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Rick Santorum Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Rick Santorum, former Pennsylvania congressman. Personal Birth date: May 10, 1958 Birth place: Winchester, Virginia Birth name: Richard John Santorum Father: Aldo Santorum, a psychologist Mother: Catherine (Dughi) Santorum, a nurse Marriage: Karen (Garver) Santorum (1990-present) Children: Isabella, 2008; Patrick, 2001; Peter, 1999;

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Democrats build financial edge in battle for the House

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Democrats are building a significant financial edge in the battle for the US House of Representatives, outraising their GOP counterparts and placing big fall ad reservations as Republicans grapple with the fallout of ongoing leadership battles. House Democrats’ official campaign committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, announced this week that it

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Senate passes, Biden signs surveillance bill despite contentious debate over privacy concerns

By Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer and Clare Foran, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a bill that reauthorizes a key surveillance authority after the Senate passed the legislation late Friday night, avoiding a lapse in the controversial program. Lawmakers voted 60-34 for the bill to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence

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Biden administration secures key agreement for aid distribution from US military pier being built off Gaza coast

By Natasha Bertrand, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has secured an agreement with a major UN agency to distribute aid from the pier the US military is constructing off the coast of Gaza, two senior US officials told CNN – a key development as the US and its allies have rushed to

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RFK Jr.’s onetime allies in environmental advocacy call for him to drop out

By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Environmental groups are condemning Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential bid and his environmental policy in new efforts on Friday, portraying him as a candidate who will increase the chances former President Donald Trump is reelected. The Natural Resources Defense Council, a climate advocacy group where Kennedy previously served as

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Trump campaign and RNC pledge to unleash thousands to monitor vote counting in battleground states

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The Trump campaign and Republican National Committee are pledging to deploy 100,000 volunteers and lawyers to monitor vote counting across battleground states this year – part of what officials describe as a stepped-up focus on “election integrity” by the national party. Officials describe the program, detailed in a news

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Biden administration to announce expanded Title IX protections while reversing Trump-era guidance

By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Friday will announce changes to Title IX, expanding protections for LGBTQ+ and pregnant students while overhauling controversial Trump-era guidance around how schools should handle sexual assault cases. “Our nation’s educational institutions should be places where we not only accept differences, but celebrate them – places that

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Judge rejects efforts by Trump’s co-defendants to get obstruction charges tossed in classified documents case

By Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s obstruction case in the classified documents prosecution survived an early test, with a federal judge on Thursday denying several bids by Donald Trump’s co-defendants to dismiss charges against them. Judge Aileen Cannon rejected efforts by Trump’s co-defendants Walt Nauta and Carlos De

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