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Border mayors, Democratic allies to join Biden as he announces asylum limits
White House officials believe voters will reward the president for cracking down on the border.
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Mexico's new president is a climate scientist. That could be a boon for California.
California officials have a long history with Mexican President-elect and U.N. climate report co-author Claudia Sheinbaum.
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Biden weighs in on Trump verdict: ‘Folks’…. We’re in ‘uncharted territory’
The president called his opponent a ‘convicted felon’ at a fundraiser Monday.
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What Mexico’s new climate scientist president means for California
Mexico just elected a climate scientist president. That could give a major boost to California’s cross-border climate collaborations.
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In South Lake Tahoe, California, residents battle over empty second homes
Although urban areas like San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley have passed vacancy taxes on unoccupied homes, that political will has not yet manifested in vacation destinations.
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Russia’s foreign minister again visits Africa
Sergey Lavrov arrived Monday in Guinea, part of a fresh push for support for Russia's war with Ukraine.
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It’s crunch time for ballot negotiations
What it will actually take to get a measure off the ballot by the June 27 deadline.
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Could Trump be forced to govern from a prison cell? Don’t count on it.
If he's sentenced to prison time and also wins the election, the courts will face a clash of constitutional interests.
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Hunter Biden trial off to fast start, with a jury picked in just a day
The panel is a cross-section of the state and includes jurors with friends or family who have struggled with substance abuse
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The Rupert Murdoch-ization of the Washington Post
Here’s what the shakeup at the newspaper really means.
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Narrative adds FGS, RNC alums
Narrative Strategies has hired Samantha Martin away from FGS Global to be a senior director at the firm, along with RNC fundraiser Abbey Lower as a director.
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FTC preparing lawsuit over alcohol pricing
The FTC is targeting Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, the largest U.S. alcohol distributor, with a Depression-era price discrimination law not used by the agency in more than 20 years.
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South Korea to punish North Korea over trash-carrying balloon launches
It said it will suspend a rapprochement deal with North Korea.
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Eric Adams taps loyalist for new city leadership role
Louis Molina, an ally of the mayor, was recently moved from overseeing the city’s troubled jail system to an assistant deputy mayor position.
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Sen. Bob Menendez files for independent run in NJ amid corruption trial
His trial is nowhere near finished.
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Anthony Fauci defends his Covid response, distances himself from adviser accused of misconduct
The government’s former top infectious disease official said he didn’t suppress the debate over the coronavirus’ origin.
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Here’s what is complicating the cease-fire deal
It’s hard to trust what either side is saying right now, since both Israel and Hamas are angling for outcomes that fit their own interests, experts say.
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Playbook PM: Inside WaPo’s Monday morning maelstrom
And the Hunter Biden trial gets underway.
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Supreme Court won’t hear InfoWars host’s First Amendment challenge to Jan. 6 conviction
Owen Shroyer was charged with misdemeanors for what prosecutors said were his efforts to inflame the crowd at the Capitol.
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Congress is already bracing for a 2025 fiscal pileup
It could make the past six months of shutdown heartburn look tame.
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Biden issues a rare statement on his son’s criminal trial
The president expressed his affection. Jill Biden showed up in person.
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Nursing a health staffing shortage
Several nursing home operators say they’ll have trouble meeting a new staffing mandate because of a massive nursing shortage.
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Farm bill could target child labor
Lawmakers are negotiating a measure in the Democratic-led Senate farm bill to enforce federal child labor law and other labor laws in the food industry.
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Russia competing in disinfo decathlon
Since it won’t be able to compete for any real medals, Russia is going for gold in spreading disinformation ahead of the Paris Summer Olympics.
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How many bridges are vulnerable to ship collisions? Researchers want to know
Engineers at Johns Hopkins University are studying whether other bridges in the country are vulnerable to collisions with ships the size of the Dali.
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Is climate change an emergency at the WTO?
A World Trade Organization panel could, in the coming months, determine whether climate change amounts to an emergency that justifies countries taking trade actions, a potential overhaul of global rules.
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How a union joined the Trump-proofing craze
Last week, employees at the Environmental Protection Agency ratified a new contract that includes a provision to ensure that researchers are able to perform their jobs without compromising their “scientific integrity.”
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A little Tax Court momentum
As it stands, six of the Tax Court’s 19 seats are open, a vacancy rate of close to a third.
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What’s the state of New Yorkers’ mental health?
The mental health of adult New Yorkers appears to be improving since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, while teenagers are increasingly reporting feeling sad or hopeless.
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Session winds down
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie essentially gutted longshot hopes of passing a Climate Superfund bill to raise money for infrastructure to adapt to a warmer, wetter planet last week.
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Can Rob Menendez escape the family name?
While Bob Menendez — who maintains his innocence — stands trial this week, his son Rob Menendez will be out campaigning to hold onto his seat in Congress.
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Republicans slam Education Department over GAO investigation into FAFSA rollout
The top Republicans on the congressional education committees are slamming the Education Department over not complying with requests from the Government Accountability Office.
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The Forgotten Hero of D-Day
Waverly Woodson treated men for 30 hours on Omaha Beach. But his heroic record that day became a casualty of entrenched racism, wartime bureaucracy and Pentagon record-keeping.
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A wild new era for crypto politics
It suddenly feels like everything’s coming up crypto.
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