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Language about pedophiles and “grooming” of young children has intensified a movement, reminiscent of campaigns dating to the 1970s, that seeks to turn transgender people into a political wedge....Read More

Ms. Lake, who fueled the false claims that the 2020 election had been stolen from Donald Trump, lost the Arizona governor’s race by 17,000 votes....Read More

The department had asked a federal judge to force a representative of Donald J. Trump to swear under oath that there are no more classified documents at any of his properties....Read More

Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s announcement that she would become an independent left Democrats in her state, many of whom have long wanted to defeat her in a primary, facing a new political calculus....Read More

The Arizona senator is registering as an independent, noting that she “never fit perfectly in either national party.”...Read More

Gov. Brian P. Kemp of Georgia — once derided by some of his fellow Republicans — has emerged in the aftermath of Tuesday’s Senate runoff as a savvy political operator....Read More

A federal judge in Florida had shocked experts by intervening after the F.B.I. seized sensitive files from the former president’s residence and club....Read More

The House gave final approval to the measure, with lawmakers from both parties voting in favor. It now heads to President Biden to be signed into law....Read More

The legislation would rescind the coronavirus vaccine mandate in defiance of the Biden administration’s wishes, and increase the defense budget $45 billion over the president’s request....Read More

The group represented less than one fifth of the G.O.P. contingent in the chamber, and was smaller than the one that backed a version of the legislation when it passed over the summer....Read More