Nation and World Politics
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Pritzker claims ‘unconstitutional invasion’ as state sues to block National Guard deploymentOct 06, 2025 4:40 pm - About 300 Illinois and 400 Texas National Guard troops could be deployed to city amid backdrop of ICE deportations and protests.
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Trump says he's open to health care deal with Democrats as shutdown hits Day 6
Oct 06, 2025 4:31 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that he'd be open to striking a deal with Democrats on the health care subsidies they've made central to the shutdown figh...
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CDC stops recommending COVID-19 shots for all, leaves decision to patients
Oct 06, 2025 3:24 pm - NEW YORK — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for anyone ...
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The Supreme Court begins a term that will examine Trump's expansive claims of presidential power
Oct 06, 2025 3:10 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday began a new term that will have a sharp focus on President Donald Trump's robust assertion of executive power. Pivotal cases on v...
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For many Palestinians in Gaza, anticipation, hope and skepticism over talks on a possible ceasefire
Oct 06, 2025 3:06 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinians in Gaza were following the latest effort to stop the war there and release the hostages with a mix of anticipation, cautious opti...
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Kremlin welcomes Trump's comments on Putin's offer to extend the New START nuclear arms pact
Oct 06, 2025 2:43 pm - MOSCOW — The Kremlin on Monday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's comments about Russia's offer to extend the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United Stat...
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France's premier quits hours after naming government, plunging the country into more political chaos
Oct 06, 2025 2:41 pm - PARIS — French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned after less than a month in office on Monday and less than 24 hours after naming a new government that prompted a ...
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Ukraine says it struck Russian ammunition plant, oil terminal and weapons depot
Oct 06, 2025 2:38 pm - KYIV, Ukraine) — Long-range Ukrainian drones and missiles hit a major Russian ammunition plant, a key oil terminal and an important weapons depot behind the front line, U...
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Voting is underway in California on new maps that could swing US House control, check Trump's power
Oct 06, 2025 2:35 pm - LOS ANGELES — The midterm elections might be a year away, but the fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California. Voting opened statewide Monday on whethe...
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Speaker Johnson says it's up to Democrats to ‘stop the madness’ on shutdown's sixth day
Oct 06, 2025 2:02 pm - Lawmakers provided few public signs of meaningful negotiations to break an impasse on reopening the federal government as the shutdown entered its sixth day. House Speaker Mike Johnson said “there's nothing for us to negotiate” while House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries declared the “time is now” to work out a deal on health care.