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Josh Dawsey

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Past articles by Josh:

Live updates: Trump says he’s been indicted in classified documents case

Since an FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago in August, investigators have been determining whether Trump deliberately set out to obstruct efforts to recover classified documents. → Read More

The deepening radicalization of Donald J. Trump

Watch how the former president’s positions and rhetoric have grown more confrontational and extreme as he seeks a second term. → Read More

A second firm hired by Trump campaign found no evidence of election fraud

The founder of the company has been interviewed by federal prosecutors investigating the former president’s efforts to overturn the 2020 results → Read More

The aide who stayed: Walt Nauta, key witness in Trump documents case

How a Navy veteran and valet went from the White House to working at Trump's Mar-a-Lago, reaching the center of the special counsel's classified documents probe. → Read More

Trump’s grip on the Republican base is slipping — even among his fans

Interviews in pivotal electoral states show Donald Trump maintains a bond with his GOP voters but faces rising interest in a new standard-bearer. → Read More

Trump campaign paid researchers to prove 2020 fraud but kept findings secret

The report was never released publicly after researchers found no evidence that the election had been rigged for Joe Biden. → Read More

Skepticism before a search: Inside the Trump Mar-a-Lago documents investigation

How Justice Department and FBI leaders decided they had to search Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago, and the steps they took to try to minimize legal risk and avoid mistakes. → Read More

How Trump jettisoned restraints at Mar-a-Lago and prompted legal peril

The inside story of how Trump transplanted the chaos and norm flouting of his White House into his post-presidential life, leading to a criminal investigation. → Read More

Justice Department asks judge to hold Trump team in contempt over Mar-a-Lago case

The request came after months of mounting frustration from the Justice Department with the former president’s lawyers. → Read More

How Trump, infighting and flawed candidates limited Republican gains

The midterms looked like a GOP lock. But Republicans' historic tail winds collided with the fractious reality of a party in the midst of a generational molting. → Read More

Trump weighed bombing drug labs in Mexico after he mistook adviser, new book shows

New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman's "Confidence Man" details unusual, erratic interactions between Trump and world leaders, members of Congress and his own aides. → Read More

How Kevin McCarthy’s political machine worked to sway the GOP field

Allies spent millions in a sometimes secretive effort to weed out candidates who could cause the House leader trouble or jeopardize GOP victories in November. → Read More

Trump is rushing to hire seasoned lawyers — but he keeps hearing ‘No’

The former president’s current legal team includes a Florida insurance lawyer who’s never had a federal case, a past general counsel for a parking garage company and a former host at far-right One America News. → Read More

FBI searched Trump's home to look for nuclear documents and other items, sources say

WASHINGTON - Classified documents relating to nuclear weapons were among the items FBI... → Read More

Mar-a-Lago search appears focused on whether Trump, aides withheld items

The FBI sought a search warrant after Archives officials pressed Trump’s circle to return what they believed was government property, according to people familiar with the discussions. → Read More

Former White House counsel Cipollone to testify before Jan. 6 committee

Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone will testify Friday morning after receiving a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, according to people familiar with the matter. → Read More

Trump publicly praises Roe’s repeal — but privately frets about impact

A Supreme Court whose makeup was dramatically shifted to the right during Trump’s presidency gave his supporters significant wins on abortion and guns. → Read More

Trump called Jan. 6 participants ‘smart,’ filmmaker says

British filmmaker Alex Holder testified to the Jan. 6 committee Thursday and provided hours of footage from interviews with Trump, his adult children and others. → Read More

Many GOP candidates are bashing each other for ties to China

The rhetoric reflects the Republican Party's increasingly negative views of China after two years of the coronavirus and Trump’s criticism of the country. → Read More

‘Exhilarated’ McConnell said Jan. 6 ‘discredited’ Trump, book says

The comments are reported in a new book showing Republican leaders initially placed some blame for the Capitol attack on Trump — only for many of them to change their tune later on. → Read More