Nation and World Politics
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Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump are concerned about his picks for key positions
Nov 18, 2024 7:01 am - Just a week after winning a majority of the vote in several of the nation’s largest Arab-majority cities, President-elect Donald Trump has filled top administration posts with staunch Israel supporters, including an ambassador to Israel who has claimed “there is no such thing as Palestinians.”
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Moscow warns US over allowing Ukraine to hit Russian soil with long-range weapons
Nov 18, 2024 6:55 am - President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied long-range missiles was met with ominous warnings from Moscow, a hint of menace from Kyiv and nods of approval from some Western allies.
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Kari Lake settles election defamation case brought by Arizona officialNov 17, 2024 8:22 pm - PHOENIX - A year-long defamation case against Kari Lake, who falsely blamed a local Arizona election official for her 2022 defeat for governor and has sowed distrust in A...
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Srinivasan, Harding to face off for Virginia state senate seatNov 17, 2024 8:20 pm - A Democratic state delegate and a Republican schools activist won firehouse primaries in Loudoun County this weekend, teeing up a special election between the two to fill...
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Tropical Storm Sara weakens to tropical depression after making landfall in BelizeNov 17, 2024 8:16 pm - POTRERILLOS, Honduras (AP) — Tropical Storm Sara on Sunday weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall in Belize, where forecasters expected heavy rain to cau...
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Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles for deeper strikes inside RussiaNov 17, 2024 5:29 pm - MANAUS, Brazil — President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, easing limitations on the weapons as ...
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Trump’s economic agenda for his second term is clouding the outlook for mortgage rates
Nov 17, 2024 5:29 am - Donald Trump’s election win is clouding the outlook for mortgage rates even before he gets back to the White House.
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Arlington Heights family and District 214 officials were at White House during historic Biden-Trump meetingNov 15, 2024 8:39 pm - On a historic day when two presidents met in the Oval Office of the White House, an Arlington Heights family and a group of Northwest Suburban High School District 214 officials were at an invitation-only education summit down the hall.
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Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader
Nov 13, 2024 11:34 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates...
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Trump makes a victor's return to Washington and pledges a smooth transition of power
Nov 13, 2024 11:33 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump made a victor’s return to Washington on Wednesday, visiting the White House for an Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden and committ...