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Michele Tafoya Announces Senate Run in Minnesota

Ms. Tafoya, once a sideline reporter for N.F.L. games, has more recently turned her focus to Republican politics. She is seeking an open seat now held by a Democrat.

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Michele Tafoya joins a fledgling Republican primary field in the race to replace Senator Tina Smith, a Democrat who is retiring.
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Some Republicans Begin to Echo Trump’s Case to Acquire Greenland

While the party remains split as President Trump presses to “take” Greenland, some in his party are publicly embracing his reasoning for wanting to control the territory.

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Speaker Mike Johnson spoke to the British Parliament in London on Tuesday, implicitly backing President Trump’s argument that Greenland is vital to U.S. national security.
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Elon Musk Spends $10 Million to Help Nate Morris in Kentucky Senate Race

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, backed Nate Morris, a Republican businessman, in the primary race to succeed Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky.

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Elon Musk at the Kennedy Center in November. After his falling out with President Trump last year, he has inched back toward the Republican fold.
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Buttigieg, Booker Lead Midterm Democratic Health Care Push

The potential 2028 presidential candidates showcased a Democratic midterm strategy that would assail G.O.P. votes in favor of cutting Medicaid and allowing health care subsidies to expire.

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Pete Buttigieg argued that pressure from Wisconsinites had led their Republican congressional representative to vote in support of extending enhanced health care subsidies.
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Under Patel, F.B.I. Scours Its Records to Discredit Trump Opponents

As the F.B.I. has added payback to its portfolio, Republican lawmakers like Senator Charles E. Grassley have emerged as a clearinghouse for leaks and whistle-blowers.

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Under Kash Patel, F.B.I. personnel have worked to paint a damning, one-sided narrative intended to discredit and embarrass federal law enforcement officials who investigated Donald J. Trump and his allies.
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Trump Backs a Potential Primary Challenger to Bill Cassidy, a G.O.P. Senator

The president urged Representative Julia Letlow of Louisiana to run against Mr. Cassidy, in a move that is likely to further complicate his relationship with Senate Republicans.

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Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, has sometimes criticized President Trump and voted to convict him in his second impeachment trial.
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Woman Killed by ICE Agent Seemed at Fault, N.Y. Republican Says

Bruce Blakeman, the likely Republican candidate for governor, said the killing of Renee Good was just one point of disagreement between him and Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat.

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Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive running for governor, appeared in Albany, N.Y., on Wednesday to criticize Gov. Kathy Hochul’s State of the State speech delivered a day earlier.
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Federal Judges Uphold California’s New Congressional Maps

A panel in Los Angeles sided with Gov. Gavin Newsom in a decision that will help Democrats counter Republican gerrymandering in Texas. Republicans are expected to appeal.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California persuaded voters to approve new congressional maps that benefited Democrats. It was a response, he said, to a political gerrymander that helped Republicans in Texas.
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