Nation and World Politics
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January inflation eased more than expected in promising sign for economy
Feb 13, 2026 4:11 pm - Inflation cooled more than expected in January, capping a week of promising economic data, easing pressure on the White House, which has faced political criticism about the economy.
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2 Mexican Navy ships laden with humanitarian aid dock in Cuba as US blockade sparks energy crisis
Feb 12, 2026 3:24 pm - HAVANA — Two Mexican Navy ships laden with humanitarian aid docked in Cuba on Thursday as a U.S. blockade deepens the island’s energy crisis. The ships arrived two weeks ...
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RFK Jr. promised to restore trust in US health agencies. A year later, it’s eroding
Feb 12, 2026 3:06 pm - NEW YORK — Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services one year ago, he has defended his upending of federal health ...
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Homeland Security shutdown seems certain as funding talks between White House and Democrats stall
Feb 12, 2026 2:41 pm - WASHINGTON — A shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security appeared certain Thursday as lawmakers in the House and Senate were set to leave Washington for a 10-day b...
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Speaker Johnson says he disapproves of Justice Department logging lawmaker searches of Epstein files
Feb 12, 2026 2:36 pm - WASHINGTON— Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that he did not think it was appropriate for the Justice Department to be tracking the search histories of...
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Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change
Feb 12, 2026 2:30 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions a...
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Ukraine support key for GOP Senate candidates despite cost concernsFeb 11, 2026 9:13 pm - Most Republicans vying to replace outgoing U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin contend U.S. support for Ukraine is crucial as it battles Russia, although some raised concerns about the cost.
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Democratic senators decry indictment attempt, warning it 'could break this institution'Feb 11, 2026 5:20 pm - WASHINGTON — Democrats took to the Senate floor Wednesday to deliver impassioned speeches denouncing the Justice Department’s attempt to indict a group of lawmakers who l...
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Bondi clashes with Democrats as she struggles to turn the page on Epstein files furor
Feb 11, 2026 4:28 pm - WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi launched into a passionate defense of President Donald Trump Wednesday as she tried to turn the page from relentless criticism of ...
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Trump says he 'insisted' to Netanyahu that US talks with Iran continue as Israel wants them expanded
Feb 11, 2026 3:33 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump met privately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and said he'd insisted that negotiations with Iran continue ...