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In email to caucus, Liberal MP says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should step down

In email to caucus, Liberal MP says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should step down

OTTAWA — One Liberal MP who is not seeking re-election has sent an email to fellow caucus members calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down as party leader. Another suggested it may be time to put that question to the party's membership.
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Biden rallies for LGBTQ+ rights as he looks to shake off an uneven debate performance

Biden rallies for LGBTQ+ rights as he looks to shake off an uneven debate performance

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden courted LGBTQ+ voters with two New York events on Friday and warned about Donald Trump returning to the White House, as he looked to shake off a widely panned debate performance.
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Lawsuit challenges Ohio law banning foreign nationals from donating to ballot campaigns

Lawsuit challenges Ohio law banning foreign nationals from donating to ballot campaigns

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new law banning foreign nationals and green card holders from contributing to state ballot campaigns in Ohio curtails the constitutionally protected rights of free speech and association, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday
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GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin appeal ruling allowing disabled people to obtain ballots electronically

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislators in battleground state Wisconsin on Friday appealed a ruling that allows disabled people to download absentee ballots at home in November's presidential election.
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Here's why it would be tough for Democrats to replace Joe Biden on the presidential ticket

Here's why it would be tough for Democrats to replace Joe Biden on the presidential ticket

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's halting debate performance has led some in his own party to begin questioning whether he should be replaced on the ballot before November. There is no evidence Biden is willing to end his campaign.
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Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Trump faces

Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Trump faces

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday limited a federal obstruction law that has been used to charge hundreds of Capitol riot defendants as well as former President Donald Trump.
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Trump gloats over Biden's debate performance at a Virginia rally

Trump gloats over Biden's debate performance at a Virginia rally

CHESAPEAKE, Virginia (AP) — Former President Donald Trump gloated Friday over President Joe Biden’s often halting performance at the first debate ahead of the November election , saying Democrats have no better choices while calling the Democratic in
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Delaware Supreme Court reverses ruling invalidating early voting and permanent absentee status laws

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware’s Supreme Court on Friday reversed a judge’s ruling that state laws allowing early voting and permanent absentee status are unconstitutional.
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Trump's debate references to 'Black jobs' and 'Hispanic jobs' stir Democratic anger

Trump's debate references to 'Black jobs' and 'Hispanic jobs' stir Democratic anger

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump warned during his debate with Joe Biden and again at a Friday rally that migrants were taking “Black jobs” and “Hispanic jobs” from Americans, angering critics who called it a racist and insulting attempt to expand his
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Fact checks were prevalent during and after the Biden-Trump debate - but not for real-time viewers

Fact checks were prevalent during and after the Biden-Trump debate - but not for real-time viewers

NEW YORK (AP) — There were some exhaustive, independent fact checks of claims made during the CNN debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump . Trouble was, none of them were available to the millions of people watching the two presidents in real time.
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