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Traffic Alert: Planned ramp, lane closures on Buckman Bridge to cause delays

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Slovakia's leader rejects an EU plan to halt Russian natural gas imports by the end of 2027

Read full article: Slovakia's leader rejects an EU plan to halt Russian natural gas imports by the end of 2027

Slovakia’s populist leader has rejected a European Union plan to halt imports of Russian natural gas by the end of 2027 to deprive President Vladimir Putin of revenue that helps fuel the war in Ukraine.

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Appeals court hears arguments over Trump's bid to fire 2 board members

Read full article: Appeals court hears arguments over Trump's bid to fire 2 board members

A Justice Department attorney has urged an appeals court to suspend judicial orders favoring two board members who were fired by President Donald Trump from their respective posts in the federal government.

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Argentina's Milei skirts Congress to seat a divisive judge in the Supreme Court

Read full article: Argentina's Milei skirts Congress to seat a divisive judge in the Supreme Court

Argentina’s President Javier Milei has temporarily appointed two Supreme Court judges by decree, bypassing Congress during its summer recess to push through a controversial candidate in a move criticized as an overreach of executive power.

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At CPAC, Argentina’s Milei explains his chainsaw methods and likens them to Musk’s DOGE

Read full article: At CPAC, Argentina’s Milei explains his chainsaw methods and likens them to Musk’s DOGE

Argentina’s President Javier Milei is urging conservatives to keep supporting measures to shrink the size of government.

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Steve Bannon is accused of doing a straight-arm Nazi salute at CPAC but says it was just 'a wave'

Read full article: Steve Bannon is accused of doing a straight-arm Nazi salute at CPAC but says it was just 'a wave'

Steve Bannon has been accused of making a Nazi salute at a conservative gathering where President Donald Trump is slated to speak this weekend, but says the gesture was merely “a wave.”.

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Vance criticizes Germany's free speech laws in remarks to conservatives

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance has criticized Germany’s free speech laws during an appearance at a conservative gathering outside Washington.

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Musk waves a chainsaw and charms conservatives talking up Trump's cost-cutting efforts

Read full article: Musk waves a chainsaw and charms conservatives talking up Trump's cost-cutting efforts

Billionaire Elon Musk has created a buzz waving a chainsaw in the air at a conservative gathering outside Washington.

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Trump says he will nominate loyalist Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general

Read full article: Trump says he will nominate loyalist Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general

Trump says he will nominate loyalist Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general.

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Supreme Court denies request by Arizona candidates seeking to ban electronic vote tabulators

Read full article: Supreme Court denies request by Arizona candidates seeking to ban electronic vote tabulators

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider a request by Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake to ban the use of electronic vote-counting machines in Arizona.

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Trump appeals judge's decision to remove his name from Illinois primary ballot

Read full article: Trump appeals judge's decision to remove his name from Illinois primary ballot

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have appealed an Illinois judge’s decision ordering election officials to remove the Republican’s name from the state's March 19 primary ballot.

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Judge orders Trump off Illinois primary ballot but puts ruling on hold

Read full article: Judge orders Trump off Illinois primary ballot but puts ruling on hold

A Cook County judge ruled the Illinois State Board of Elections must take former President Donald Trump’s name off the state’s March 19 primary ballot Wednesday.

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Can conservative Latin American populists motivate the Hispanic vote? Republicans are counting on it

Read full article: Can conservative Latin American populists motivate the Hispanic vote? Republicans are counting on it

In this U.S. election year, the Republican Party is aligning with some Latin American populists.

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Trump exchanges a close hug with Argentine President Javier Milei at conservative summit

Read full article: Trump exchanges a close hug with Argentine President Javier Milei at conservative summit

The fiery, right-wing populist president of Argentina has spoken at the Conservative Political Action Conference after giving Donald Trump an ecstatic hug.

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Trump calls himself a 'proud political dissident' in CPAC speech

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Former President Donald Trump cast November’s presidential election as “judgment day” and declared himself a “political dissident” during a speech before conservative activists outside of Washington.

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UK banking boss apologizes to populist politician Farage over the closure of his account

Read full article: UK banking boss apologizes to populist politician Farage over the closure of his account

The chief executive of U.K. bank NatWest Group has apologized to populist politician Nigel Farage after he complained that his bank account was shut down because the banking group didn’t agree with his political views.

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Arizona Republican election official sues Kari Lake for defamation

Read full article: Arizona Republican election official sues Kari Lake for defamation

A top Republican election official in Arizona has filed a defamation lawsuit against Kari Lake, who falsely claims she lost the 2022 race for governor because of fraud.

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Who is Vivek Ramaswamy, Republican candidate for president?

Read full article: Who is Vivek Ramaswamy, Republican candidate for president?

Anyone who is not a politician but decides to run for the Oval Office usually has lots of money, and that is the case with Ramaswamy.

