Nation and World Politics
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Jury selection in Trump hush money trial faces pivotal stretch as former president returns to court
Apr 18, 2024 7:35 am - WASHINGTON — Jury selection in the hush money trial of Donald Trump enters a pivotal and potentially final stretch Thursday as lawyers look to round out the panel of New ...
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Secret Russian foreign policy document urges action to weaken the U.S.
Apr 17, 2024 2:39 pm - Russia’s Foreign Ministry has been drawing up plans to try to weaken its Western adversaries, including the United States, and leverage the Ukraine war to forge a global ...
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House’s Ukraine, Israel aid package gains Biden’s support as Speaker Johnson fights to keep his job
Apr 17, 2024 1:52 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he strongly supports a proposal from House Speaker Mike Johnson to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Republi...
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Whistleblowers take center stage at hearing examining Boeing’s culture
Apr 17, 2024 8:30 am - Boeing will be the focus of dual Senate hearings Wednesday as Congress seeks answers about how the company’s management and internal culture may have contributed to a mid...
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Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial against Cabinet secretary
Apr 17, 2024 8:17 am - WASHINGTON — The Senate dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, ending the House Republican push to remove ...
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British envoy says Israel is ‘making a decision to act’ as Iran vows to respond to any incursion
Apr 17, 2024 8:13 am - JERUSALEM — British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Wednesday that Israel “is making a decision to act” in response to Iran's missile and drone attack over the weeke...
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Russian missiles slam into a Ukraine city and kill 14 people as the war approaches a critical stage
Apr 17, 2024 8:07 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor apartment building an...
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Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on U.S. aid for Ukraine, allies
Apr 16, 2024 2:03 pm - WASHINGTON — Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Isra...
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House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial
Apr 16, 2024 1:07 pm - WASHINGTON — House impeachment managers walked two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas across the Capitol to the Senate on Tue...
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Supreme Court seems divided over obstruction charge in Jan. 6 case that may impact Trump, rioters
Apr 16, 2024 12:09 pm - The Supreme Court seemed deeply divided Tuesday over a challenge to a federal law that prosecutors used to charge more than 350 people who were part of the pro-Donald Tru...