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The cities say they buy tickets only for migrants who want to travel and they do not coerce people to leave. The vast majority were bus tickets, but Denver also purchased about 340 tickets for flights and 200 for train rides. Ewing gave a similar message regarding El Paso’s busing of migrants to Denver, saying the two cities have been in communication. New York City and Chicago also are limiting migrants' shelter stays. “We have other Democratic cities, Denver, California, L.A., sending their people to Chicago, New York.

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☆ Republicans still don't know how to talk about abortion
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The 2023 elections show Republicans still don't know how to talk about abortion. (Never mind the fact that abortion rights advocates have now won seven times when abortion has explicitly been on the ballot.) "If pro-life Republicans want to actually save lives, they have to learn to LISTEN TO WOMEN and talk about abortion AND contraception." As Vance described, many Republicans abandoned their decades-long commitment to traditional exceptions to abortion bans in the cases of rape, incest, or the mother's health. "As much as I'm pro-life, I don't judge anyone for being pro-choice, and I don't want them to judge me for being pro-life," Haley said.

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Brian Kemp's new health plan for low-income adults has enrolled only 1,343 people through the end of September about three months after launching, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The Georgia Department of Community Health has projected up to 100,000 people could eventually benefit from Georgia Pathways to Coverage. But the nation’s only Medicaid program that makes recipients meet a work requirement is off to a very slow start. In addition to imposing a work requirement, Pathways limits coverage to able-bodied adults earning up to 100% of the poverty line — $14,580 for a single person or $30,000 for a family of four. State officials and supporters of Pathways say the work requirement will also help transition Medicaid recipients to better, private health insurance, and argue that working, studying or volunteering leads to improved health.

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☆ Republicans are already trumpeting their opposition to accepting Palestinian refugees, even before Israeli forces enter Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementThe conflict between Israel and Hamas has only been raging for 10 days, but Republicans are already preemptively declaring that they oppose accepting Palestinian refugees. "No Gaza refugees in the United States," Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida wrote on Twitter on Monday. Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona claimed on Twitter that Democrats are pushing to "take in a million Palestinian refugees," calling the notion "absurd." AdvertisementAdvertisementDemocrats writ large have not discussed the prospect of accepting refugees from Palestine, aside from some progressive lawmakers. Some Republicans have argued not just that the US doesn't have the capacity for more refugees, but that the Palestinian refugees themselves are undesirable.

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☆ Jeff Landry wins Louisiana governorship, flipping the state for Republicans
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Alexandra Marquez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry testifies during the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government hearing on March 30, 2023. Democrats' two-term hold on the governorship of Louisiana will come to an end next year after Republican state Attorney General Jeff Landry won the seat Saturday by capturing a majority in an all-party primary. ET, running far ahead on a ballot that featured 16 candidates, including Democrats, independents and Republicans. The victory precedes two more red state governor's elections this fall, including one in which Republicans hope to flip a seat. He was also endorsed by Edwards, the state Democratic Party and Democratic Rep.

Persons: Jeff Landry, Landry, Andy Beshear, Tate Reeves, Shawn Wilson, Donald Trump, Wilson, Stephen Waguespack, John Bel Edwards, Trump, Sen, Bill Cassidy, Steve Scalise, Clay Higgins, Mike Johnson, Edwards, Troy Carter, Joe Biden Organizations: Federal Government, Republican, Associated Press, Democratic, Republican Gov, Democratic Gov, GOP, Democratic Party, Democratic Rep, Republican Governors Association Locations: Louisiana, Kentucky, Mississippi

WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration said on Thursday it will add sections to a border wall to stave off record migrant crossings from Mexico, carrying forward a signature policy of former President Donald Trump. Trump made building border barriers a central tenet of his first campaign for president with the rally chant, "Build That Wall." Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement that there was "no new Administration policy with respect to border walls. From day one, this Administration has made clear that a border wall is not the answer." In another major enforcement action announced on Thursday, Biden administration officials said they would be resuming deportation flights to Venezuela, which had been suspended because of chilly relations between the two countries.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, Biden, Trump, Alejandro Mayorkas, Mayorkas, Will Joe Biden, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Brian Snyder, Laiken, Eric Adams, Mica Rosenberg, Nandita Bose, Doina Chiacu, Jason Lange, Jeff Mason, Raúl Cortés, Dave Graham, Kristina Cooke, Heather Timmons, Howard Goller, Grant McCool Organizations: Trump, Republican Party, Democrat, Homeland, U.S, Reuters, Federal, Biden's Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, Texas National Guard, REUTERS, Center for Biological Diversity, Biden, U.S . Department of Justice, Democratic, New, New York City, Institute, Thomson Locations: Mexico, America, Starr County , Texas, Rio Grande, United States, Rio, Eagle Pass , Texas, U.S, Starr, Texas, Southwest, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Darien, New York, Chicago, Ecuador, Washington, Mexico City, San Francisco

[1/2] New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivers a speech during a meeting with migrants, community leaders, and mayors from the Mixteca region, in Puebla, Mexico October 5, 2023. That New York City's mayor has traveled thousands of miles to make his case highlights how the latest wave of migrants is reshaping the immigration debate among some Democratic leaders. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has been busing thousands of migrants north to New York, Chicago and other Democratic-controlled cities. They have said his remarks last month that the migrant crisis will "destroy New York City" are inflammatory. To counter this, the city should be making its own videos in the languages of the migrants traveling north, Goldfein said.

Persons: Eric Adams, Imelda Medina, Joe Biden, Adams, Greg Abbott, J.B, Pritzker, Biden, Brandon Johnson, Donald Trump, ADAMS, Joshua Goldfein, Goldfein, Jonathan Allen, Mica Rosenberg, Paul Thomasch, Howard Goller Organizations: New, New York City, REUTERS, New York, Democratic, York City's, Republican, Venezuela . Illinois, Democrat, Reuters, New York Immigration Coalition, Legal Aid Society, Thomson Locations: New York, Puebla, Mexico, New, Darien, U.S, Ecuador, Colombia, York, Texas, Chicago, Venezuela ., New York City, Panama

☆ The arrival of migrants in big cities is forcing Democrats to change their immigration politics
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“The border wall – the money was appropriated for the border wall,” Biden told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday. JB Pritzker sent a letter to the White House demanding federal coordination to deal with people crossing the border. Pritzker and Johnson both gave White House officials an earful in a hastily arranged conference call late Sunday, according to CNN’s report. CNN reported back in September on the breakdown in the relationship between the White House and New York’s mayor. Earlier this month, CNN spent the night in the Roosevelt Hotel, which closed as a commercial enterprise during the pandemic and now is used to temporarily house migrants.

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☆ Supreme Court agrees to hear case on whether states can regulate social media companies like TikTok and Meta
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Florida and Texas laws regulating social media platforms are up for review by the Supreme Court. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution. While the details vary, both laws aim to prevent the social media companies from censoring users based on their viewpoints. AdvertisementAdvertisementSeparately, the high court also could consider a lower-court order limiting executive branch officials' communications with social media companies about controversial online posts. In dissent, Alito wrote, "Social media platforms have transformed the way people communicate with each other and obtain news."

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Trump, John Roberts, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Alito, Chris Marchese Organizations: Supreme, Service, Facebook, Republican Locations: Florida, Texas, Florida and Texas

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution. The justices will review laws enacted by Republican-dominated legislatures and signed by Republican governors in Florida and Texas. While the details vary, both laws aim to prevent the social media companies from censoring users based on their viewpoints. Separately, the high court also could consider a lower-court order limiting executive branch officials’ communications with social media companies about controversial online posts. By a 5-4 vote, the justices kept the Texas law on hold while litigation over it continues.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, John Roberts, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Alito, Chris Marchese Organizations: WASHINGTON, Supreme, Facebook, Republican, “ Locations: Florida and Texas, Texas

☆ El Paso, Texas 'At a Breaking Point' as Migrants Flood Border, Mayor Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Sharon Bernstein(Reuters) - The surge of migrants crossing the U.S. border from Mexico has pushed the city of El Paso, Texas, to "a breaking point," with more than 2,000 people per day seeking asylum, exceeding shelter capacity and straining resources, its mayor said Saturday. "The city of El Paso only has so many resources and we have come to ... a breaking point right now," Mayor Oscar Leeser said. But Leeser, a Democrat, said all of the migrants on the El Paso buses were going voluntarily to the cities of their choice. As recently as six weeks ago, about 350-400 people were crossing into El Paso per day, but the past few days have brought 2,000 or more. About two-thirds of those crossing into El Paso currently are single men, he said.

