Nation and World Politics
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Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
Jun 30, 2026 9:40 am - WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that chi...
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US envoys arrive in Qatar for meetings on Iran, with tensions high over Hormuz
Jun 30, 2026 8:10 am - Two U.S. envoys arrived in Qatar on Tuesday for talks with mediators about the implementation of an initial deal to end the war in Iran, an official said.
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Supreme Court ruling gives a reprieve to states with grace periods for receiving mail ballots
Jun 29, 2026 7:51 pm - States that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day reacted with relief Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Republican effort to outlaw the practic...
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Supreme Court expands presidential power over federal jobs, but allows Cook to stay, for now
Jun 29, 2026 7:49 pm - The Supreme Court on Monday dramatically expanded presidential power, upholding President Donald Trump’s firings of the heads of independent federal agencies with one...
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Supreme Court says Fed’s Cook can keep her job for now, but it upholds other Trump firings
Jun 29, 2026 10:35 am - The Supreme Court on Monday dramatically expanded presidential power, upholding President Donald Trump’s firings of the heads of independent federal agencies with one important exception: the Federal Reserve.
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Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challengeJun 29, 2026 9:11 am - The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.
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Supreme Court rejects Trump’s push to toss $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case
Jun 29, 2026 8:48 am - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a push by President Donald Trump to throw out a jury’s finding that he sexually abused the writer E. Jean Carroll at a N...
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Pakistani airstrikes kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan and wound 160, officials sayJun 29, 2026 8:17 am - Pakistani forces' ground operations and strikes killed at least 36 civilians in Afghanistan overnight and wounded more than 160 others, Afghan officials said Monday, as tensions between the neighbors escalated. One Afghan official said the attacks would be met with retaliation.
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Trump says Iran has requested a meeting, but Iranian officials say nothing has been scheduled
Jun 29, 2026 8:12 am - President Donald Trump said Monday on social media that Iran had requested a meeting with U.S. counterparts, though one of Iran's top negotiators said no further talks had been scheduled after attacks across the Persian Gulf over the weekend challenged negotiations to end the war.
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America split from monarchy 250 years ago. Trump's presidency is testing how far it's comeJun 28, 2026 3:30 pm - The 250th anniversary of America's liberation from a king kicked off with a campaign-style rally on the National Mall by President Donald Trump, whose face already stares...