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South Carolina Senate Runoff Kicks Off With Chick-fil-A and Trump Calls
Darline Graham and Ralph Norman emerged from a special election sprint on Tuesday to succeed Lindsey Graham. She will sell her closeness to
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Democratic strategist reflects on Wisconsin and Minnesota primaries
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Amanda Litman, co-founder of the PAC Run For Something, about the results from the Aug. 11 Democratic primar
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Ex-Official at Southern Poverty Law Center Accused of Plotting to Misuse Far-Right Informants
The charges signaled an escalation of the Justice Department’s prosecution of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for inves
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Trump Is Sued Over Plan to Sell Early Access to His Truth Social Posts
The lawsuit filed in federal court said President Trump “stands to gain financially by giving ‘market-moving’ government information to thos
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Trump sued over service selling faster access to Truth Social posts
The federal lawsuit alleges that the service from the president's media company violates the Constitution. Meanwhile, Trump Media executives
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Trump Wants the M.M.R. Vaccine Split Into Three Separate Shots. Doctors Say It’s a Bad Idea.
President Trump is calling for immunizations for measles, mumps and rubella to be given in individual jabs in three different appointments i
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White House press secretary leaving
Karoline Leavitt will continue to be an outside adviser, Trump said
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Which Trump Officials Joined Him on His Secret Flight Out of Turkey?
The White House aides Natalie Harp and Dan Scavino were among those traveling with the president on a military jet.
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Burnham urges shops not to sell disposable BBQs over wildfire risks
The PM wants the public to avoid using single-use grills during the current spell of extremely dry weather.
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Green councillor charged with assaults
Siobhan Harper-Nunes is accused of attacking five people including police officers, police say.
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Ella Baron on Nigel Farage’s byelection of convenience – cartoon
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Ann Widdecombe's loved ones gather for her funeral
A requiem mass is held for the former MP at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, near her Dartmoor home.
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Ministers push ahead with housing asylum seekers on ex-military sites
The government says former MoD sites are the best option despite protests from people living nearby.
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Swinney calls for Burnham rethink on Chinese factory in Highlands
The first minister is dismissing claims he is putting political point scoring before national security concerns.
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How the Clacton by-election count will take place
The count with the longest ballot paper in British history is due to start at 22:00 BST on Thursday.
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From grey water to cool spaces: 10 climate crisis policies Britain needs right now
Rejecting North Sea drilling licences and protecting nature are just some measures Andy Burnham must implement to ready countryFrom record-s
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Estonia rejects proposals to take prisoners from UK jails
Estonia's justice minister rules out a deal with the UK after Reform and the Conservatives suggested renting prison space abroad.
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Farage has turned Clacton into a human zoo. Here’s the truth about what’s happening here | Sarah Elizabeth Cox
When I moved to the town in 2022 I loved the beach walks, cheap drinks and panoramic coastal views. Now it feels like a never-ending circusC
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The Global Story
In Brazil and elsewhere, leaders raise concerns over alleged election meddling by the US.
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Early release scheme risks more serious crimes, probation chief inspector warns
The chief inspector of probation for England and Wales tells the BBC services are already under "unprecedented pressure".
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Fifty police chiefs call for PM to prevent early release of PC Harper's killers
The intervention comes after Andy Burnham said he was "confident" the early release of PC Harper's killers could be prevented.
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Poorest areas should not house all asylum seekers, says Burnham
The prime minister was asked about protests over plans to use a former military base to house asylum seekers.
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Nigel Farage looks trapped and rattled - now the nationalist tide can be turned | Rafael Behr
There are more votes in tolerance and decency than in toxic division. It doesn’t take a great leap of political courage to fight back agains
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Burnham 'confident' early release of PC Harper's killers can be halted
The PM says the justice secretary will present a plan in September to prevent more early releases.
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