Nation and World Politics
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6th District hopeful Ruzevich suggests Palestinians should reclaim ‘stolen’ property in IsraelFeb 24, 2026 8:53 am - Democratic 6th Congressional District candidate Joey Ruzevich says expatriate Palestinians should be allowed to reclaim familial properties in Israel and the occupied territories.
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Trump on tariffs and ICE: What to expect from State of the Union
Feb 24, 2026 7:59 am - President Donald Trump needs his State of the Union address Tuesday to assuage voters anxious about the economy, foreign policy and even more tariff turmoil.
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Zelenskyy says Putin has 'not broken' Ukrainians as he marks 4 years since Russia's all-out invasion
Feb 24, 2026 7:54 am - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared Tuesday that Russia has not “broken Ukrainians” nor triumphed in its war, four years after an invasion that has severely tested the resolve of Kyiv and its allies and fueled European fears about the scale of Moscow’s ambitions.
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Ad wars boiling over in U.S. Senate race as Stratton, Krishnamoorthi feud intensifiesFeb 23, 2026 9:57 pm - After simmering for weeks, the rivalry between Democratic Senate candidates U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is veering into vitriol. Krishnamo...
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Who’s going to the State of the Union and who’s boycotting it? Illinois lawmakers are splitFeb 23, 2026 6:33 pm - A key plaintiff in a lawsuit that led the U.S. Supreme Court to rule against the White House on tariffs will be U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider’s guest at Tuesday’s State of the Union address.
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US stocks drop after Trump ramps up his tariffs and investors dump potential AI losers
Feb 23, 2026 3:54 pm - NEW YORK — U.S. stocks slumped Monday after President Donald Trump ramped up his newest tariffs, while investors continued to punish companies that could be losers in the...
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After Supreme Court rebuke, Democrats call for government to refund billions in Trump tariff money
Feb 23, 2026 2:32 pm - WASHINGTON — A trio of Senate Democrats is calling for the government to start refunding roughly $175 billion in tariff revenues that the Supreme Court ruled were collect...
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Trump’s top general foresees acute risks in an attack on Iran
Feb 23, 2026 2:01 pm - As the Trump administration weighs an attack on Iran, the Pentagon’s top general has cautioned President Donald Trump and other officials that shortfalls in critical munitions and a lack of support from allies will add significant risk to the operation and to U.S. personnel, according to people familiar with internal discussions.
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Judge blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Trump classified documents case
Feb 23, 2026 1:44 pm - A federal judge on Monday permanently barred the release of special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents that led to charges once seen as the most perilous of the four criminal cases the Republican faced.
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Ghislaine Maxwell fights release of more Epstein documents, calling disclosure law unconstitutional
Feb 21, 2026 9:32 pm - Lawyers for imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are fighting the requested release of 90,000 pages related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and Maxwell, saying a law used to force the public release of millions of documents is unconstitutional.