Nation and World Politics
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Court blocks GOP-friendly map in Texas
Nov 18, 2025 1:16 pm - In a stinging setback for President Donald Trump and Republicans, a federal court on Tuesday blocked a newly drawn congressional map in Texas that Republicans hoped would...
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Zelenskyy will visit Turkey in a new bid to jump-start talks with Russia over the war in Ukraine
Nov 18, 2025 8:07 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that he will travel to Turkey this week in an attempt to jump-start negotiations on ending Russia’s invasion, which began nearly four years ago.
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1 Israeli killed and 3 wounded in West Bank attack as UN approves Trump's Gaza plan
Nov 18, 2025 8:02 am - An Israeli was killed and three were wounded in an attack Tuesday at an intersection in the West Bank, Israel's rescue service said, following a spate of settler attacks on Palestinians across the occupied territory.
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Judge scolds Justice Department for ‘profound investigative missteps’ in Comey case
Nov 17, 2025 3:11 pm - The Justice Department engaged in a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” in the process of securing an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, a federal judge ruled Monday in directing prosecutors to provide defense lawyers with all grand jury materials from the case.
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What’s next for the Epstein files after Trump’s social media postsNov 17, 2025 2:14 pm - The House is heading toward a vote on a bill to force the Justice Department to release the case files it has collected on the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, pushing past a monthslong effort by President Donald Trump and Republican leaders to stymie the effort.
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Foreign enrollment at US colleges holds steady, for now, despite Trump's visa crackdown
Nov 17, 2025 8:22 am - Foreign students enrolled at U.S. colleges in strong numbers this fall despite fears that a Trump administration crackdown would trigger a nosedive, yet there are signs of turbulence as fewer new, first-time students arrived from other countries, according to a new report.
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Outrage in Israel as Netanyahu says government will oversee Oct. 7 inquiry
Nov 17, 2025 7:52 am - After repeated delays, Israel’s government has agreed to launch an investigation into the government failures that led to the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, that triggered the war in Gaza.
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In reversal, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein filesNov 16, 2025 4:03 pm - President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in his own party supported it.
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Trump gives second pardon to Jan. 6 participant and pardons two others
Nov 15, 2025 9:26 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday issued a second pardon to Daniel Edwin Wilson, whom he had previously pardoned for participation in the breach of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but was in prison on a separate gun charge. The action was announced Saturday morning.
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Naturalized US citizens thought they were safe. Trump’s immigration policies are shaking that belief
Nov 15, 2025 8:54 pm - NEW YORK — When he first came to the United States after escaping civil war in Sierra Leone and spending almost a decade in a refugee camp, Dauda Sesay had no idea he cou...