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Lawmakers furious at Democratic leaders after stock trading ban stalls: Anger is boiling over at House Democratic leadership for failing to deliver on a bill to ...
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Lawmakers furious at Democratic leaders after stock trading ban stalls
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Lawmakers furious at Democratic leaders after stock trading ban stalls: Anger is boiling over at House Democratic leadership for failing to deliver on a bill to ...
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Lawmakers furious at Democratic leaders after stock trading ban stalls
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It looks like Trump will regret RFK Jr.'s campaign: President Joe Biden leads former President Donald Trump in an NBC News survey when third-party candidates ...
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It looks like Trump will regret RFK Jr.'s campaign
Quick Glance: Trump Uncertain About Impact of RFK Jr. on Election
  • While publicly expressing confidence, Trump is unsure how independent presidential candidate RFK Jr. will influence the election.

  • An NBC News poll revealed Kennedy has a stronger negative impact on Trump than Biden, as Republicans view him more favorably.

  • Kennedy attracts voters from both major parties and faces criticism from both sides, creating a dynamic election campaign.

  • Democrats fear Kennedy's fame and political stances may jeopardize support for Biden, while Republicans criticize his environmental and anti-corporate positions.
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Anti-Biden Impeachment Witness Tony Bobulinski Sues Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin for Defamation
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Anti-Biden Impeachment Witness Tony Bobulinski Sues Democratic Rep ...
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Democrats Want Donald Trump Murdered in Jail, Marjorie Taylor Greene Claims: “They aren’t gonna back off of what they are doing. They literally want him dead.”
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Democrats Want Donald Trump Murdered in Jail, Marjorie Taylor Greene ...
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House Approves Foreign Aid Bills Over GOP Infighting: The bills will restart the flow of supplies to Ukraine’s military and provide aid to Israel ...
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House Approves Foreign Aid Bills Over GOP Infighting
Quick Glance: Ukrainian President Thanks US for Weapon Aid
  • Ukrainian President Zelenskyy thanked U.S. political leaders for approving an aid package for Ukraine, providing the country with a chance at "victory" in its defense against Russia.

  • The House passed a bill granting Ukraine $60.8 billion in aid, with Zelenskyy urging swift Senate approval to ensure rapid assistance to frontline soldiers.

  • Zelenskyy emphasized the critical need for long-range weapons and air defense systems to stabilize the situation and regain the initiative in Ukraine.

  • He addressed rumors of a territorial deal with Russia, emphasizing the importance of a strategy based on concrete democratic measures to end the war.
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Trump's map edge: Biden has tougher path to victory, veteran Dem adviser says: Longtime Democratic adviser Doug Sosnik says that while either candidate can win ...
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Trump's map edge: Biden has tougher path to victory, veteran Dem adviser ...
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Pelosi respects Mike Johnson and hopes Trump isn't 'his puppeteer': Mike Johnson may need to count of the support of Nancy Pelosi and other House Democrats to ...
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Pelosi respects Mike Johnson and hopes Trump isn't 'his puppeteer'
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Will foreign policy cost Biden the election?: When big questions about American foreign policy collide with an election, it’s rarely good news for a sitting ...
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Will foreign policy cost Biden the election?
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Turns Out RFK Jr. IS a Spoiler Candidate—For Trump, Not Biden, Poll Finds: An NBC News poll found Republican respondents viewed Robert F. Kennedy Jr ...
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Turns Out RFK Jr. IS a Spoiler Candidate—For Trump, Not Biden, Poll Finds
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IDF Kills 18 Children in Rafah Hours After US House Approves Billions in Military Aid
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IDF Kills 18 Children in Rafah Hours After US House Approves Billions in ...
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Mike Johnson Is No Hero: History should also judge the House speaker for what he failed to do six months ago.
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Mike Johnson Is No Hero
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Shadow speaker: Hakeem Jeffries quietly wrests control from Mike Johnson: "I would not want to play blackjack against him," said one senior House ...
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Shadow speaker: Hakeem Jeffries quietly wrests control from Mike Johnson
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Full List of Republicans Retiring from House This Year: One Republican who has left Congress before the end of his term said the party had lost its way.
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Full List of Republicans Retiring from House This Year
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A rotten week for MAGA Republicans’ feeble stunts: The House’s ludicrous impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas died a swift death in the ...
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A rotten week for MAGA Republicans’ feeble stunts
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House Democrats Indicate How They'd Vote On Ousting Mike Johnson: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she plans to file a motion to vacate after the speaker worked ...
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House Democrats Indicate How They'd Vote On Ousting Mike Johnson
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Republican's Stunning Condemnation of GOP Colleagues: 'Scumbags': "They're walking around with white hoods in the daytime," Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican ...
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Republican's Stunning Condemnation of GOP Colleagues: 'Scumbags'
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5 takeaways from opening statements in Trump’s criminal trial: Trump has denied the 34 felony charges, calling them orchestrated by Democrats; if convicted ...
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5 takeaways from opening statements in Trump’s criminal trial
Quick Glance: Trump Accused of Trying to 'Corrupt' 2016 Election in Hush-Money Trial
  • A prosecutor alleged that Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public.

