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Congress will get increased federal security on Jan. 6 for first election certification since US Capitol attack

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — When members of Congress meet on Capitol Hill to certify the electoral votes in the 2024 presidential election, the process, on the anniversary of the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack, will have the full weight of the federal government behind its security. The certification process on January 6,

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University of Missouri research shows voters benefit from watching presidential debates

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A University of Missouri professor said research shows people’s confidence and knowledge about presidential campaigns go up after watching presidential debates. Ben Warner, the director of MU’s Political Communication Institute, is part of a team that conducts research on what college students think of presidential debates all across the country. “Research on

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Impeachment Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the process of impeachment, a misconduct charge that leads to a trial to determine whether a public official is guilty of abuse of power or other offenses. A conviction leads to removal from office. Process in the United States Article I of the Constitution gives the

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Pressure builds on Biden from within his own party to ease Ukraine strike restrictions

By Jennifer Hansler, Michael Conte and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Pressure is building on President Joe Biden, including from within his own party, to loosen the restrictions on Ukraine’s use of US-provided weapons to strike deep inside Russia. Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen on Wednesday became the latest senior lawmaker to call for the restrictions to be

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Trump suggests he won’t debate Harris again, attacks ABC over moderators’ fact-checking

By Brian Stelter and Kit Maher, CNN New York (CNN) — The day after Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump’s first presidential debate, it is far from clear if Trump will agree to a rematch. Multiple TV networks are eager to host a presidential debate in October. The Harris campaign, exuding confidence after Harris baited

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CNN Flash Poll: Majority of debate watchers say Harris outperformed Trump onstage

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Registered voters who watched Tuesday’s presidential debate broadly agree that Kamala Harris outperformed Donald Trump, according to a CNN poll of debate watchers conducted by SSRS. The vice president also outpaced both debate watchers’ expectations for her and Joe Biden’s onstage performance against the former president earlier this year,

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CNN Flash Poll: Majority of debate watchers say Harris outperformed Trump onstage

CNN By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Registered voters who watched Tuesday’s presidential debate broadly agree that Kamala Harris outperformed Donald Trump, according to a CNN poll of debate watchers conducted by SSRS. The vice president also outpaced both debate watchers’ expectations for her and Joe Biden’s onstage performance against the former president earlier this

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House committee demands answers as Missouri childcare centers struggle to stay open amid state reimbursement backlog

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cheryl Howard, the executive director of the Nora Stewart Early Learning Center, is one of thousands of childcare providers across the state relying on state reimbursements to keep their daycare alive. However, due to a backlog in the state, Howard says the NSELC, which has been operating in Columbia for 91

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Fact-checking the ABC News presidential debate

CNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump delivered more than 30 false claims during Tuesday’s presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, CNN’s preliminary count found – as he did during his June debate against President Joe Biden. Trump again delivered a staggering quantity and variety of false claims, some of which

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