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How the White House tried – and failed – to push a candidate out of a Republican state Senate primary in Indiana

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White House officials and their allies sought to pressure an Indiana Republican to drop out of a state Senate primary earlier this year, floating job opportunities and warning of the personal attacks she could face as they worked to pave the way for President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get … Read more

JD Vance heads into the toughest assignment of his career

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By sending Vice President JD Vance to spearhead U.S. peace talks with Iran, President Donald Trump has handed his vice president a high-stakes role with far-reaching global consequences. It’s also a role that carries high political stakes for Mr. Vance, an avowed skeptic of foreign military interventions who serves a president who has embraced brinkmanship … Read more

Attorney for a man shot by ICE says his client denies being a gang member

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The attorney for a man shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an arrest in central California said Thursday that his client was recovering after three surgeries for multiple gunshot wounds and that he denies being a gang member. Attorney Patrick Kolasinski said federal prosecutors have told him that Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez … Read more

NYC man charged with setting deadly fire said he needed to ‘get out his rage’

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A New York City man has been charged in the deaths of four people, including a toddler, who died after a fire broke out in a residential building last month NEW YORK — A New York City man has been charged in the death of four people, including a toddler, after setting fire to a … Read more

FAA investigates close call between Frontier plane and trucks at LAX

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The Federal Aviation Administration launched an investigation after a Frontier Airlines plane nearly collided with two trucks on an LAX taxiway. No one was injured during the close call, but the pilot appeared shaken and worried while describing it to air traffic controllers.  “We just had two trucks cut us off,” the pilot said in … Read more

Inflation may jump by most in nearly four years as gas prices spike

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WASHINGTON — Soaring gas prices are expected to produce a spike in inflation when the government reports consumer prices for March on Friday, likely unnerving the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening the political challenges of rising costs for the White House. Inflation probably rose to 3.4% in March compared with a year … Read more