  • The defense argued that Trump was 'innocent' and attacked the integrity of the former Trump confidant who is now the government's star witness.

  • The opening statements provided the 12-person jury and the public with a roadmap to understand the allegations in the case and Trump's expected defenses.

  • Prosecutors emphasized the gravity of the case by framing it as about election interference and sought to address criticism that the case lacks the grievous allegations present in Trump's other three cases.
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Why it matters that some Democrats voted against aid for Israel: At some point, leading Democrats might find they can no longer ignore the wider party’s views on ...
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Why it matters that some Democrats voted against aid for Israel
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These 37 House Democrats and 21 Republicans voted against Israel aid: Despite bipartisan opposition, the Israel aid bill garnered a majority and will be taken up ...
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These 37 House Democrats and 21 Republicans voted against Israel aid
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Dems Are Counting on Abortion Literally Being on the Ballot: Democrats are banking on abortion ballot initiatives being the difference for them at the polls.
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Dems Are Counting on Abortion Literally Being on the Ballot
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Crisis in Brazil’s Congress Gives Lula $18.5 Billion in New Fiscal Headaches: Tensions between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s administration and Brazil’s ...
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Crisis in Brazil’s Congress Gives Lula $18.5 Billion in New Fiscal ...
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Alas, preserving democracy is not a bipartisan issue: Polls show both Democrats and Republicans are concerned about the state of democracy — but for very ...
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Alas, preserving democracy is not a bipartisan issue
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Full List of Democrats Retiring from House This Year: The Democrats are favored to win back the House majority this November.
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Full List of Democrats Retiring from House This Year
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Democrats Upbeat After Sudden Wins on Ukraine Aid and Auto Workers: Biden is lagging behind in key polls but Democrats are hopeful that recent policy victories ...
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Democrats Upbeat After Sudden Wins on Ukraine Aid and Auto Workers
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Biden steps up Hispanic outreach as warning signs flash: “This to me seems like a campaign who’s saying, ‘Holy shit, we’ve got to get out, and early ...
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Biden steps up Hispanic outreach as warning signs flash
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UTME 2024: Nigerians lambast JAMB over examination 7 a.m. exam schedule: JAMB Spokesperson Fabian Benjamin told PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday that the examination ...
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UTME 2024: Nigerians lambast JAMB over examination 7 a.m. exam schedule
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Potholes over foreign policy: City leaders want to move on from Israel-Gaza debate
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Potholes over foreign policy: City leaders want to move on from ...
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Summer Lee’s primary race tests fallout for critics of the US’s Gaza policy: Lee, a Democrat and one of the first US legislators to call for a Gaza ceasefire ...
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Summer Lee’s primary race tests fallout for critics of the US’s Gaza ...
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Aipac: the pro-Israel group planning to spend millions in US elections: The lobby group has been a powerful force in American politics – but has Israel’s war in ...
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Aipac: the pro-Israel group planning to spend millions in US elections
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Read TikTok memo sent to staff as Congress stepped up its ban threat: Here's the memo that TikTok's head of public policy in the Americas sent to staff as ...
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Read TikTok memo sent to staff as Congress stepped up its ban threat
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Opinion: Hapless House Republicans weaponized impeachment. It backfired: The spectacular failures of House Republican attempts to humiliate Joe Biden and ...
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Opinion: Hapless House Republicans weaponized impeachment. It backfired
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1 arrested after protesters interrupt Chelsea Handler show at Altria Theater: Police said a total of 15 were escorted from the Altria Theater, with one arrest ...
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1 arrested after protesters interrupt Chelsea Handler show at Altria ...
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62% of Uganda's forensic experts untrained, AG report: Only 14 of the 37 technical staff in the institution have undergone training ranging from basic to ...
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62% of Uganda's forensic experts untrained, AG report
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Column: Nebraska should leave its electoral vote system alone: Gov. Jim Pillen shouldn't push for a winner-take-all system for Nebraska's electoral votes ...
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Column: Nebraska should leave its electoral vote system alone
Quick Glance: Nebraska Should Maintain Its Electoral Vote System
  • Governor Jim Pillen is considering a special session to change Nebraska's electoral system to ensure Donald Trump wins all the state's electoral votes. However, this move is not as straightforward for Trump as Governor Pillen believes. It would not only make our state less democratic but could also backfire, potentially making Nebraska the deciding state that hands the election to President Joe Biden.

