Articles filed under Politics
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Mike Johnson's partisan trickNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - How long, people wondered, would it be before the new House speaker showed his true stripes caving to the right-wingers in his caucus? Would it be a matter of weeks? Mon...
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Civilians fleeing northern Gaza's combat zone report a terrifying journey on foot past Israeli tanksNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - BUREIJ REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - What was once Gaza's busiest thoroughfare has become a terrifying escape route for Palestinian civilians fleeing combat on foot or on d...
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Blinken seeks G-7 unity on Israel-Hamas war among items on crisis-heavy global agendaNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - TOKYO - Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shifted his intense diplomacy on the Israel-Hamas war to Asia on Tuesday w...
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Special counsel in the Hunter Biden case insists he was the 'decision-maker' in rare testimonyNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation testified Tuesday that he had the ultimate authority in the yearslong case as he made an unpreceden...
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The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve a gun law that protects domestic violence victimsNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to preserve a federal law that prohibits people under domestic violence restraining orders from having guns. In thei...
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NATO freezes a Cold War-era security pact after Russia pulls out, raising questions on arms controlNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - BRUSSELS - NATO member countries that signed a key Cold War-era security treaty froze their participation in the pact on Tuesday just hours after Russia pulled out, rais...
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U.S. envoy flies to Beirut in a surprise visit, says Washington doesn't want Gaza war to expandNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - BLIDA, Lebanon - A top U.S. envoy said in Beirut Tuesday that Washington doesn't want the ongoing war in Gaza to expand to Lebanon after a Lebanese woman and her three g...
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Ohio is the lone state deciding an abortion rights question, providing hints for 2024 racesNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio became the latest flashpoint Tuesday in the nation's battle over abortion access since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to ...
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The Air Force asks Congress to protect its nuclear launch sites from encroaching wind turbinesNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Air Force's vast fields of underground nuclear missile silos are rarely disturbed by more than the occasional wandering cow or floating spy balloon. But...
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Israel fights Hamas deep in Gaza City and foresees control of enclave's security after warNov 06, 2023 10:00 pm - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel said Tuesday that its ground forces were battling Hamas fighters deep inside Gaza's largest city, signaling a major new stage in th...