Nation and World Politics
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Attorney for far-right Oath Keepers extremist group pleads guilty to Capitol riot charges
Aug 21, 2024 1:30 pm - WASHINGTON — An attorney who represented the far-right Oath Keepers pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges stemming from a mob's Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol,...
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Former Canadian PM headlines Judson World Leaders Forum on Oct. 3Aug 21, 2024 10:04 am - Stephen J. Harper, the former prime minister of Canada, will headline Judson University’s World Leaders Forum on Oct. 3. Known for his principled leadership and strategic...
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Tim Walz and Bill Clinton will speak at the Democratic National Convention's third day
Aug 21, 2024 10:01 am - Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton will headline the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the party's choreogra...
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Inflation is falling, but the next president could bring it back
Aug 21, 2024 9:45 am - Inflation is just about dead — unless the next president brings it back to life. Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are pushing economic ...
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Moscow sees one of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks as fighting rages in Kursk and eastern Ukraine
Aug 21, 2024 7:34 am - MOSCOW — Moscow came under one of the largest attacks yet by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, Russian authorities reported Wednesday, saying they des...
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How many Illinois politicos can you squeeze into an Air Force Two photo op?Aug 21, 2024 7:27 am - A posse of congressmen, statewide officials, and Chicago’s mayor were the first to welcome Vice President Kamala Harris to Illinois.
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'Is this America?' Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the Democratic convention with her speech 60 years ago
Aug 21, 2024 7:25 am - JACKSON, Miss. — Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting the Democrats' presidential nomination Thursday, exactly 60 years after another Black woman mesmerized the nati...
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Putin’s slow response to the Kursk attack could test the patience of some of his backers in Russia
Aug 21, 2024 7:20 am - A year ago this week, President Vladmir Putin strode onto a stage in the Kursk region to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of the Soviet army's proudest moments in ...
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Fact-checking Day 2 of the 2024 Democratic National Convention
Aug 21, 2024 7:10 am - The second night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago featured former president Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama and second gentleman Doug ...
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Obamas close DNC’s second night with a rousing Harris endorsement
Aug 20, 2024 11:43 pm - Warning of a difficult fight ahead, former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama on Tuesday called on the nation to embrace Kamala Harris in urgent messages to the De...