  • Pillen and Republican allies are pushing to switch Nebraska to a winner-take-all system to secure all five electoral votes for Trump. This plan is likely to backfire, as opponents are expected to organize a ballot initiative to reverse it.

  • Nebraska has a law allowing voters to challenge a bill before it becomes law through a petition process. If opponents gather the required 125,000 signatures, Pillen's transition to a winner-take-all system would be postponed until after November's general election and could be halted altogether if a majority of voters support the referendum.

  • A ballot initiative would also benefit Democrats in the 2nd District, a true swing district. If successful, it could serve as an additional motivating issue for voters who rightly oppose Trump's interference with the state's democracy for his own gain.
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Northern and Southern Virginia Cooperate on Climate: Teams from Fairfax and Danville are working on an energy action plan for Southside Virginia
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Northern and Southern Virginia Cooperate on Climate
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Elon Musk Lost Democrats on Tesla When He Needed Them Most: Some potential Tesla buyers couldn’t stomach a purchase amid the CEO’s fall outbursts, data suggest.
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Elon Musk Lost Democrats on Tesla When He Needed Them Most
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Opinion | Surveillance Law Section 702 Keeps Us Safe: A surveillance law referred to as Section 702 is needed to protect us from foreign threats.
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Opinion | Surveillance Law Section 702 Keeps Us Safe
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US Congressional delegation arrives in Kyiv, reaffirming support for Ukraine - Euromaidan Press
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US Congressional delegation arrives in Kyiv, reaffirming support for ...
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NY voters overwhelmingly reject new Manhattan $15 'congestion' toll in poll: Inside the stats
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NY voters overwhelmingly reject new Manhattan $15 'congestion' toll in ...
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The votes are in and here's what Colorado lawmakers want to spend money on: The votes are in following House Democrats' new process for determining which bills ...
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The votes are in and here's what Colorado lawmakers want to spend money on
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Biden needs to face facts: He’s still losing to Trump  : For President Biden and the Democrats, thing are looking ugly in November.
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Biden needs to face facts: He’s still losing to Trump  
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Democrats pulling out all the stops against RFK Jr.: Democrats are taking extraordinary steps to prevent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from hindering their efforts to ...
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Democrats pulling out all the stops against RFK Jr.
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Marco Buschmann in an interview: Protecting the constitutional state from the AfD
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Marco Buschmann in an interview: Protecting the constitutional state from ...
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The Mayorkas impeachment was quickly dismissed, but its politics may not be: However you viewed the Mayorkas impeachment articles, its politics was brutal for ...
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The Mayorkas impeachment was quickly dismissed, but its politics may not ...
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Trump’s court conduct gives Democrats a ‘Sleepy Joe’ retort : Democrats, including President Biden’s campaign, have been eager to promote reports that former ...
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Trump’s court conduct gives Democrats a ‘Sleepy Joe’ retort
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House passes new $61 billion aid package for Ukraine after long congressional stalemate
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House passes new $61 billion aid package for Ukraine after long ...
