Nation and World Politics
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Alito rejects calls to quit Supreme Court cases on Trump and Jan. 6 because of flag controversies
May 29, 2024 1:11 pm - WASHINGTON — Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the c...
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If Trump were convicted in his hush money trial, here’s what he could face next
May 29, 2024 8:02 am - Donald Trump has complained of the indignities of a cold, uncomfortable Manhattan courtroom during his hush money trial, which is expected to begin jury deliberations aft...
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Inflation pressures lingering from pandemic are keeping Fed rate cuts on pause
May 29, 2024 6:50 am - WASHINGTON — Hopes for interest rate cuts this year by the Federal Reserve are steadily fading, with a stream of recent remarks by Fed officials underscoring their intent...
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Jury in Donald Trump’s hush money case asks to rehear testimony as deliberations get underway
May 29, 2024 6:47 am - Jury deliberations began Wednesday in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, placing the outcome of the history-making case in the hands of a dozen New Yorkers who have vowed to be fair and impartial in the face of their unprecedented task.
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Trump prosecutor focuses on ‘cover-up’ in closing arguments while defense attacks key witness
May 28, 2024 7:52 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump engaged in “a conspiracy and a cover-up,” a prosecutor told jurors during closing arguments Tuesday in the former president's hush money trial, wh...
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Israeli strikes kill at least 37 Palestinians, most in tents, near Gaza's Rafah as offensive expands
May 28, 2024 7:16 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli shelling and airstrikes killed at least 37 people, most of them sheltering in tents, outside the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight...
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Closing arguments, jury instructions and maybe a verdict? Major week looms in Trump hush money trial
May 27, 2024 9:37 am - WASHINGTON — The testimony in Donald Trump's New York hush money trial is all wrapped up after more than four weeks and nearly two dozen witnesses, meaning the case heads...
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Chip factories are unions’ next target in test for Biden
May 26, 2024 6:00 am - First it was electric vehicles. Now it’s semiconductors. Unions are once again testing whether President Joe Biden can deliver on his promise of a manufacturing boom that boosts organized labor.
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Justice Department says illegal monopoly by Ticketmaster and Live Nation drives up prices for fans
May 23, 2024 10:05 am - The Justice Department filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America — squelching competition and driving up prices for fans.
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Rutgers, Northwestern defend deals with student protesters: ‘We had to get the encampment down’
May 23, 2024 6:57 am - WASHINGTON — The presidents of Northwestern and Rutgers universities defended their decisions to end pro-Palestinian encampments through negotiations rather than police f...