Persons: Sharon Bernstein, Oscar Leeser, Joe Biden, Lesser, Leeser, Biden, David Gregorio Organizations: El, U.S . Border Patrol Locations: U.S, Mexico, El Paso , Texas, El Paso, Mexican, San Diego , California, Texas, Eagle, New York, Chicago, Denver, Florida, Sacramento, Venezuela

☆ El Paso, Texas 'at a breaking point' amid jump in migration, mayor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Sharon Bernstein | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Migrants sleep on the street after being released from U.S. Border Patrol custody in downtown El Paso, Texas, U.S., September 12, 2023. "The city of El Paso only has so many resources and we have come to ... a breaking point right now," Mayor Oscar Leeser said at a news conference. But Leeser, a Democrat, said all of the migrants on the El Paso buses were going voluntarily to the cities of their choice. As recently as six weeks ago, about 350 to 400 people were crossing into El Paso per day, but the past few days have brought 2,000 or more. About two-thirds of those crossing into El Paso currently are single men, he said.

Persons: Jose Luis Gonzalez, Oscar Leeser, Joe Biden, Lesser, Leeser, Biden, Sharon Bernstein, David Gregorio, Jamie Freed Organizations: U.S . Border Patrol, REUTERS, El, Thomson Locations: U.S, El Paso , Texas, Mexico, El Paso, Mexican, San Diego , California, Texas, Eagle, New York, Chicago, Denver, Florida, Sacramento, Venezuela

All three states lean heavily Republican in federal elections, yet Democrats currently control the governorship in two out of the three. As usual, we are rating these races on the following scale: Safe Republican, Likely Republican, Lean Republican, Toss-Up, Lean Democratic, Likely Democratic and Safe Democratic. The race moving in the Republican direction is Louisiana, which we’re shifting from Likely Republican to Safe Republican. But for now, we’ll keep it at Likely Republican. That may be in tune with Kentucky voters, who, despite the state’s Republican lean, rejected a 2022 ballot measure that would have enhanced the state’s ability to outlaw abortion.

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☆ Race to Be Trump’s Running Mate Begins, With Noem Likely to Endorse Him
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Michael C. Bender | More About Michael C. Bender | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Just three — Mike Dunleavy of Alaska, Jim Justice of West Virginia and Henry McMaster of South Carolina — have backed Mr. Trump. Two others — Ron DeSantis of Florida and Doug Burgum of North Dakota — are running against him. Some close to the former president said that was most likely rooted in superstition that such consideration would jeopardize his own nomination. Mr. Trump raised eyebrows among some associates with private, offhand comments that Mr. Scott had not received much coverage for his performance during the first Republican presidential debate. Mr. Scott has been mentioned as a potential vice-presidential pick even though he is currently running against Mr. Trump, who didn’t participate in his party’s first debate.

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RALEIGH, N.C. – The 2024 election promises to feature several major battlegrounds, but for sheer breadth of competitive contests, North Carolina next year will be hard to beat. Recent presidential contests in North Carolina have been close: In 2020, Donald Trump won North Carolina by about 74,000 votes out of more than 5.5 million cast. In other words, in 2024, North Carolina will be one of the centers of the political universe – important in part because it’s a uniquely competitive state. “North Carolina has proved to be a purple state, but not necessarily a swing state,” says Cooper, the political scientist. For the better part of two decades, Georgia, like North Carolina, had voted consistently Republican in key federal races – until 2020.

