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U.S. faces balancing act as Israeli campaign builds against HamasThe Biden administration escalated its tricky balancing act Sunday as Israel prepared for an expanded clash with Hamas militants in Gaza, again...
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House Speaker Mike Johnson punts on Hunter Biden subpoena
House Speaker Mike Johnson would not commit Sunday to subpoena President Biden's son despite demands from conservatives.
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Pence's early exit from the presidential campaign offers a reminder of Trump's grip on the GOP
Mike Pence has a resume most White House hopefuls would dream of. A congressman. A governor of a big Midwestern state. A one-time vice president.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says indictments buoyed Trump's campaign
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis conceded Sunday that the dozens of criminal charges against Donald Trump in four separate legal...
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Jayapal blasts Phillips' nomination challenge to Biden: 'I have no idea what he is running on'Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington blasted a fellow House Democrat who is running against President Biden but made the case that the president...
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House Republicans look to pass Israel aid package without money for Ukraine
The Republican-led House plans to pass legislation this week to provide Israel with military and humanitarian assistance amid its war with Hamas,...
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New Hampshire's presidential primary ballots will have 24 Republicans and 21 Democrats, but no Biden
A presidential primary filing period marked by lights, cameras and (in)action has come to a close at the New Hampshire secretary of state's office.
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Biden will visit a Minnesota family farm this week as top officials kick off stops in rural America
President Joe Biden will visit a family farm in Minnesota on Wednesday as part of two weeks of stops in rural America by top administration...
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Speaker Mike Johnson's Christian faith: 'We build walls because we love the people on the inside'
House Speaker Mike Johnson's faith in action would be familiar to many people in middle America, but it has shocked the Washington establishment.
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Trump is returning to Iowa on Sunday for his eighth campaign stop in little more than a month
Donald Trump will headline his eighth campaign event in Iowa in a little more than a month on Sunday as part of the former president's accelerated...
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The Trump era has changed the politics of local elections in Georgia, a pivotal 2024 battleground
As she accepted an endorsement from a group called Veterans for Trump, Stacy Skinner spoke about how she got into politics because Democrats "were...
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King Charles III seeks to look ahead in a visit to Kenya. But he'll have history to contend with
King Charles III wants to look to the future when his state visit to Kenya starts on Tuesday. But first he will have to confront the past.
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Senate is expected to pass a crypto bill without addressing Trump's investments
The Senate is expected to approve legislation Tuesday that would regulate a form of cryptocurrency known as stablecoins, the first of what is...
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Taxpayers forced to shell out up to $93,000 per student as Chicago’s failing public schools face crisis
A new report showed that declining enrollment in Chicago leaves about 150 of its schools half-empty.
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Texas city fires last remaining cop one month after arrest of mayor as concerned residents rip ‘travesty’ decision: ‘Take matters into my own hands’
A Texas city has been left without a police force as the last remaining cop was fired during the community’s first council meeting since the arrest...
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Feds nab 7 thieves accused of stealing $100M worth of gold, diamonds, rubies and other bling in biggest jewel heist in US history
The crooks ambushed a Brink's and made off with 73 bags stuffed with rare, one-of-a-kind pieces, including diamonds, emeralds and rubies, according...
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Heroic dad dies on Father’s Day trying to save his daughters from drowning at Florida beach: officials
Antwon Wilson, 33, was celebrating Father’s Day at the beach near the B Ocean Resort in Fort Lauderdale at around 7:20 p.m. Sunday when he saw his...
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune dismisses calls for Iran war powers resolution: ‘Getting the cart ahead of the horse’
“I think we're getting the cart ahead of the horse here,” Thune told reporters on Capitol Hill, when asked if he would allow a war powers...