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Democrats’ investments in their multiracial coalition are already paying off: We know voters of color are critical for Democrats’ path to taking back the House — ...
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Democrats’ investments in their multiracial coalition are already paying ...
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US passes long-awaited Ukraine aid package. Here is what it contains - Euromaidan Press
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US passes long-awaited Ukraine aid package. Here is what it contains - ...
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House Overwhelmingly Approves Billions to Support Israel: The $26 billion package mostly underwrites Israel’s war effort, but it also includes billions in ...
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House Overwhelmingly Approves Billions to Support Israel
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Opinion | Ukraine Aid and the Tail-Wagger Troupe: They say they want to make Congress work. They insist on rules that ensure it can’t.
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Opinion | Ukraine Aid and the Tail-Wagger Troupe
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"Thank you, USA!" - Ukraine can count on billions in aid: For a long time, it looked as if the Republicans could not bring themselves to agree to new aid for ...
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Pelosi, Clyburn endorse Jan. 6 Capitol Police officer for Congress: Two heavy-hitters in the House Democratic Caucus have endorsed former U.S ...
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Pelosi, Clyburn endorse Jan. 6 Capitol Police officer for Congress
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Pelosi, Clyburn back Jan. 6 officer for Congress: Dunn has heavily out-raised his opponents for a district in suburban Maryland.
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Pelosi, Clyburn back Jan. 6 officer for Congress
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Progressives Oppose Israel Funding Advanced by US House: "Congress is shamefully choosing a failed approach of fueling genocide rather than saving ...
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Progressives Oppose Israel Funding Advanced by US House
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Mike Johnson gets another rare bipartisan bailout from Democrats on foreign aid: It's the second time Congress that Democrats have had to step in and save a ...
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Mike Johnson gets another rare bipartisan bailout from Democrats on ...
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"Challenging” Israel aid vote tears Democrats apart: One Democrat said they will vote for the bill "with some discomfort in my stomach."
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"Challenging” Israel aid vote tears Democrats apart
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Why Mike Johnson Finally Ditched MTG and the Far Right: “I thought it was a profile in courage to do the right thing and be on the right side of history ...
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Why Mike Johnson Finally Ditched MTG and the Far Right
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Murphy fires back at Trump Jr. on Mayorkas vote: ‘Republicans are full of s‑‑‑’: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) fired back at Donald Trump Jr. on Friday for calling ...
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Murphy fires back at Trump Jr. on Mayorkas vote: ‘Republicans are full of ...
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House advances Ukraine, Israel aid as Dems help Speaker Johnson, GOP: The House on Friday advanced legislation to send aid to Ukraine and other embattled U.S ...
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House advances Ukraine, Israel aid as Dems help Speaker Johnson, GOP
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Congress extends controversial warrantless surveillance law for two years: U.S. spy agencies regard the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act as one of their ...
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Congress extends controversial warrantless surveillance law for two years
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Senate reauthorizes FISA surveillance authorities despite bipartisan concerns: The reauthorization came shortly after the midnight deadline.
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Senate reauthorizes FISA surveillance authorities despite bipartisan ...