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☆ Analysis: Why Republicans can't get out of their climate bind, even as extreme heat overwhelms the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“We need to be talking about this,” Rep. John Curtis, a Republican from Utah and chair of the House’s Conservative Climate Caucus, told CNN. “The good news is Republicans are stopping arguing with thermometers,” Inglis told CNN. “I think the evidence so far is that the West is getting drier and hotter,” Romney told CNN. He later told CNN the GOP is “way behind” on climate and there’s been “too little” progress on the party’s stances. “I think we’d get a lot more done with a Democratic House, a Democratic president and continuing to have a Democratic Senate,” Schumer told CNN.

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☆ Chris Christie slams Trump as a 'con artist' who's 'grifting' off of supporters that are donating to his 2024 campaign: 'What he wants is a free ride for the legal defense he's getting'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Chris Christie on Friday blasted former President Trump as a "con artist" who's "grifting" his supporters. Christie, a fellow GOP WH candidate, took issue with the money a Trump-affiliated PAC is using to pay legal fees. Chris Christie on Friday once again derided former President Donald Trump, calling the ex-commander-in-chief a "con artist" who is "grifting" donors funding his 2024 campaign. Well, what he wants is a free ride for the legal defense he's getting for the criminal charges he personally faces." In June, a federal grand jury indicted Trump over his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House in 2021.

Persons: Chris Christie, Trump, Christie, Donald Trump, he's, they've, Stormy Daniels Organizations: GOP, Trump, New, Service, New Jersey Gov, CNN, Washington Post, Save America PAC, Capitol, Manhattan District Attorney's, White House Locations: New Jersey, Wall, Silicon, Georgia

☆ Georgia Supreme Court dismisses Trump bid to shut down Fulton County probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a long shot legal bid from former President Donald Trump to essentially shut down the Fulton County criminal probe into his attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia. Eight of the nine members of the Georgia Supreme Court were appointed by Republican governors. Trump has other legal challenges related to the Fulton County criminal investigation that are still pending. Charging decisions are expected soon in the investigation, which is led by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. A special purpose grand jury in Fulton County previously heard evidence from 75 witnesses, including Trump White House officials, former Trump lawyers and advisers, Georgia officials and election experts.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Fani Willis, Willis, “, …, ” Willis ’, Trump’s Organizations: CNN, Georgia Supreme, Trump White House, Trump, Electoral Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Fulton

☆ Georgia Supreme Court Rejects Trump Effort to Quash Investigation
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Danny Hakim | More About Danny Hakim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

ATLANTA — In a ruling on Monday, the Georgia Supreme Court rejected a long-shot attempt by former President Donald J. Trump’s legal team to scuttle an investigation into election interference weeks before indictment decisions are expected. The pronouncement from the court was both unanimous and swift, coming just three days after Mr. Trump’s lawyers submitted their filing. She has been the prosecutor in charge of the investigation into whether Mr. Trump and his allies interfered in the 2020 election in Georgia. Most of the court’s nine justices were originally appointed by Republican governors; thus far, the case has played out in Superior Court in Atlanta. Mr. Trump’s lawyers had conceded in their filing that they were up against long odds and had identified “no case in 40 years” where the court had intervened in the way they were seeking.

Persons: Donald J, Fani, Willis, Trump, “, ” Organizations: ATLANTA, Georgia Supreme, Trump Locations: Georgia, Atlanta, Fulton County, Superior Court

☆ California governor urges US to probe Florida's transport of migrants out of state
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Jasper Ward | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday urged the Department of Justice to open criminal and civil investigations into Florida's transportation of migrants to Martha's Vineyard and Sacramento in recent months. "We urge the USDOJ to investigate potential violations of federal law by those involved in this scheme." Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is seeking the Republican Party's 2024 presidential nomination, last year arranged to transport dozens of migrants to the Massachusetts vacation island of Martha's Vineyard. Florida also acknowledged a role in sending two flights of migrants to California last month, saying all of them traveled voluntarily. A referral for potential criminal prosecution for that flight is pending with the Bexas County District Attorney's Office and the California Department of Justice has opened criminal and civil investigations into the circumstances of the Sacramento flights.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Newsom, General Merrick Garland, Ron DeSantis, Jasper Ward, Richard Chang Organizations: Department of Justice, Vineyard, Republican, Democratic, Attorney's Office, California Department of Justice, U.S . Department of Justice, Thomson Locations: California, Sacramento, Florida, Massachusetts, Martha's, Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Bexas County

