Nation and World Politics
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Biden is pardoning thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in WashingtonDec 22, 2023 5:34 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is making thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columb...
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Trump transformed the Supreme Court. Now the justices could decide his political and legal futureDec 21, 2023 3:56 pm - WASHINGTON — Donald Trump touts his transformation of the U.S. Supreme Court as one of his presidency's greatest accomplishments. Now his legal and political future may l...
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Israel's military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in history, experts sayDec 21, 2023 2:55 pm - JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military campaign in Gaza, experts say, now sits among the deadliest and most destructive in history. In just over two months, the offensive ...
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UN says more than 1 in 4 people in Gaza are 'starving' because of warDec 21, 2023 1:37 pm - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — More than half a million people in Gaza — a quarter of the population — are starving, according to a report Thursday by the U.N. and other agencies th...
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Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy days after being ordered to pay $148 million in defamation caseDec 21, 2023 1:37 pm - NEW YORK — Rudy Giulian i has filed for bankruptcy, days after being ordered to pay $148 million in a defamation lawsuit brought by two former election workers in Georgia...
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Texas begins flying migrants from southern border to Chicago. The 1st plane carried over 120 peopleDec 21, 2023 8:03 am - AUSTIN, Texas — Texas sent a plane with more than 120 migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to Chicago in an escalation of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's busing operation t...
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Faith groups say more foster families are needed to care for the children coming to the U.S. aloneDec 21, 2023 6:09 pm - HOMESTEAD, Florida — Snuggling on the sofa across from the Christmas tree, Sol proudly showed off the dog her foster parents gave her for earning all A’s even though she ...
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Ukraine ends year disappointed by stalemate with Russia, and anxious about aid from alliesDec 21, 2023 6:55 am - The year started with high hopes for Ukrainian troops planning a counteroffensive against Russia. It ended with disappointment on the battlefield, an increasingly somber ...
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A deal on U.S. border policy is closer than it seems. Here's how it is shaping up and what's at stakeDec 22, 2023 9:29 am - WASHINGTON — Amid grueling negotiations, the contours of a bipartisan border security and immigration deal are beginning to take shape, emerging even as Congress leaves t...
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The Constitution's insurrection clause threatens Trump's campaign. Here is how that is playing outDec 20, 2023 12:42 pm - DENVER — Former President Donald Trump's bid to win back the White House is now threatened by two sentences added to the U.S. Constitution 155 years ago. The Colorado Sup...