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Ex-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not running for president

Read full article: Ex-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not running for president

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he is not entering the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

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Trump's VP? Some in GOP already jockeying for consideration

Read full article: Trump's VP? Some in GOP already jockeying for consideration

The first Republican presidential primaries are nearly a year away and the candidate field is unsettled.

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Trump pitches a sequel, but shies away from attacking rivals

Read full article: Trump pitches a sequel, but shies away from attacking rivals

Former President Donald Trump is casting himself as the only Republican candidate who can build on his White House legacy.

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Trump set to headline diminished gathering of conservatives

Read full article: Trump set to headline diminished gathering of conservatives

The annual Conservative Political Action Conference was once one of the premier gatherings on the GOP campaign calendar.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis not expected at Conservative Political Action Conference

Read full article: Gov. Ron DeSantis not expected at Conservative Political Action Conference

The Governor is keeping tight-lipped when it comes to a run for the White House.

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Suspicious envelope found at GOP candidate's Phoenix office

Read full article: Suspicious envelope found at GOP candidate's Phoenix office

Authorities are investigating an envelope that reportedly contained suspicious white powder that was opened at the Phoenix campaign headquarters of Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake.

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CNN: Trump Jr. text shows ideas to overturn 2020 election

Read full article: CNN: Trump Jr. text shows ideas to overturn 2020 election

Donald Trump Jr. texted White House chief of staff Mark Meadows two days after the 2020 presidential election with strategies for overturning the result if Trump’s father lost.

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US pays $2M a month to protect Pompeo, aide from Iran threat

Read full article: US pays $2M a month to protect Pompeo, aide from Iran threat

The State Department says it's paying more than $2 million per month to provide 24-hour security to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a former top aide.

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Trump asks US judge to force Twitter to restore his account

Read full article: Trump asks US judge to force Twitter to restore his account

Former President Donald Trump wants a federal judge in Florida to force Twitter to restore his account, which the company suspended in January following the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol.

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Organizer of Saturday rally looks to rewrite Jan. 6 history

Read full article: Organizer of Saturday rally looks to rewrite Jan. 6 history

The architect of an upcoming Washington protest that aims to rewrite history about the violent January assault on the U.S. Capitol is hardly a household name.

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Justice says IRS must give Trump tax returns to Congress

Read full article: Justice says IRS must give Trump tax returns to Congress

The Justice Department says the Treasury Department must provide the House Ways and Means Committee former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, apparently ending a long legal showdown over the records.

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GOP donor pays $1M to deploy South Dakota national guard

Read full article: GOP donor pays $1M to deploy South Dakota national guard

In a story June 30, 2021, about a billionaire Republican donor who is paying $1 million to help defray the cost of deploying the South Dakota National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the spokesman for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem.

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Clarification: Trump-2024 story

Read full article: Clarification: Trump-2024 story

In a story published June 3, 2021, The Associated Press reported that former President Donald Trump has given credence to a conspiracy theory that he could somehow be reinstated into the presidency in August.

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Pelosi: Remove Rep. Gaetz from committee if claims are true

Read full article: Pelosi: Remove Rep. Gaetz from committee if claims are true

Rep. Matt Gaetz is facing accusations of a sexual relationship with an underage girl, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says if the claims are true, then the Florida Republican should at a minimum be removed from the House Judiciary Committee.

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Another campaign? C-SPAN to air Iowa speech by Pompeo

Read full article: Another campaign? C-SPAN to air Iowa speech by Pompeo

(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)NEW YORK – From the point of view of C-SPAN, the 2024 presidential campaign begins this Friday. The network is sending its cameras to suburban Des Moines, Iowa, to tape former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaking to a breakfast meeting of the Westside Conservative Club. Iowa traditionally holds the nation's first presidential caucuses, and it's never too early for potential candidates to let themselves be known. Believe it or not, C-SPAN has actually begun a presidential campaign cycle even earlier. In February 2005, the network aired speeches by Republican Mitt Romney in South Carolina and Democrat John Edwards in New Hampshire.

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Dana Loesch, seeking Limbaugh fans, dislikes 'angry radio'

Read full article: Dana Loesch, seeking Limbaugh fans, dislikes 'angry radio'

FILE - Dana Loesch, spokesperson for the National Rifle Association, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), at National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 22, 2018. Radio America announced Tuesday that it had signed Loesch to a multi-year contract extension. She's been doing a show in the same afternoon time slot that Limbaugh occupied since 2014, and is now on about 200 radio stations. On her show, which airs in nearly 200 radio stations, Loesch said she didn't want listeners to feel like they're being lectured to or yelled at. AdRadio America says it has added a handful of stations for Loesch since Limbaugh's death.