June 16 (Reuters) - Iowa's highest court did not revive a 2018 ban on most abortions on Friday, meaning that abortion will remain legal in the state up to 20 weeks of pregnancy for now. Iowa passed a law banning abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, usually around six weeks, in 2018. The law was blocked because of the U.S. Supreme Court's longstanding 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed abortion rights nationwide. The Supreme Court overturned Roe last year, and Reynolds immediately sought to revive the 2018 law. The trial court judge said there was no legal mechanism for doing that, and three Supreme Court justices agreed.

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☆ Texas dropped off dozens of migrants in Los Angeles after a 30-hour bus ride with no food or water
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Greg Abbott bused 42 migrants from the state's border area to Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Daily News reported that the migrants were not given food or water during the 30-hour busride. The bus ride from the Texas border area to Los Angeles was about 30 hours without food or water, said Jorge-Mario Cabrera, director of communications for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights. Eight of the migrants are children, including toddlers and babies, the Los Angeles Daily News reported. Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass excoriated the Texas governor, accusing him of pulling a cheap "stunt" that treated humans like "pawns."

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☆ Texas governor buses first group of migrants to Los Angeles
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Costas Pitas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LOS ANGELES, June 14 (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday said the first group of migrants bused from his state to Los Angeles had arrived in the California city, the latest move by Republicans opposed to Democratic President Joe Biden's immigration policies. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, a Democrat, said more than 40 migrants had arrived in the city and called the bus trip "a despicable stunt that Republican Governors have grown so fond of." "Los Angeles is a major city that migrants seek to go to, particularly now that its city leaders approved its self-declared sanctuary city status." On June 9, a motion to draft legislation to make Los Angeles a "true sanctuary city" was passed by the City Council, one of its proponents, councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, posted on Twitter. Reporting by Costas Pitas in Los Angeles; Editing by Mary Milliken and Christian SchmollingerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum joins 2024 Republican primary race
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Joseph Ax | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 7 (Reuters) - North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum entered the 2024 Republican presidential campaign on Wednesday, further expanding a crowded field of candidates led by former President Donald Trump. "I grew up in a tiny town in North Dakota," Burgum says. His announcement event was being held in Fargo, near his hometown of Arthur, North Dakota. Like many other Republican governors, Burgum has signed laws banning abortion and restricting transgender rights, including gender-affirming care for minors, although the measures go unmentioned in the video. Unlike many Republican governors, however, Burgum has called for North Dakota to achieve carbon neutrality by decade's end, although his strategy involves improving carbon capture technology rather than any limits on fossil fuels.

Persons: Doug Burgum, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Burgum, pugnacious Trump, DeSantis, Joe Biden, Chris Christie, Mike Pence, Joseph Ax, Doina Chiacu, Colleen Jenkins, Mark Porter Organizations: Republican, House, Trump, Florida, Federal, Commission, Twitter, Microsoft, Democratic, New, Thomson Locations: North Dakota, Fargo, Arthur , North Dakota, New Jersey

☆ North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to join 2024 Republican primary race
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Joseph Ax | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 7 (Reuters) - North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum is expected to announce his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday, further expanding a crowded field of candidates led by former President Donald Trump. "I grew up in a tiny town in North Dakota," Burgum says. His announcement event is being held in Fargo, near his hometown of Arthur, North Dakota. Like many other Republican governors, Burgum has signed laws banning abortion and restricting transgender rights, including gender-affirming care for minors, although the measures go unmentioned in the video. Unlike many Republican governors, however, Burgum has called for North Dakota to achieve carbon neutrality by decade's end, although his strategy involves improving carbon capture technology rather than any limits on fossil fuels.

Persons: Doug Burgum, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, pugnacious Trump, DeSantis, Burgum, Joe Biden, Chris Christie, Mike Pence, Joseph Ax, Colleen Jenkins, Mark Porter Organizations: House, Trump, Florida, Microsoft, Democratic, New, Thomson Locations: North Dakota, Fargo, Arthur , North Dakota, New Jersey

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