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3 stories from The GOP Files, newest first. Last in the news Nov 8.
The small Commerce Department office that tests new AI products has gone without a permanent director since summer and has stopped releasing its research. Its staff were recently asked to report informally to a White House office, which critics say could threaten its independence.
Trump told reporters Saturday he hasn't thought about pardons for his staff but would be allowed to grant them. A report says White House lawyers are weighing preemptive pardons, and the White House has not confirmed it.
At an Iowa rally, the president admitted the Constitution appears to bar a third term, then said the false claim that 2020 was stolen gives him grounds to run anyway. The remarks come less than two weeks before the Nov. 3 midterms.
