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Georgia Senate Runoff Exposes the GOP as a Puppet Show

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When The Simmering Public Finally Erupts

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How the Supreme Court Made Legal Immigrants Vulnerable to Deportation

The court decisions are an abrupt turnaround for a population that entered the country legally and shared detailed information about their whereabouts with the government. [...]

A Federal List of Immigrant ‘Sanctuaries’ Nets Trump Allies and Foes Alike

Cities and counties that have strongly backed the administration’s immigration crackdown nonetheless found themselves on a lengthy list of locales being warned to change their policies. [...]

Trump Officials Deported Another Man Despite Court Order

A federal appeals panel ordered officials not to deport a 31-year-old to El Salvador. Minutes later, it happened anyway. The government blamed “administrative errors.” [...]

Muhammad Sinwar, a Top Military Leader of Hamas, Is Dead, Israel Says

He was the younger brother of Yahya Sinwar, the former Hamas leader killed by Israel last year. Hamas did not immediately respond to the claim of his death. [...]

U.S. Says Hamas Response to Gaza Cease-Fire Proposal ‘Only Takes Us Backward’

Officials said Hamas was seeking changes on guarantees for a permanent end to war. That has long been the core sticking point with Israel. [...]

U.S. Sends Iran Proposal on Nuclear Deal, Amid Reports of Uranium Enrichment Ramp-Up

The preliminary U.S. proposal came as a confidential U.N. report described an Iranian initiative that had multiplied Tehran’s stockpile of near-bomb-grade uranium. [...]

Israel Bars Arab Foreign Ministers From High-Level West Bank Visit

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Molly Jong-Fast Offers Unsparing Account of Mother Erica Jong’s Decline in New Memoir

Molly Jong-Fast’s unsparing account of her famous mother’s decline into dementia, and their life together, is just turning the tables. [...]

Book Review: ‘How to Lose Your Mother,’ by Molly Jong-Fast

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Wes Moore and Tim Walz Get South Carolina Talking About the 2028 Election

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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. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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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

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

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Hamas makes hostage pledge but demands changes to US Gaza ceasefire plan

The response is seen as neither an explicit rejection nor clear acceptance of the proposal, but US envoy Steve Witkoff has branded it "unacceptable". [...]

Gaza aid trucks rushed by desperate and hungry crowds, WFP says

"Starving people will not let a food truck pass. They need to feed their families", the World Food Programme said. [...]

EU 'strongly' regrets US plan to double steel tariffs

The 27-member bloc says Donald Trump's move undermines efforts to reach a deal, warning of "countermeasures". [...]

Military aircraft evacuates residents from fast-moving Canada fire

Thousands have already evacuated Saskatchewan and Manitoba. [...]

Iran significantly growing uranium stockpile, warns UN nuclear agency

The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran now possesses over 400kg of uranium at 60% purity. [...]

Hegseth warns China poses 'imminent' threat to Taiwan and urges Asia to boost defence

The US defence secretary called on Asian countries to boost spending and work with the US to deter war. [...]

Desperate Housewives star Valerie Mahaffey dies aged 71

The star died in California on Friday after being diagnosed with cancer, her publicist says. [...]

They helped oust a president - now South Korean women say they are invisible again

A snap presidential election has exposed South Korea's stark gender divide. [...]

Idyllic Swiss village stood for centuries - until a roaring glacier wiped it out

Nine million cubic metres of rock and ice came crashing down on Blatten after a landslide. [...]

Astronauts in space for nine months didn't know if they would 'be able to make it back'

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