Mike Pence told investigators he originally planned to skip the electoral certification on January 6 before his son convinced him otherwise

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Republican presidential candidate, former Vice President Mike Pence looks down as he speaks at the Pray Vote Stand Summit at the Omni Shoreham Hotel on September 15, 2023, in Washington, DC.

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George Santos joked that his opponent had 'better lip filler than me' when he thought he'd lost his 2022 race, book says

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Rep. George Santos of New York outside the US Federal Courthouse in Central Islip, New York on October 27, 2023.
Rep. George Santos of New York outside the US Federal Courthouse in Central Islip, New York on October 27, 2023.

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Russia's fraught rupee oil trade is a warning for countries trying to abandon the dollar

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Israeli official says the country has reached a 'significant agreement' with Elon Musk to allow Starlink in Gaza, but only if approved by Israel

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) takes Elon Musk (L) on a tour of Kibbutz Kfar Aza.
Billionaire and boss of the social network X, Elon Musk, traveled to Israel during the truce between Israel and Hamas. Musk is due to speak with Israeli President Isaac Herzog about the online fight against antisemitism.

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Maggie Haberman is writing another book about Trump

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New York Times political correspondent Maggie Haberman.

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Fraud-trial judge saves Trump from what could have been a shoot-self-in-foot plan to call Trump Org's court-ordered watchdog as a defense witness

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This side-by-side photo shows retired federal judge Barbara Jones, left, newly-appointed special monitor for the real estate company owned by Donald Trump, right.
Retired federal judge Barbara Jones, left, is the court-appointed special monitor for the real-estate company owned by Donald Trump, right.

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Jonathan Braun, the drug smuggler Trump pardoned, once flew to California to beat an associate with a belt, prosecutors alleged

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Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally at Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pa., on July 29, 2023.

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The House of Representatives is set to lose 375 years of congressional experience as 30 members have announced their departures

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Reps. Katie Porter, Adam Schiff, and Barbara Lee, Democratic candidates for California Senate, participate in the National Union of Healthcare Workers Senate Candidate Forum in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, October 8, 2023.

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Jill Biden's White House Christmas decorations include 98 trees, 142,425 holiday lights, and tributes to fallen soldiers. See the photos.

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The Cross Hall of the White House decorated for Christmas in 2023
Christmas decorations in the Cross Hall between the East Room and the State Dining Room.

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'Colossal failure': Ex-RNC director dings party for scheduling GOP debate on the same night as Country Music Awards

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Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and Vivek Ramaswamy at the GOP presidential debate on November 8, 2023.
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and Vivek Ramaswamy at the GOP presidential debate on November 8, 2023.

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