Author: Cami Mondeaux and David Sivak
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House punts fight over government funding until after election
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The House passed a short-term extension in government funding on Wednesday, temporarily avoiding a shutdown as Washington shifts its attention to the November election. Lawmakers easily passed the three-month measure, known as a continuing resolution, over the objection of some Republicans and former President Donald Trump, who wanted election security legislation attached. All Democrats voted in…
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Biden on the ballot: Border takes center stage as Biden faces first primary test in South Carolina
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South Carolina commences President Joe Biden’s reelection effort in earnest on Feb. 3 with the first sanctioned Democratic primary. The contest, which he is all but sure to win, will be the first time in 2024 Biden will be on the ballot. As such, the state presents an opportunity to examine the electability of the…
