Nation and World Politics
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Video showing Trump stumbling out of hospital is AIMay 17, 2026 4:00 am - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that President Trump was photographed stumbling out of a hospital, British police arrested a mannequin and more.
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Trump-backed Letlow advances to Louisiana Senate runoff as Cassidy faces political reckoning
May 16, 2026 10:04 pm - Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming and U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow will face each other in a June 27 runoff for the Republican Senate nomination in Louisiana.
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Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats
May 15, 2026 5:45 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the clos...
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Pentagon halts deployments to Poland and Germany to cut troop numbers in Europe, AP sources say
May 15, 2026 4:59 pm - WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is drawing down thousands of troops in Europe by canceling deployments to Poland and Germany as opposed to yanking forces already stationed ther...
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Colorado's Democratic governor commutes ex-election clerk Tina Peters' sentence after Trump pressure
May 15, 2026 4:56 pm - DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the sentence of election conspiracy theorist Tina Peters following pressure from President Donald Trump, the latest...
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Supreme Court voting rights ruling fuels a new push to defend Black representation
May 15, 2026 4:46 pm - ATLANTA — Same fight. New generation. That’s the mantra of a multiracial group of civil rights leaders and activists organizing opposition to a mostly white conservativ...
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Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen ending campaign after redraw of his Memphis district
May 15, 2026 4:41 pm - WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee announced Friday that he is ending his bid for reelection, his career upended by the redistricting battles that are...
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Iran's top diplomat says a lack of trust is impeding talks to end war with the US
May 15, 2026 2:10 pm - Iran ’s foreign minister said a lack of trust is the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the U.S., saying Friday that Tehran would be open to diplomatic help, particularly from China, to help ease tensions. Meanwhile, Israel and Lebanon extended their ceasefire following talks in Washington, U.S. officials said.
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Palestinians in Gaza mark anniversary of 1948 mass expulsion and say today's catastrophe is worse
May 15, 2026 12:09 pm - Millions of Palestinians are marking the 78th anniversary of the Nakba. That's Arabic for “catastrophe,” referring to the mass expulsion and flight of some 750,000 Palestinians from what is now Israel during the 1948 war surrounding Israel’s creation.
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Kyiv mourns as death toll from Russian attack in the Ukrainian capital rises to 24
May 15, 2026 8:02 am - The death toll from a Russian missile attack that flattened a Kyiv apartment building rose Friday to 24, including three teenagers, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said as he led the mourning for one of the deadliest attacks on the capital in the 4-year-old war.