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Iranian group could be labelled national threat under proposed new law
The government is introducing the National Security (State Threats) Bill which could become law within weeks.
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Bill Gates Said to Have Hired Ex-House Oversight Chief to Advise on Epstein Testimony
Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, has retained Jake Greenberg, the former top investigative counsel to the House Oversight Committee.
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Maine Elections Test Democrats’ Support for Platner: What to Watch in Today’s Primaries
Any indication of tepid support for Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine, will be seen as a warning sign about his cha
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Infantino’s Yearslong Effort to Woo Trump for the World Cup
Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, has unabashedly courted the president’s favor. Soccer officials privately ask, who really benefits?
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A Challenge in the U.S.-Iran Talks: Both Sides Demand Victory
Washington and Tehran would need to defend any potential deal as a win for their side. And each has a leader whose approach to talks is vexi
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All in the Mind
Do we experience feelings about politics differently in the body to everyday emotions?
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Trump Previews Fall Strategy With Baseless Claims of California Vote Fraud
The president is using the slow count of mail ballots in California to renew his effort to cast doubt on election outcomes he doesn’t like,
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A Timeline of Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham’s Relationship Before the South Carolina Primary
Once one of President Trump’s fiercest critics, the South Carolina senator has dramatically shifted his posture over the years. Will it pay
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Three Questions About the Maine and South Carolina Primaries
Graham Platner and Lindsey Graham are both hoping for comfortably big victories.
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Trump Wants to Call the Shots. But in Iran, He Keeps Hitting His Limits.
President Trump is grappling with his own version of the sort of Middle East crisis that beset his predecessors, and that he promised to avo
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Trump Nominates Blanche for Attorney General, Setting Up Confirmation Fight
As acting attorney general, Todd Blanche has shown a willingness to execute the president’s maximalist demands. Whether the Senate will conf
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Netanyahu Called Off Iran Strikes After Trump Claimed Progress in Nuclear Talks, Officials Say
Multiple officials said that the president told Israel’s leader that the United States and Iran were within days of a breakthrough that woul
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UK agrees £3.7bn trade deal with six Gulf states
The deal will remove an estimated £580m worth of tariffs from British exports, but rights groups are critical
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Wes Streeting pledges 'wealth tax that works'
Wes Streeting is proposing reforms to capital gains tax, as part of his pitch for the Labour leadership.
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Chris Mason: Reeves' summer savings drive won't stretch to energy bills
The chancellor is announcing measures aimed at easing the cost of living - but no help yet with energy bills.
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Children in England to be offered free bus trips this August
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to reveal a £100m fare-free bus scheme designed to relieve cost-of-living pressures.
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Colorado Governor Censured for Commuting Sentence of Election Denier
The Colorado State Democratic Party, reflecting the anger of rank-and-file Democratic voters, rebuked Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday over his
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A $5 Million Donation From Big Tobacco Preceded F.D.A. Vape Decision
Reynolds American’s contribution to MAGA Inc. came about one week before the Trump administration announced a new policy on e-cigarettes the
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How the $1.8 Billion Trump Fund May Violate Past Practice and Policy
The fund that could offer payouts to Trump allies who accuse the government of mistreatment is not only highly unusual but also appears to v
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Trump’s Coast Guard Address: ‘Good Looking Men’ and Deja Vu
President Trump’s commencement address was a mixture of jokes and praise for the seafaring life of the Coast Guard graduates. But there were
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Senate G.O.P. Ready to Drop Ballroom Funds From ICE Bill
Several Republicans had balked at including the money in an immigration enforcement measure that the party plans to push through on a party-
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Nimitz Aircraft Carrier Enters Caribbean as Trump Pressures Cuba
The carrier arrived in the southern Caribbean on the same day that the Justice Department announced charges against Raul Castro.
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Thomas Massie, a Trump Critic, Causes Latest Midterm Fight Over Israel
In primary races across the country, debates over Israel are taking center stage, dividing Democrats and Republicans alike.
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Trump’s Government Moves to Spare an Unhappy Taxpayer Named Trump
No president has ever used the federal government to advance his own personal interests and those of his family and allies as expansively an
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