Nation and World Politics
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AI-generated voices in robocalls can deceive voters. The FCC just made them illegal
Feb 08, 2024 12:31 pm - NEW YORK — The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday outlawed robocalls that contain voices generated by artificial intelligence, a decision that sends a clear me...
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The Senate votes to begin working on a last-ditch effort to approve funds for Ukraine and Israel
Feb 08, 2024 12:28 pm - WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday voted to begin work on a package of wartime funding for Ukraine and other U.S. allies, but doubts remained about support from Republic...
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Biden angrily pushes back at special counsel's report that questioned his memory, handling of docsFeb 08, 2024 12:15 pm - A special counsel report released Thursday found evidence that President Joe Biden willfully retained and shared highly classified information when he was a private citizen, including about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan, but concluded that criminal charges were not warranted.
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy tells top general it's time for someone new to lead the armyFeb 08, 2024 10:50 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Ukraine’s top general on Friday and told him it’s time for someone new to lead the army. In a post on X, ...
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Biden determined to use stunning Trump-backed collapse of border deal as a weapon in 2024 campaign
Feb 08, 2024 8:51 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — How it began: President Joe Biden was urgently seeking more money from Congress to aid Ukraine and Israel. He took a gamble by seizing on GOP demands to...
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The Supreme Court seems poised to reject efforts to kick Trump off the ballot over the Capitol riot
Feb 08, 2024 7:08 am - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seems poised to reject attempts to kick former President Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot. A definitive ruling for Trump, the leading Repu...
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Israeli strikes kill 13 in a southern Gaza town that could be the next target in the warFeb 08, 2024 7:04 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed over a dozen people overnight and into Thursday in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu re...
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How the 'squad' is fighting back against pro-Israel PACs with record fundraising
Feb 08, 2024 7:02 am - WASHINGTON — They were warned that criticism of Israel’s conduct during its war on Hamas in Gaza could cost them politically. But in the four months since Israel’s bliste...
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Illinois challenge to Trump’s candidacy won’t be delayed, Cook County judge rules
Feb 07, 2024 8:50 pm - A Cook County judge Wednesday denied a bid by former Republican President Donald Trump to stall an objection to his candidacy in Illinois until after the U.S. Supreme...
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Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scuttling deal they had demanded from Democrats
Feb 07, 2024 2:13 pm - WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package Wednesday, scuttling months of negotiations with Democrats on legislation intended to cut back record ...