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Red State ‘Super Tuesday’ Primaries Launch GOP Quest to Keep House

By John Haughey “Super Tuesday” ballots in five states feature inter-party preliminaries for November berths in 115 congressional districts, including 63 across four Southern states where Republicans hold 42—two-thirds—of those House seats. While voters in 16 states—Republicans in 15—will cast ballots in March 5 presidential primaries and caucuses, Super Tuesday also kicks off the broader […]

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Nevada Has Both a GOP Primary and Caucuses This Week—Here’s What to Know

By Janice Hisle This year’s presidential preference contest in Nevada will be one of its strangest. Rebelling against a Democrat-led change in state law calling for a primary election, the state GOP will hold caucuses on Feb. 8, pitting former President Donald Trump against a little-known candidate, Texas businessman Ryan Binkley. President Trump is virtually […]

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Ex-IRS Contractor Who Leaked Trump’s Tax Returns Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison

By Sam Dorman and Caden Pearson WASHINGTON—A former contractor for the IRS was sentenced to five years in prison on Jan. 29 for leaking tax information associated with thousands of individuals, including former President Donald Trump. Charles Littlejohn, 38, pleaded guilty in October 2023 to one count of unauthorized disclosure of tax returns and return […]

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House Judiciary Committee Launches Inquiry Into Fani Willis’ Special Trump Prosecutor

By Tom Ozimek Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor playing a leading role in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump in Georgia, is now part of a House Judiciary probe into the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office’s “politically motivated prosecution” of the former president and alleged misuse of federal funds. According to a […]

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Airliner With 379 Passengers Erupts in Flames After Crashing Into Coast Guard Plane in Tokyo

By Tom Ozimek A Japanese passenger plane with 379 occupants on board burst into flames Tuesday after colliding with a Coast Guard aircraft on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, with video showing terrified passengers inside as the inferno raged outside their windows. Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito told reporters on Jan. 2 that all passengers […]