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McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job

By MICHAEL TACKETT
Feb 28, 2024 11:50 am - WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost...
Biden is having his annual physical exam. The results will be closely watched as he seeks reelection

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Feb 28, 2024 8:25 am - BETHESDA, Md. — President Joe Biden is visiting Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Wednesday for his annual physical exam — and the results are sure to be cl...
About as many abortions are happening in the U.S. monthly as before Roe was overturned, report finds

By GEOFF MULVIHILL
Feb 28, 2024 8:22 am - The number of abortions performed each month is about the same as before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion more than a ye...
Michigan takeaways: Presidential primaries show warning signs for Trump and Biden

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Feb 28, 2024 6:34 am - LANSING, Mich. — Joe Biden and Donald Trump easily won their party’s primaries in Michigan, but Tuesday’s results showed that both candidates have cause for concern in th...
Democratic congressional candidates divided on support for Israel, Ukraine

By Russell Lissau
Feb 27, 2024 9:15 pm - The Democrats running for Illinois’ 6th Congressional District seat disagree about whether the U.S. should send military aid to Israel, Ukraine and other countries. Durin...
Biden and party leaders implore Speaker Johnson to help Ukraine in 'intense' Oval Office meeting

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Feb 27, 2024 8:55 am - WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders emerged from an “intense” Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden on Tuesday speaking optimistically about the prospects for avoid...
Germany and Poland say they're not sending troops to Ukraine as the Kremlin warns of wider war

By LORNE COOK and KAREL JANICEK
Feb 27, 2024 7:16 am - BRUSSELS — European military heavyweights Germany and Poland affirmed Tuesday that they would not be sending troops to Ukraine, after reports that some Western countries ...
By defining sex, some states are denying transgender people legal recognition

By ANDREW DeMILLO and JOHN HANNA
Feb 27, 2024 7:15 am - TOPEKA, Kan. — Mack Allen, an 18-year-old high school senior from Kansas, braces for sideways glances, questioning looks and snide comments whenever he has to hand over h...
Biden and Trump will face tests in Michigan's primaries that could inform a November rematch

By SEUNG MIN KIM
Feb 27, 2024 7:09 am - WASHINGTON — While Joe Biden and Donald Trump are marching toward their respective presidential nominations, Michigan's primary on Tuesday could reveal significant politi...
Biden signals there could be a truce in Gaza soon but Israel and Hamas indicate no deal is imminent

By TIA GOLDENBERG, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY
Feb 27, 2024 7:07 am - JERUSALEM — U.S. President Joe Biden signaled that a cease-fire in Gaza could be at hand, saying that Israel has agreed to pause its offensive during the upcoming Muslim ...

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