A local politician lost his election by one vote after he decided not to vote for himself

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A person viewed from behind in a red shirt handles ballots at Thurston County Ballot Processing Center in Tumwater, during a 2020 election.
A file image of a worker retrieving a stack of ballots at the Thurston County Ballot Processing Center in Tumwater, Washington State, July 23, 2020.

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Florida GOP chairman's hunt for a threesome results in sexual assault allegation

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Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler has been accused of rape by a woman who was involved in a three-way sexual encounter with Ziegler and his wife, Bridget Ziegler, the co-founder of Moms for Liberty.

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A wave of tenured professors leaving their highly coveted positions say the DeSantis administration is the reason they're leaving Florida

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives his State of the State address in Tallahassee, Fla., on March 7, 2023.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives his State of the State address in Tallahassee, Fla., on March 7, 2023.

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Liz Cheney says now-Speaker Mike Johnson was a 'collaborator' in Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election

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Former Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, left, and House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana.

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The Texas GOP voted against a proposed ban on members associating with Nazi sympathizers

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A woman wearing a Republican t-shirt at a convention.

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Trump pardoned a hodgepodge of controversial figures, from Joe Arpaio to Roger Stone. Now, dozens of them are contributing to his 2024 bid or have spread his false election claims.

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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, left, and GOP presidential candidate President Donald Trump in January 2016.

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Exhausted air traffic controllers are making more mistakes on the job amid a stretched workforce doing 10-hour workdays and 6-day workweeks, report says

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Air traffic control

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OK, sure: Gen Z still thinks George Santos is kind of funny

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George Santos

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Meet Allison Greenfield, the law clerk driving Trump bonkers at his fraud trial

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Law clerk Allison Greenfield wearing a black suit in front of an American flag; Donald Trump wearing a blue suit and tie
In his New York civil fraud trial, Donald Trump has cast the judge's top clerk, Allison Greenfield, as one of his many political enemies.

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Some air traffic controllers who've endured 6-day workweeks and unrelenting schedules have turned to alcohol and drugs to avoid seeking professional help, report says

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Air Traffic Control Tower

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