Trump administration appear to be weighing a 2024 run for president against each other and the boss himself, an unusual scenario that could reignite the old...

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A close look at the chaotic House Republican majority trib.al/T3RINjg

A close look at the chaotic House Republican majority - The Boston Globe

The tumult that broke out last month during the election of Kevin McCarthy for speaker illustrated the potential for profound dysfunction in the new House Republican majority. And the spectacle...

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Hugh Auchincloss was Anthony Fauci’s longtime deputy. Now he’s taking his job as House Republicans probe the pandemic. trib.al/StiOyW4

Hugh Auchincloss was Anthony Fauci’s longtime deputy. Now he’s taking his job as House Republicans...

When Fauci retired at the end of last year, the director’s lab coat — and all the political heat that goes with it — went to Auchincloss as he became the agency’s acting head.

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Schools become flashpoint for Republicans eyeing White House trib.al/g65WRbP

Schools become flashpoint for Republicans eyeing White House - The Boston Globe

In the opening stages of the 2024 GOP presidential race, the “parents' rights” movement and lessons for schoolchildren are emerging as flashpoints.

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Bernie Sanders has a new role. It could be his final act in Washington. trib.al/oOeDEks
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Biden fires Architect of the Capitol over alleged abuses trib.al/l4RSXnp

Biden fires Architect of the Capitol over alleged abuses - The Boston Globe

The White House said Monday that Brett Blanton's appointment was terminated. It comes as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he'd lost confidence in Blanton's ability to do the job.

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The field of potential 2024 Republican candidates, ranked trib.al/zf5EyO4

The field of potential 2024 Republican candidates, ranked - The Boston Globe

In this, the first in a series of pieces ranking who’s most likely to be the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, there are really two categories. There’s Trump and likely candidate Florida Governor...

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Trans and nonbinary lawmakers made history in 2022. They’re already having to defend their very existence trib.al/ZOvP4A7

Trans and nonbinary lawmakers made history in 2022. They’re already having to defend their very...

Hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced across the country this year alone.

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Kevin McCarthy, Ben Affleck, and the debt limit: how the 2011 showdown informs the latest fight trib.al/MwXgTvE

Kevin McCarthy, Ben Affleck, and the debt limit: how the 2011 showdown informs the latest fight -...

This time around, McCarthy moves to center stage as House speaker, a job he narrowly won by promising far-right lawmakers he would not agree to a debt limit increase unless it was paired with...

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