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Israeli leader Netanyahu faces growing pressure at home after Biden’s Gaza proposal
Prime minister called a permanent cease-fire a “nonstarter” until longstanding conditions for ending the war are met.
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Netanyahu accepts Congress‘ invitation to speak despite blowback
Tensions have been mounting in recent weeks after Speaker Mike Johnson announced his plan to invite Netanyahu to address Congress.
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DOJ fears AI tampering with Biden-Hur audio
The department, in a court filing late Friday night, warned that releasing the audio could lead to it being “improperly altered.”
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Retired Navy admiral arrested on bribery charges
Two business executives were also arrested.
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Claudia Sheinbaum Will Be Mexico’s Next President. But Which Version of Her Will Govern?
She’s a pragmatist, and an ideologue. Which one will dominate?
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Playbook: Trump faces the cost of conviction
And President Joe Biden pushes Israel on a ceasefire.
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Lawmaker pulls constitutional amendment on public housing from California’s ballot
Ben Allen, author of SCA 2, pointed to recent progress in the Legislature on the issue and said he wanted to avoid a costly campaign.
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Alito flag flap could have short shelf life in Washington
No one, it seems, is interested in taking action about flags that suggest the conservative justice may sympathize with the Jan. 6 insurrectionists.
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This reluctant prosecutor just made Donald Trump a felon
Alvin Bragg convicted Trump — winning praise on the left, scorn on the right and a spot in history.
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‘The Most Important National Security Issue Facing America, With the Least Amount of Attention’
It’s more than drugs and border crossings. As criminals take control of territory south of the border, the U.S. could lose its top trading partner and potentially strongest ally.
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DeSantis says Trump can still vote in Florida despite felony conviction
The governor disputes the assessment of some experts who say Trump’s conviction would make him ineligible to vote in the state.
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There’s a new dark money group supporting Trump
The group is one of several Donald Trump is relying on to help overcome Joe Biden’s financial advantage.
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Menendez told top USDA official to ‘stop interfering’ with company accused of offering bribes
The official had been trying to reverse a halal certification monopoly for a New Jersey business.
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Michelle Obama's mother, Marian Robinson, dies at 86
Marian was known as the “first grandma" during the Obama administration after she moved to Washington.
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How Biden’s China tariffs could hurt California
UC Berkeley economist James Sallee sees a narrowing path for meeting California’s electric vehicle targets without Chinese help.
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Prosecutors renew bid to gag Trump in classified documents case
Trump’s false claims about the FBI are putting agents in danger, special counsel Jack Smith’s team again told the judge.
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AIPAC ramps up attack on Jamaal Bowman with ads on antisemitism
A new ad by the pro-Israel group’s super PAC features the son of Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel openly criticizing Bowman.
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Watts registers retroactively for Qatar work
Doug Watts, one half of the GOP operative duo who pleaded guilty earlier this year for concealing their influence efforts on behalf of the Qatari government, has registered retroactively to disclose that work to the Justice Department.
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Lawmakers up pressure on Biden to change struggling Sudan policy
“There is no evidence that U.S. policy is working,” said Michelle Gavin, former U.S. ambassador to Botswana.
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How Biden got to a ‘yes’ on letting Ukraine hit inside Russia
A coalition of officials and lawmakers in Kyiv and Washington raced behind the scenes as the assault on Kharkiv roared on.
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Dems may not want to talk a lot about Trump's guilt on the trail
The presence of a convicted felon atop the ballot this fall might prove a liability for congressional Republicans. But that depends on how much their opponents hype it.
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Trump campaign launches canvassing effort in wake of verdict
The campaign believes that Trump’s conviction in the New York hush money case will gin up its base of support.
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RFK Jr. calls Trump's trial ‘profoundly undemocratic’
The Democratic National Committee called Kennedy a “useful idiot” for his comments.
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‘No evidence’ Biden’s Sudan policy is working
The Biden administration's efforts to bring Sudan’s devastating civil war to an end aren’t getting very far — and top lawmakers on both sides of the aisle want the U.S. to change course.
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Biden and allies are taking a sober approach to the Trump verdict. Other Dems can’t understand why.
The party was quickly divided over one of the biggest strategic choices it now must make: how to respond to the historic verdict.
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Hamas no longer poses major threat to Israel, Biden says
“Hamas is no longer capable of carrying out another Oct. 7,” the president announced while detailing a new cease-fire proposal.
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‘Not the Way to Defend a White Collar Case’: How Trump Blew It
POLITICO legal reporters hash out Trump’s conviction — and his best paths for an appeal.
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‘War has found them’: Biden's Ukraine gamble sets a new course
The president was convinced to take the risk by his team and pressure from allies.
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Biden calls Trump ‘reckless’ for attacking the criminal justice system
“Our justice system has endured for nearly 250 years, and it literally is the cornerstone of America, our justice system,” Biden said.
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Playbook PM: Donations pour in as Trump seethes
And Joe Manchin becomes an independent.
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Republicans are sticking by Trump, the felon — even in battleground states
With the exception of a few blue-state Republicans who still need to carve out distance, the GOP’s plan for 2024 is clear: Hug Trump tightly.
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Trump attacks ‘rigged’ trial in rambling post-verdict speech
“It’s my honor to be doing this, but it’s a really unpleasant thing, to be honest,” Trump said.
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A day in the sun for a new sunscreen?
Last weekend marked the unofficial start of summer in the U.S., but one thing that didn’t change with the season was the number of sunscreen ingredients available to consumers.
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22 Experts Predict What the Trump Conviction Will Mean for 2024 and Beyond
Historians and political analysts weigh in on the fallout of a first-ever conviction of a former (and possibly future) president.
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