Nation and World Politics
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New York appeals judge denies Trump’s second trial delay bid in two days
Apr 09, 2024 12:39 pm - NEW YORK — An appeals judge on Tuesday rejected Donald Trump’s second request in two days to delay next week’s start of his hush money criminal trial, this time based on ...
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Top military leaders face Congress over Pentagon budget and questions on Israel and Ukraine support
Apr 09, 2024 10:32 am - WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown Jr. testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday about the Pentagon's $850 billion budget for ...
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From overcapacity to TikTok, the issues covered during Janet Yellen's trip to China
Apr 09, 2024 8:31 am - BEIJING — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her team are leaving China and returning to Washington after trying to tackle the major questions of the day between th...
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New EPA rule says 200 U.S. chemical plants must reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer
Apr 09, 2024 8:24 am - WASHINGTON — More than 200 chemical plants nationwide will be required to reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer under a new rule issued Tuesday by the En...
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RNC organizers see Midwest as a battleground, tout Milwaukee location for Trump nominationApr 08, 2024 7:14 pm - Republicans promised “a monumental four days” in July during a media preview of the party’s nominating convention Monday in Milwaukee. Former President Donald Trump, the ...
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Palestinians returning to Khan Younis after Israeli withdrawal find an unrecognizable city
Apr 08, 2024 12:23 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Streams of Palestinians filed into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday to salvage what they could from the vast destruction left i...
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Vatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignity
Apr 08, 2024 7:54 am - VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Monday declared gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy as grave violations of human dignity, putting them on par with abortion and euthanasi...
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Biden will talk about student debt relief in Wisconsin after primary voting delivered warning signs
Apr 08, 2024 7:51 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is traveling to Wisconsin to announce details of a new plan to ease student loan debt for millions, a trip that comes a week after primar...
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Will China flood the globe with EVs, green tech? What's behind latest US-China trade fight
Apr 08, 2024 7:47 am - WASHINGTON — China's burgeoning production of electric cars and other green technologies has become a flashpoint in a new U.S.-China trade fight, highlighted by Treasury ...
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Inside Donald Trump’s secret plan to end the Ukraine-Russia war
Apr 08, 2024 7:23 am - Former President Donald Trump has privately said he could end Russia’s war in Ukraine by pressuring Ukraine to give up some territory, according to people familiar with t...