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After Trump Ruled Out Striking Iran Before Election Day, the US and Israel Drafted Plans to Strike After It

President Trump has given the public three timetables for the Iran war in six weeks, and every one of them ends on the same date: November…

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Supreme Court Lets New Hampshire Stop Officials From Weighing Student IDs, 12 Days Before Election Day

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Schumer and Jeffries Sue Trump Over Threats to Jail Election Officials

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28 Noncitizens Charged With Voting in California After DHS Said 190,000 Were on the Rolls

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