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Gov. DeSantis’ rise to national prominence amid the pandemic

Read full article: Gov. DeSantis’ rise to national prominence amid the pandemic

Ron DeSantis was hailed as a breakout star and potential presidential candidate in 2024. DeSantis, a Trump ally, was also the only Republican to reach double digits (21%) in another CPAC straw poll that included Trump. A Mason-Dixon poll released Tuesday found more than half of registered Florida voters support Ron DeSantis’ performance as the state’s governor. The poll shows that statewide, 53% of respondents approve of how DeSantis is handling his job, 42% disapprove and 5% were undecided. Binder said although it’s the highest approval rating DeSantis has had in a while, it’s not necessarily surprising.

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Trump calls for GOP unity, repeats lies about election loss

Read full article: Trump calls for GOP unity, repeats lies about election loss

3 House Republican, who has faced tremendous backlash in Wyoming for saying Trump should no longer play a role in the party or headline the event. “We’ll see what he says, but our focus is certainly not on what President Trump is saying at CPAC,” she told reporters. “We have the Republican Party. McConnell has since said he would “absolutely” support Trump if he were the GOP nominee in 2024. Trump hinted at the effort Sunday, voicing his commitment to helping elect Republicans and calling on attendees to join him.

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Trump calls for GOP unity, says he won’t start another party

Read full article: Trump calls for GOP unity, says he won’t start another party

3 House Republican, who has faced tremendous backlash in Wyoming for saying Trump should no longer play a role in the party or headline the event. “We’ll see what he says, but our focus is certainly not on what President Trump is saying at CPAC,” she told reporters. Though Trump has flirted with the the idea of creating a third party, he pledged Sunday to remain part of “our beloved" GOP. “We have the Republican Party. McConnell has since said he would “absolutely” support Trump if he were the GOP nominee in 2024.

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Trump the dominant force at conservative conference

Read full article: Trump the dominant force at conservative conference

A conference attendee takes a selfie photo in front of a statue of former president Donald Trump at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)WASHINGTON – A conference dedicated to the future of the conservative movement turned into an ode to Donald Trump as speakers declared their fealty to the former president and attendees posed for selfies with a golden statue of his likeness. Trump on Sunday will be making his first post-presidential appearance at the conference, and aides say he will use the speech to reassert his power. “If we do, we will lose the working base that President Trump so animated. Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., lit into Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. “And I assure you that it will solidify Donald Trump and all of your feelings about the MAGA movement as the future of the Republican Party.”

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Conservative gathering to feature Trump's false fraud claims

Read full article: Conservative gathering to feature Trump's false fraud claims

Trump himself is headlining the three-day session in a Sunday speech that will be his first public appearance since leaving the White House on Jan. 20. Trump has been keeping a relatively low profile since he moved from the White House to Palm Beach a month ago. “I think the broader point will be: Here's where the Republican Party and conservative movement and the America First movement goes from here," said senior Trump adviser Jason Miller. Here we’ll see the president address the fact that the only divide in the Republican Party is between the elites and the conservative grassroots in the party." “In opposition, when you don’t have the White House, there are many more voices that lead the party,” Cotton said in an interview.

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Trump to speak at CPAC in first post-White House appearance

Read full article: Trump to speak at CPAC in first post-White House appearance

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2021, file photo President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally for Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and David Perdue at Dalton Regional Airport in Dalton, Ga. Trump will be making his first post-presidential appearance at a conservative gathering in Florida next weekend. Ian Walters, spokesman for the American Conservative Union, confirmed that Trump will be speaking at the group's annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 28. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)WASHINGTON – Donald Trump will be making his first post-presidential appearance at a conservative gathering in Florida next weekend. Ian Walters, spokesman for the American Conservative Union, confirmed that Trump will be speaking at the group's annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 28. AdTrump has a long history with CPAC, which played a key role in his emergence as a political force.

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Fox Business cancels 'Lou Dobbs Tonight' after a decade

Read full article: Fox Business cancels 'Lou Dobbs Tonight' after a decade

FILE - Lou Dobbs, with Fox News, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), on Feb. 24, 2017, in Oxon Hill, Md. Fox Business Networks Lou Dobbs Tonight has been canceled. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)LOS ANGELES – Fox Business Network's “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” whose host has trumpeted unfounded assertions of voter fraud in the 2020 election, has been canceled. In a previous statement, Fox News said it would "vigorously defend against this meritless lawsuit in court.”AdThe replacement for “Lou Dobbs Tonight” will be announced soon, Fox News said. An interim show, “Fox Business Tonight,” will air starting 5 p.m. Eastern Monday with rotating hosts Jackie DeAngelis and David Asman and repeat at 7 p.m. EST.

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Herman Cain is mourned, celebrated at his funeral in Atlanta

Read full article: Herman Cain is mourned, celebrated at his funeral in Atlanta

Attendees leave a public viewing for Herman Cain, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 in Atlanta. Cain “made his mark on this world" and his life will be celebrated for years to come, the Rev. “The most important decision that Herman Cain ever made was to accept Jesus as his savior." A longtime Republican, Cain was “a fierce advocate for conservative principles across the board,” Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina tweeted. “Herman Cain has won the victory," he said.

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