Articles filed under Politics
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Oath Keeper who stormed Capitol gets more than 8 years in prison in latest Jan. 6 sentencingMay 26, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army veteran who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style formation with fellow members of the Oath Keepers was sentenced Friday to more than ei...
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Rights groups slam severe Taliban restrictions on Afghan women as 'crime against humanity'May 26, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD - Two top rights groups on Friday slammed the severe restrictions imposed on women and girls by the Taliban in Afghanistan as gender-based persecution, which i...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Surprise: Debt conversation brings more pointless 'tax-the-rich' talkMay 26, 2023 1:00 am - Whenever we have a national conversation about government debt, Democrats invariably respond that spending is not the reason the debt is now nearly equal to our national...
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Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attackMay 25, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison for orchestrating a weekslong plot that culminated in his ...
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Elon Musk wants to build a digital town square. But his debut for DeSantis had a tech failure.May 25, 2023 1:00 am - Elon Musk wants to turn Twitter into a "digital town square," but his much-publicized Twitter Spaces kickoff event, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announcing his run for...
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Debt ceiling talks teeter on the brink, as lawmakers leave town for weekend without a dealMay 25, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans are pushing debt ceiling talks to the brink, displaying risky political bravado as they prepare to leave town Thursday for the holida...
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Target on the defensive after removing LGBTQ+-themed productsMay 25, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Target once distinguished itself as being boldly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community. Now that status is tarnished after it removed some LGBTQ+-themed products...
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Austin hopes F-16 fight jet training for Ukrainian pilots will begin in coming weeksMay 25, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday he hopes that training for Ukrainian pilots on American-made F-16 fighter jets will begin in the coming weeks, ...
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Bill would limit constitutional lawsuits to Cook, Sangamon countiesMay 25, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democrats who control the General Assembly muscled through a last-minute measure that will require any constitutional challenge to state laws to be filed i...
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Kids could fill labor shortages, even in bars, if these lawmakers succeedMay 25, 2023 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - Lawmakers in several states are embracing legislation to let children work in more hazardous occupations, longer hours on school nights and in expanded r...