Nation and World Politics
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Palestinian death toll in Israel-Hamas war passes 60,000, Gaza Health Ministry says
Jul 29, 2025 3:53 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — More than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed during the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry said Tuesday. Israeli strikes ove...
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Starmer says UK will recognize Palestinian state unless Israel agrees ceasefire, ends Gaza suffering
Jul 29, 2025 3:40 pm - LONDON (— The U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza, allows the U.N. to bring in aid and takes other steps towa...
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Trump Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal finding that allows climate regulation
Jul 29, 2025 3:06 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate gr...
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Ghislaine Maxwell wants immunity, questions in advance to testify for CongressJul 29, 2025 1:32 pm - Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned associate Ghislaine Maxwell would be willing to testify to Congress if lawmakers offer her immunity and provide her with the questions in advance, her lawyer said in a letter obtained by The Washington Post.
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Trump’s tariffs could squeeze US factories and boost costs by up to 4.5%, a new analysis finds
Jul 29, 2025 8:03 am - As President Donald Trump prepares to announce new tariff increases, the costs of his policies are starting to come into focus for a domestic manufacturing sector that depends on global supply chains, with a new analysis suggesting factory costs could increase by roughly 2% to 4.5%.
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Russia kills 27 civilians in Ukraine as the Kremlin remains defiant over Trump threats
Jul 29, 2025 7:29 am - Russian glide bombs and ballistic missiles struck a Ukrainian prison and a medical facility overnight as Russia's relentless strikes on civilian areas killed at least 27 people across the country, officials said Tuesday, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to soon punish Russia with sanctions and tariffs unless it stops.
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Trump caps his Scottish visit by opening a new golf course
Jul 29, 2025 7:16 am - U.S. President Donald Trump opened a new golf course bearing his name in Scotland on Tuesday, capping a five-day foreign trip designed to promote his family's luxury properties and play golf.
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Government shutdown talk is starting early ahead of a difficult funding fight in Congress this fall
Jul 29, 2025 7:12 am - It's become tradition. Congressional leaders from both major political parties blame each other for a potential government shutdown as the budget year draws to a close.
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US-China tariff talks may provide clues on a possible Trump-Xi meeting
Jul 28, 2025 1:38 pm - Top trade officials from China and the United States launched a new round of talks on Monday in a bid to ease tensions over tariffs between the world’s two biggest national economies.
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The President’s Cabinet: Our nation’s State Department — a brief historyJul 28, 2025 11:01 am - Author and retired educator Bruce Simmons’s guest column details the history of the President’s Cabinet and the duties of each position. In his third column, he shares the history of the State Department.