Jeffries urges Senate GOP to serve as check on 'particularly out of control' president elect

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World - The Guardian - October 27

Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation

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Tech - ABC News - October 30

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Senate Democrat: 'I'm not freaking out' over Harris chances

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Politics - The Hill - October 29

Republicans declare victory in hotly contested Pa. Senate race as final votes are counted

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Brown not ruling out run for remainder of Vance's Senate term

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Politics - The Hill - 12 hours ago

Military voters see 'direct attack' from GOP election challenges

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Politics - The Hill - October 18

2024 election updates: Biden angers GOP associating 'garbage' with Trump supporters

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Politics - The Hill - November 2

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Politics - The Hill - November 7

After McCarthy ouster, GOP to consider new requirement for House leadership elections

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House GOP moves ahead with leadership elections as majority yet to be decided

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