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Trump holds key rally to boost Vance in Ohio

BY TAL AXELROD

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Former President Trump will hold a rally in Ohio Saturday night in the hopes of boosting GOP Senate candidate JD Vance ahead of the May 3 primary and proving his continued hold on the party.

Vance has been inundating Ohioans with news of Trump’s backing — announced in a statement last Friday when many people were focused on Good Friday, Passover and Easter weekend – with ad blitzes, prominent campaign appearances and more. 

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McCarthy’s future hangs in limbo as Washington awaits Trump response

BY EMILY BROOKS AND MIKE LILLIS

The political success of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), the House Republican leader, has been buoyed for most of the last decade by his unwavering support for former President Trump.

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‘I’ve had it’: More McCarthy audio bashing Trump revealed

BY EMILY BROOKS

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told colleagues that he’d “had it” with former President Trump, according to recordings of House GOP calls in the days after the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

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Trump, McCarthy say relationship is intact after recordings about Jan. 6

BY LEXI LONAS AND CAROLINE VAKIL

Former President Trump and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said their relationship hasn’t fractured after recordings surfaced this week of McCarthy saying he would advise former President Trump to resign if impeached following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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Greene rebuffs Jan. 6 criticism during tense hearing

BY MAX GREENWOOD

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) took the witness stand on Friday as part of a hearing on whether she played a role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, becoming the first member of Congress to testify under oath about their involvement in the attack.

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Photos show Cawthorn wearing lingerie at apparent party: Politico

BY LEXI LONAS

Two pictures of Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn (N.C.) shared with Politico show the embattled congressman at what appears to be a party in women’s lingerie.

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Biden rips GOP for targeting Disney

BY MOGRAN CHALFANT

President Biden criticized Florida Republicans during a pair of fundraisers Thursday for targeting Disney after the company expressed opposition to a new state law restricting discussion about sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms.  

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The Trump party blames America first

BY WILL MARSHALL

OPINION | As Americans awake to the glowering reality of resurgent Russian imperialism, our political parties seem to be trading places. Democrats have rallied behind President Biden’s policy of military aid to Ukraine, while Republicans are torn over the wisdom of U.S. intervention.

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Climate change is killing our economy — clean energy and climate action can save it

BY BOB KEEFE

OPINION | Earth Day comes four days after Tax Day this year. But climate change is now levying a hidden tax on every American, every day of the year.

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