Articles filed under Politics
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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...
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Head of Russian private army Wagner says his forces are handing control of Bakhmut to MoscowMay 25, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - The head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner claimed Thursday that his forces have started pulling out of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine and ha...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: When a 'travel advisory' is partisan politicsMay 25, 2023 1:00 am - Recently, the NAACP issued what it calls a "formal travel advisory" to warn Black Americans against visiting Florida. "Florida is openly hostile toward African Americans...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Caps, gowns and rude interruptionsMay 25, 2023 1:00 am - Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav had a message for students when he delivered a commencement address at Boston University Sunday: "Show up," he said. Alas, a numb...
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton likely broke laws, Republican investigation findsMay 24, 2023 1:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas - A Republican-led investigation on Wednesday accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of committing multiple crimes in office - including felonies - duri...