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Trump’s Jan. 6 role back in focus as he readies new stolen election claims

The former president has faced renewed scrutiny over his attempts to overturn the 2020 vote, with the issue featuring in a debate, a legal filing and a campaign rally.

Longshoremen agree to suspend strike, reopen ports

Striking dockworkers reached a tentative agreement with port operators on Thursday for a 62 percent wage increase and have extended their contract through Jan. 15 to bargain over remaining issues.

Trump says DOJ violated its own election rules. Lawyers disagree.

DOJ policy advises against taking overt steps in political cases close to elections. Experts say prosecutors were following court orders in the latest Trump filing.

Biden calls for putting ‘politics aside’ in visit to storm-ravaged Florida, Georgia

The trip marked the second consecutive day that Biden had surveyed impacted areas a week after the storm left much of the Southeast reeling.

Analysis | Why is Melania Trump coming out for abortion rights?

The left sees political strategy in the former first lady’s sudden, unequivocal statements backing abortion rights. But there are simpler explanations.

Helene has become one of the deadliest hurricanes of the modern era

These are the 10 deadliest hurricanes to strike the United States before Helene and since 1954, when forecasters began issuing routine hurricane forecasts.

Nearly all homes in counties hardest hit by Helene lack national flood insurance

The United States’ crumbling flood insurance system faces a new test after Hurricane Helene.

With races tight, some House Republicans tout ‘pro-choice’ credentials

The shift in tone reflects the Democrats’ success in campaigning on the issue and hints at Republican anxiety about how voters are responding.

Liz Cheney rallies with Harris, implores nation to reject ‘depraved cruelty’ of Trump

Harris and Cheney appeared in Ripon, Wis., a small city in northeastern Wisconsin that is known as the birthplace of the Republican Party.

Read Jack Smith’s arguments for why Trump is not immune in Jan. 6 case

In a court filing unsealed Wednesday, prosecutors laid out new evidence that Trump’s efforts to subvert the results of the 2020 election were taken as a private candidate.