Articles filed under Politics
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The Supreme Court opens its new term with a case about prison terms for drug dealersOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court opened its new term Monday with a case about prison terms for drug dealers and rejections of hundreds of appeals, including one from an at...
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Registration open for firearms covered under state's assault weapons banOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - Illinois residents who own high-powered rifles and other items covered by the state's ban on the sale of those weapons can now register them online, as required under th...
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Europe Union's top diplomat dismisses concern about bloc's long-term support for UkraineOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - The European Union's foreign policy chief on Monday led a delegation of top diplomats on an unannounced visit to Kyiv and dismissed concerns about politi...
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Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses, an AP-NORC/UChicago poll showsOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Americans view college campuses as far friendlier to liberals than to conservatives when it comes to free speech, with adults across the political spectrum ...
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Managing U.S. budget is more than just spending or cuttingOct 01, 2023 1:00 am - If you Google "U.S. federal budget calculator," you will find a number of sites that allow you to play Budget God and decide how the federal budget might be brought into...
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Solving America's housing woes or making them worse?Oct 01, 2023 1:00 am - America needs more housing. Pressure for reform is only growing as available homes get less and less affordable. Unfortunately, rather than addressing the root cause of ...
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Government shutdown averted with little time to spareSep 30, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with ...
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The Dianne Feinstein they knew: Women of the Senate remember a tireless fighter and a true friendSep 30, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - When Washington Sen. Patty Murray received a call early Friday morning that Sen. Dianne Feinstein had died, she immediately started calling her fellow femal...
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President Biden says the looming shutdown isn't his fault. Will Americans agree with him?Sep 30, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Staring down a likely government shutdown, the White House wants to make sure any blame falls at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue - specifically on...
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The Supreme Court will take up abortion and gun cases in its new term while ethics concerns swirlSep 30, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is returning to a new term to take up some familiar topics - guns and abortion - and concerns about ethics swirling around the justices. T...