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Trump to Pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, Honduran Ex-Leader Convicted in Drug Case

Juan Orlando Hernández was accused of receiving millions in bribes and partnering with cocaine traffickers. He was convicted in Manhattan in 2024 and sentenced to 45 years in prison. [...]

Northwestern Agrees to Deal With Trump Administration

The university will pay $75 million to regain its research funding and end investigations, the second highest payment by a school facing pressure from the administration. [...]

Trump Spoke by Phone Last Week With Maduro, Venezuela’s Leader

They discussed a possible meeting between the two of them, but nothing has been scheduled, and the administration continues to increase the military pressure on Venezuela. [...]

State Department Boosts Resources to Process Business Visas for South Koreans

The Trump administration has been trying to repair the damage from the detention of hundreds of South Koreans in an immigration raid in Georgia. [...]

Two West Virginia Communities Bound Together by Grief

Red ribbons adorned one city, while blue ribbons hung in another town — all to honor the National Guard members who were attacked in Washington this week. [...]

Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans

They were the latest restrictive changes to the immigration system after this week’s shooting of two National Guard members. [...]

Trump’s Response to Shooting Shows Intensified Anti-Migrant Stance

The president is furiously demanding limits on migration and attacking ethnic groups as he steps up his efforts to equate immigration with crime and economic distress. [...]

‘My Baby Girl Has Passed to Glory,’ Says Father of Guard Soldier Killed in D.C. Shooting

Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, who died on Thursday, was not initially excited to go to Washington, but had grown to enjoy the city. Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe remained in critical condition on Friday. [...]

Deadly Hong Kong Fire Is a Test of Beijing’s Rule in the City

After Beijing reshaped the political order in Hong Kong in its image, the fire has become a test of how well that new system can govern in a crisis. [...]

Officials Had Been Warned for Over a Year Before Hong Kong Fire

Residents of Wang Fuk Court apartments had raised concerns about flammable foam panels and scaffold netting, but the government did not take decisive action. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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US halts all asylum claim decisions in wake of National Guard shooting

The directive comes hours after President Trump said the US will pause migration from "third-world countries". [...]

Planes grounded after Airbus discovers solar radiation could impact systems

The issue is thought to affect 6,000 planes, which will need to undergo an urgent software update or have computers replaced. [...]

Zelensky's top adviser resigns after Ukrainian anti-corruption raid on his home

Andriy Yermak, 54, has been the Ukrainian president's chief of staff throughout Russia's full-scale war. [...]

Eight more arrested over fire in Hong Kong that killed at least 128 people

Authorities say 89 bodies are unidentified and 79 people remain injured after Wednesday's blaze. [...]

We searched for a true Christmas market - and may have found one

We visited festive markets in the UK and Germany to check which come closest to the real deal. [...]

Trump says he will pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking

Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in the US last year to 45 years behind bars for conspiring to import cocaine into the country. [...]

Guinea-Bissau's coup called a 'sham' by West African political figures

Senegal's prime minister and Nigeria's former leader say they do not believe the military takeover was genuine. [...]

Hungary's Orban defies EU partners and meets Putin again in Moscow

Russia's leader praised what he called Orban's "balanced position on the situation in Ukraine". [...]

Thirteen killed in deadliest Israeli raid for months in southern Syria

Israel said it was targeting militants in the village of Beit Jinn, but Syria's foreign ministry condemns what it called a "war crime". [...]

Runaway nuns can stay in Alpine convent if they leave social media

The three nuns say they were taken out of the convent against their will and placed in a care home. [...]

President Obama

30,000 Reasons to Leave Afghanistan

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Where are the Progressive and Liberal Voices on Gitmo?

President Obama’s Tokyo Speech in full.

Truth and Consequences