Nation and World Politics
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Ukraine defiant on US pressure as Trump accuses Zelenskyy of boasting
Apr 23, 2025 4:16 pm - KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy insisted Wednesday that Russia must accept a full ceasefire before negotiations, thwarting U.S. efforts to gain quick conce...
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Iowa town hall attendees turn on each other as Sen. Grassley faces heated questions
Apr 23, 2025 4:00 pm - NORTHWOOD, Iowa — Iowans attending a forum Wednesday hosted by Sen. Chuck Grassley started to turn on each other as the lawmaker faced heated questions about President Do...
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Trump says Zelenskyy is prolonging war in Ukraine by resisting calls to cede Crimea to Russia
Apr 23, 2025 12:14 pm - President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying the Ukrainian leader is prolonging the ‘killing field’ after he pushed back on ceding Crimea to Russia as part of a potential peace plan.
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Yemen's Houthi rebels fire a missile at northern Israel, the first time for the group to reach there
Apr 23, 2025 8:20 am - Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a missile early Wednesday toward northern Israel, the first such attack by the group to reach the area as a monthlong intense U.S. airstrike campaign continues to target them. The Houthis separately claimed shooting down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone over Yemen.
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Rubio unveils a massive overhaul of the State Department that would cut staff and bureaus
Apr 22, 2025 4:07 pm - Secretary of State Marco Rubio has unveiled a massive overhaul of the State Department. The plans revealed Tuesday would reduce staff in the U.S. by 15% while closing and consolidating more than 100 bureaus worldwide as part of the Trump administration's "America First" mandate. The reorganization plan, announced by Rubio on social media and detailed in documents obtained by The Associated Press, is the latest effort by the White House to reimagine U.S. foreign policy.
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Hegseth pulled airstrike info from secure military channel for Signal posts, NBC News reports
Apr 22, 2025 12:37 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pulled the airstrike information he posted into Signal chats with his wife, brother and dozens of others from a secure communications channel used by U.S. Central Command, raising new questions as to whether the embattled Pentagon head leaked classified information over an open, unsecured network.
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Vance calls for greater ties with India, hails progress on trade talks
Apr 22, 2025 8:55 am - U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday called for enhanced engagement with India and said that the South Asian country should buy more defense equipment and energy from the U.S. and allow Washington greater access to its market, lending momentum to an expected bilateral trade deal.
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Wall Street rallies and recovers most of Monday’s slide as the dollar and US bond market steady
Apr 22, 2025 8:50 am - U.S. stocks are rallying Tuesday after companies reported fatter profits than expected, and other U.S. investments are also steadying a day after falling sharply on worries about President Donald Trump’s trade war and his attacks on the head of the Federal Reserve.
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US, global economic outlook worsens in the face of Trump's tariffs, IMF says
Apr 22, 2025 8:13 am - The outlooks for the U.S. and global economies have significantly worsened in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariffs and the uncertainty they have created, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday.
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Pope Francis converted to the environmental cause and denounced those he blamed for climate change
Apr 22, 2025 6:43 am - Few moments in Pope Francis’ papacy better exemplify his understanding of climate change and the need to address it than the rain-soaked Mass he celebrated in Tacloban, Philippines, in 2015.