Nation and World Politics
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Rubio says U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks
Jul 10, 2025 8:00 am - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks after he met with his Russian counterpart in Malaysia Thursday.
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Trump’s NOAA pick appears in confirmation hearing days after Texas floods
Jul 09, 2025 8:43 pm - U.S. senators are set to interview President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Wednesday in a confirmation hearing that m...
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Former FBI, CIA directors under investigation, DOJ indicates in statement
Jul 09, 2025 8:25 pm - The Justice Department acknowledged Wednesday that it had opened criminal probes into former FBI director James B. Comey and former CIA director John Brennan — two freque...
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Trump appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts
Jul 09, 2025 6:19 pm - WASHINGTON — As commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick oversees the U.S. government’s vast efforts to monitor and predict the weather. The billionaire also ran a financial fi...
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Biden’s former doctor refuses to answer questions in House Republican probe
Jul 09, 2025 4:11 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s former White House physician refused on Wednesday to answer questions as part of the House Republican investigation into Biden’s health...
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US issues sanctions against UN investigator probing abuses in GazaJul 09, 2025 4:05 pm - UNITED NATIONS — The Trump administration announced it is issuing sanctions Wednesday against an independent investigator tasked with probing human rights abuses in the P...
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Biden's former doctor refuses to answer questions in House Republican probe
Jul 09, 2025 11:26 am - President Joe Biden’s former White House physician refused on Wednesday to answer questions as part of the House Republican investigation into Biden’s health in office.
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A ‘click-to-cancel’ rule, intended to make canceling subscriptions easier, is blocked
Jul 09, 2025 10:00 am - A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships, has been blocked by a federal appeals court just days before it was set to go into effect.
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Federal food assistance changes threaten benefits for thousands of Illinoisans
Jul 09, 2025 8:39 am - The domestic policy law signed by President Donald Trump last week creates new work requirements that could jeopardize food assistance benefits for 360,000 Illinoisans. Illinois will be required to cover a greater portion of the administrative costs and benefits of SNAP, which could cost several hundred million dollars.
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Trump’s trade blitz produces few deals but lots of uncertainty
Jul 09, 2025 7:43 am - President Donald Trump and his advisers promised a lightning round of global trade negotiations with dozens of countries back in April. But the 90 days have come and gone. And the tally of trade deals stands at two.