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President Joe Biden gave his State of the Union address Thursday evening. 

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Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg asked for a gag order on former President Donald Trump to prevent him from attacking the witnesses and jurors present during the trial in which he is facing criminal charges for paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.

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Last week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) announced he would resign from the G.O.P.’s top Senate leadership position in November, bringing his record-long 17-year hold on the position to a close.

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President Joe Biden easily won the Democratic Primary in Michigan on Tuesday. 

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On Saturday, Donald Trump logged another primary victory when he defeated former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in the South Carolina primary, Haley’s home state, by over 20 percentage points.

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On Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced that his administration is canceling $1.2 billion in student debt for roughly 153,000 borrowers.

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On Thursday, Alexander Smirnov, a one-time FBI informant, was arrested in Las Vegas and charged with obstruction and making false statements to the FBI. 

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Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips announced that he would lay off a significant portion of his campaign staff due to inadequate funds for his run for the presidency.

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Former President Donald Trump reportedly favors a 16-week national abortion ban, with exceptions for rape, incest and the safety of the mother, according to a report by the New York Times.

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A date has been set for the beginning of former President Donald Trump‘s first criminal trial.

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The House of Representatives succeeded in impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in their second attempt on Tuesday. 

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On Tuesday, Democrat Tom Suozzi won a special election that was held to replace recently ousted Rep. George Santos.

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On Sunday, former President Donald Trump declared on his social media platform that if Taylor Swift endorsed President Joe Biden, it would be an act of disloyalty.

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A study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) estimated that since the reversal of Roe vs. Wade in 2022, there have been nearly 65,000 rape-related births in the 14 states that have outlawed abortion.

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The mother of school shooter Ethan Crumbley, Jennifer Crumbley, faces 15 years in prison after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter after being held accountable for the school shooting carried out by her son.

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After the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl win, President Joe Biden embraced the former right-win “Dark Brandon” meme.

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In Conway, South Carolina, on Saturday, Donald Trump told a crowd he would encourage Russia to attack NATO members who do not “pay their dues.”

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