Articles filed under Politics
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Justice Department watchdog finds US attorney in Massachusetts tried to influence DA electionMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts, who has announced her resignation, tried to use her position to influence the outcome of a race for Boston's di...
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Lawmakers warn leaky, crumbling UK Parliament at risk of 'catastrophic' eventMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - Britain's Parliament building is an architectural masterpiece, a UNESCO World Heritage Site visited by 1 million people a year. It's also a crumbling, leaky, as...
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Abortion after 12 weeks banned in North Carolina after GOP lawmakers override governor's vetoMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. - Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy will become law in North Carolina after the state's Republican-controlled General Assembly...
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Supreme Court, responding to Naperville gun shop owner's request, lets state ban continueMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' ban on some high-powered weapons and large-capacity magazines will remain in force, at least for the time being. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednes...
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Pritzker ends his delay on Blue Collar Jobs ActMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As budget negotiations for the coming fiscal year continued behind closed doors Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office announced it would launch a long-sta...
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Automaker warns over UK operations and calls for Brexit trade deal renegotiationMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - The world's fourth-biggest carmaker by sales has warned of a potential existential threat to large parts of the British car industry unless the government moves...
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Biden scraps planned visit to Australia, Papua New Guinea to focus on debt limit talksMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said Tuesday he's curtailing his upcoming trip to the Indo-Pacific, scrapping what was to be a historic stop in Papua New Guinea as well...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Gathering storm shows House Republicans have no limitsMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - Anxiety mounted here as President Joe Biden met with four congressional leaders last week to discuss the financial crisis coming home to hit Americans. No resolution is ...
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Columnist Lee H. Hamilton: One of Congress's most important jobs has gotten much harderMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - In the pantheon of writings about Congress, California Rep. Katie Porter's new book will almost certainly draw attention for her unvarnished takes on the institution and...
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G-7 leaders likely to focus on the war in Ukraine and tensions in Asia at summit in HiroshimaMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - HIROSHIMA, Japan - The symbolism will be palpable when leaders of the world's rich democracies sit down in Hiroshima, a city whose name evokes the tragedy of war, to tac...