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Biden concludes foreign trip proclaiming ‘new stage’ of U.S.-Vietnam ties
President Biden spent 24 hours in Hanoi, where he announced a new “comprehensive strategic partnership” with Vietnam and visited a memorial for John McCain.
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Joe Biden bucks tradition, bets big on early swing-state advertising
A $25 million buy is larger and earlier than the Obama and Trump reelection strategies.
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Pretrial-palooza underway for Trump
Welcome to The Trump Trials, a weekly newsletter to catch you up on all four criminal trials former president Donald Trump is facing.
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In photos: The 50th anniversary of the U.S.-backed coup in Chile
On Sept. 11, 1973, Chilean Gen. Augusto Pinochet overthrew the elected government of President Salvador Allende and ushered in 17 years of military rule.
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Biden visits Vietnam to bolster alliance confronting China
President Biden visited Hanoi for a 24-hour stop aimed at upgrading the diplomatic relationship between Vietnam and the United States.
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The political perils of using the 14th Amendment on Trump
The idea of disqualifying Trump has suddenly gained traction. Here’s why Democrats are treating it gingerly.
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GOP presidential hopefuls take renewed aim at efforts to combat covid
Scattered measures to mitigate the rise in coronavirus cases have been vilified during the campaign.
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Trump and DeSantis converge again in Iowa at rivalry game, with different styles
Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis converged again at the Cy-Hawk college football game in Iowa on Saturday as they bet on very different approaches to the first-in-the-nation GOP caucuses.
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N.M. governor announces suspension of open, concealed carry in Albuquerque
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says the move, which applies to public spaces, is needed to slow gun violence, though some question whether it violates Second Amendment rights.
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5th Circuit finds Biden White House, CDC likely violated First Amendment
The judges wrote that the White House, the Surgeon General, the CDC and the FBI likely “coerced the platforms to make their moderation decisions by way of intimidating messages and threats of adverse consequences.”
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At G-20, Biden announces ambitious corridor connecting India, Europe
Biden administration officials view the project as a way to open up new trading partnerships as well as a flow of energy and digital information.
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What divides political parties? More than ever, it’s race and ethnicity.
A new report examines political polarization. While acknowledging that anti-democratic impulses among Republicans are most worrisome, it suggests that both parties bear some responsibility for stoking division.
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Republican vs. Republican: Senate seeks to wrest control of budget from House
With House Republicans bitterly divided over Ukraine funding and other priorities, a mostly unified Senate wants to force the House into accepting the Senate’s position on government funding.
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Jan. 6 shattered her family. Now they’re trying to forgive.
Peyton Reffitt watched her family come apart after Jan. 6. More than two years after Guy Reffitt was turned in by his son, she and her family are trying to pick up the pieces.
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Judge denies Mark Meadows’s effort to move Georgia case to federal court
The ruling is a blow to Meadows’s efforts in federal court to dismiss his case and could influence former president Donald Trump as he decides whether to seek removal himself.
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Dennis Austin, the software developer of PowerPoint, dies at 76
PowerPoint was the overhead projector’s digital successor. It became one of the most ubiquitous and scorned programs of modern office life.
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Justice Department asks Supreme Court to ensure access to abortion pill
The request creates an opening for the Supreme Court to decide when and how mifepristone can be prescribed and distributed to end early pregnancy.
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Former speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will run for reelection to House in 2024
Pelosi’s decision came amid speculation about her political future after she stepped down as leader of the House Democratic caucus.
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No, most Americans don’t think that the 2020 election was stolen
Despite the lack of evidence, most Republicans still do.
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Biden arrives in New Delhi hoping to boost U.S.-India alliance
U.S. officials pointedly note the absence of Xi and Putin at the G-20 summit
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