Nation and World
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Missouri is next to answer Trump’s call for redrawn maps that boost GOP in 2026
Aug 29, 2025 6:42 pm - Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe said Friday that he is calling Missouri lawmakers into a special session to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts as part of a growing national battle between Republicans and Democrats seeking an edge in next year’s congressional elections.
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Appeals court strikes down Trump’s tariffs as illegal but leaves them in place
Aug 29, 2025 5:43 pm - President Donald Trump’s cornerstone economic policy was dealt another setback Friday when a federal appeals court ruled he did not have the authority to impose most of his sweeping tariffs on imports from dozens of trading partners.
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Trump tries to wrest spending power from Congress as government shutdown looms
Aug 29, 2025 5:33 pm - President Donald Trump says he will cancel nearly $5 billion in congressionally approved funding for U.S. international assistance and diplomacy, setting up a fresh confrontation in the White House’s attempt to wrest constitutional spending power away from lawmakers.The Republican chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Friday called the move an “attempt to undermine the law.”
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US revokes visas of Palestinian officials ahead of UN General AssemblyAug 29, 2025 3:58 pm - WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of a number of Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization officials ahead of next month...
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Israel declares Gaza’s largest city a combat zone as death toll surpasses 63,000
Aug 29, 2025 3:53 pm - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel declared Gaza’s largest city a combat zone and recovered the remains of two hostages on Friday as the army launched the start of a planned ...
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Key US inflation gauge holds mostly steady though core inflation ticks higherAug 29, 2025 3:29 pm - The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge mostly held steady last month despite President Donald Trump’s broad-based tariffs, but a measure of underlying inflation increased. Prices rose 2.6% in July compared with a year ago, the Commerce Department said Friday, the same annual increase as in June. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, prices rose 2.9% from a year earlier, up from 2.8% in the previous month and the highest since February.
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European defense leaders pledge pressure to end the war after Russian strike on Kyiv
Aug 29, 2025 3:21 pm - European defense ministers pledged Friday to ramp up support for Ukraine and increase pressure on Russia, a day after a Russian air assault on Kyiv killed 23 people and badly damaged a European diplomatic compound.
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Trump floats an unusual Republican National Convention before the midterms
Aug 28, 2025 7:35 pm - President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that the Republican Party host a national convention before next year’s midterm elections to highlight its talent, an unusual move that Democrats are also considering.
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Federal judge blocks Trump administration from removing Voice of America director
Aug 28, 2025 7:34 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from removing Michael Abramowitz as director of Voice of America, the government-run news outlet...
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CDC leaders who resigned said RFK Jr. undermined vaccine science, risking lives
Aug 28, 2025 7:24 pm - As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reeled from the ousting of its director, three senior leaders who resigned in protest told The Washington Post they were...