Nation and World Politics
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Defense Secretary Austin says the U.S. will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid to Ukraine
Jul 02, 2024 11:28 am - WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, to include anti-t...
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Giuliani disbarred in NY as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump’s 2020 election loss
Jul 02, 2024 10:43 am - NEW YORK — Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, was disbarred in the state on Tuesday after a court fou...
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Judge delays Trump’s hush money sentencing until at least September after high court immunity ruling
Jul 02, 2024 10:21 am - Former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until at least September after the judge agreed Tuesday to weigh the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.
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Supreme Court sidesteps several new gun cases, including challenge to assault weapons ban in Illinois
Jul 02, 2024 10:16 am - The Supreme Court sidestepped a new set of Second Amendment fights Tuesday, declining to hear a challenge to an assault weapons ban in Illinois and sending other gun cases back to lower courts, including a challenge to the law used to convict Hunter Biden.
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North Korea brags of new missile with 'super-large warhead.' Outsiders doubt the North's claim
Jul 02, 2024 7:21 am - SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Tuesday it had test-fired a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying “a super-large warhead,” a claim quickly disputed by ...
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Hungary’s leader is in Ukraine. It's the first visit by Russia’s top EU ally since the war began
Jul 02, 2024 7:07 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was in Kyiv on Tuesday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, his first visit to the neighborin...
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A ‘disastrous decision’ or the right one? Chicago-area lawmakers and candidates are dividedJul 01, 2024 5:38 pm - Democratic lawmakers and Republican congressional candidates had very different takes on Monday’s ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on presidential power.
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Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
Jul 01, 2024 9:39 am - The Supreme Court on Monday extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November election.
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European Union accuses Facebook owner Meta of breaking digital rules with paid ad-free option
Jul 01, 2024 7:52 am - LONDON — European Union regulators accused social media company Meta Platforms on Monday of breaching the bloc's new digital competition rulebook by forcing Facebook and ...
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Israel releases director of hospital it says was used as a Hamas base. He alleges abuse in custodyJul 01, 2024 7:48 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israel released the director of Gaza's main hospital on Monday after holding him for seven months without charge or trial over allegations the f...