Republicans still have no clear candidate for House speaker
After a marathon day of meetings, no one is guaranteed to succeed Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted last week after an uprising by the party’s hardliners
Iran is the main beneficiary of the Israel-Palestine war
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Tehran had opposed the normalization of relations between Israel and the Arab states and is now gaining notoriety for its alleged support for Hamas
Biden interview in special counsel documents investigation suggests sprawling probe near conclusion
The investigation so far appears to present no legal jeopardy for the U.S. president. There has been no public indication that he or anyone else in his orbit intentionally mishandled classified documents
Biden’s second try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate over the plan’s details
Negotiators chosen by the Biden administration met for the first of three hearings on student loan relief in a process known as negotiated rulemaking
Joe Biden: ‘We will make sure Israel has what it needs to defend itself’
The U.S. president, who considers the Hamas attack ‘sheer evil,’ is in constant conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
The Amazon antitrust lawsuit is likely to be a long and arduous journey for the FTC
The agency must prove in court both that Amazon is a monopoly and is using its dominance to prevent competition from flourishing in the marketplace
With Republicans split over who will be House speaker, McCarthy positions himself as a de facto leader
The Republicans are preparing to meet Monday evening at the Capitol as the vacancy severely limits America’s ability to quickly respond to the crisis in Israel
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will run for president as an independent, dropping his Democratic bid
His decision adds a new wrinkle to a 2024 race that is heading toward a likely rematch between Biden and former president Donald Trump
Ciudad Juárez isn’t afraid of Biden’s wall: ‘There’s more fear of being detained in Mexico and getting deported back to our country’
At the largest border crossing in the country, the memory of the recent deaths of 40 migrants — who were killed during a fire in a detention center — is more painful than the new security measures being implemented by the U.S. government
Israel war shelves White House’s criticism of Netanyahu’s government over judicial reform
Republicans have accused the Biden administration of indirectly financing the Hamas offensive through the unfreezing of funds to Iran in prisoner swap deal
Impeachments and forced removals from office emerge as partisan weapons in the states
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Republicans have tried other ways in recent years to remove Democrats or nonpartisans from office even in the absence of any allegation of wrongdoing
The United States: A seriously ill giant
Far-right and crackpot minorities are imposing their tyranny on the majority, protected by counter-majoritarian democracy
How the Republican Party broke into pieces
The ouster of Kevin McCarthy, the speaker of the House of Representatives, highlights how the group has become entrenched in a ‘civil war’ between traditional conservatism and Trumpism
Hamas attack on Israel thrusts Biden into Mideast crisis and has him fending off GOP criticism
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The potential for prolonged and expanding violence could test Biden’s leadership on both the world stage and at home as he tries to navigate between demonstrating unflinching support for Israel and fostering a broader peace in the combustible Mideast
Drop boxes have become key to election conspiracy theories. Two Democrats just fueled those claims
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A video showing alleged irregularities has become central to the controversy over potential fraud involving ballot drop boxes
Sir Mark Thompson, the English gentleman who wants to turn around CNN
The journalist who transformed the BBC and the ‘New York Times’ is now in full control of the news network
Mexico and the United States clash over Biden’s approval of more border wall construction
The announcement of 20 new miles of fencing comes as Blinken and Mayorkas visit the country, and increases pressure on the U.S. president ahead of the 2024 elections.
Biden says a meeting with Xi on sidelines of November APEC summit in San Francisco is a possibility
Relations between the world’s two largest economies have faced no shortage of strain over the last year. The two countries’ differences have also been exacerbated by Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s increased assertiveness in the Taiwan Strait
Migrating Venezuelans undeterred by US plan to resume deportation flights
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Venezuela has suffered political, economic and humanitarian crises over the past decade, pushing at least 7.3 million people to migrate and making food and other necessities unaffordable for those who remain
Health care strike over pay and staff shortages heads into final day with no deal in sight
The strike for three days in California as well as in Colorado, Oregon and Washington was a last resort after industry giant Kaiser Permanente executives ignored the short-staffing crisis worsened by the coronavirus pandemic, union officials said
Biden’s wall extension provokes backlash from a sector of Democrats
Hispanic and progressive members of Congress have reacted angrily to the construction of the Trump administration’s work in southern Texas
Hope on the US-Mexico border: ‘People get through every day. Today I’m going in with God’s blessing’
In Ciudad Juárez, hundreds of migrants, especially Venezuelans, are waiting to cross and surrender to the border police, encouraged by many others who have already done it. Their fate: a legal limbo awaiting deportation trials
New York rolls out free public transportation pilot project on five city bus lines
The routes are located in low-income neighborhoods, where the population depends on surface transportation. The White House has committed to reducing the sector’s carbon footprint by 85% by 2050
New US border wall forces White House to provide explanations in Mexico: ‘We had no choice’
The announcement of new construction on the border fence overshadowed the visit of Antony Blinken and Alejandro Mayorkas, with migration and drug-trafficking the main topics
United States reactivates mass deportations of Venezuelans to relieve pressure on the border with Mexico
Biden administration officials claim that the Maduro government has agreed to the measure, but do not explain how this was achieved
Trump lawyers seek dismissal of DC federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity
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It is not clear when U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan might rule, but potentially protracted arguments over the motion could delay the case as courts step into what defense lawyers described an unsettled question
Joe Biden’s dog Commander is expelled from the White House for repeated episodes of biting
He is the U.S. president’s second German shepherd to leave the Washington residence because of his aggression toward Secret Service agents
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