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Mr. Huckabee, a Baptist minister, is the first evangelical to serve as American ambassador to Israel. Christian conservatives and the Netanyahu government are pleased. [...]

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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. [...]

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The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

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The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

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Ukraine officials held in military drone corruption probe

The arrests come just two days after Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies had their independence restored. [...]

Hamas refuses to disarm until Palestinian state established

Negotiations between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire and the release of hostages stalled last week. [...]

Family condemns Hamas video showing emaciated Israeli hostage

Evyatar David's family says Hamas is starving him, as the group shows a video of him being kept in a tunnel. [...]

Steve Rosenberg: Russia is staying quiet on Trump's nuclear move

The US president said he's ordered two nuclear submarines to move closer to Russia, after a social media spat with Russia's ex-president. [...]

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Pope greeted by vast crowd at Catholic youth event

Hundreds of thousands of Catholics from around the world poured into Rome for the special Jubilee holy year event. [...]

Rescuers race to save Chile miners after collapse kills at least one

The body of one of five trapped miners was found after a quake caused tunnels to collapse. [...]

Prominent Indian ex-MP gets life sentence for rape

Prajwal Revanna was found guilty of sexually assaulting a former employee. [...]

Police find getaway car of army veteran suspected of deadly Montana bar shooting

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Trump moves nuclear submarines after Russian ex-president's comments

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