Nation and World Politics
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‘The Super Bowl of politics’: Suburban Republicans in Washington for Trump’s inaugurationJan 19, 2025 9:00 pm - Ball gowns. Cigar lounges. VIPs. And hours outside in January. Local inaugural attendees dish on their plans for Trump 2.0.
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As ceasefire takes hold, Hamas returns 3 Israeli hostages and Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners
Jan 19, 2025 10:35 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — After 15 months of collective grief and anxiety, three Israeli hostages left Hamas captivity and returned to Israel, and dozens of Palestinian...
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Thousands march in Washington days before Trump takes office
Jan 18, 2025 2:47 pm - WASHINGTON — Thousands of people from around the United States were rallying in the nation's capital Saturday for women's reproductive rights and other causes they believ...
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The mysterious illness that plagued a presidential inauguration
Jan 17, 2025 5:55 pm - The inaugural parade of 1857, on a March day that was surprisingly warm, celebrated President-elect James Buchanan with something new to Washington parades: floats. There...
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Biden got an Oval Office letter from Trump and may leave one in the desk himself. It’d be a first
Jan 17, 2025 5:54 pm - WASHINGTON — Ronald Reagan probably didn't realize he was starting a tradition when he wrote a note congratulating his successor and left it in the Oval Office desk drawe...
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Key moments from Kristi Noem’s hearing for Homeland Security chief
Jan 17, 2025 4:01 pm - WASHINGTON — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump's pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators Friday at...
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Confirmation hearings roundup
Jan 16, 2025 6:51 pm - Treasury pick defends Trump’s economic plans WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday faced sharp questions from both Democrats and Republicans o...
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Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick for public lands boss, questions reliability of renewable power
Jan 16, 2025 5:07 pm - President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for interior secretary told a Senate panel Thursday the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources to p...
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Biden warns in farewell address that ‘oligarchy’ of ultrarich in US threatens future of democracy
Jan 15, 2025 8:29 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation Wednesday to deliver stark warnings of an “oligarchy” of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the cou...
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Confirmation hearings roundup
Jan 15, 2025 5:27 pm - Ratcliffe promises not to politicize the CIA Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee grilled John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CI...