Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

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GOP-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire nonpartisan official targeted by 2020 election skeptics

The Wisconsin Senate has voted to fire the state’s top elections official as misinformation about the 2020 election influences election administration in the battleground state

GOP-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire nonpartisan official targeted by 2020 election skeptics
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Ukrainian troops reclaim a village near Bakhmut. It's a small win in a churning counteroffensive

Ukrainian officials say their forces recaptured a war-ravaged settlement in the country’s embattled east — a small territorial win in a churning counteroffensive marked so far by small victories but no major breakthroughs

Ukrainian troops reclaim a village near Bakhmut. It's a small win in a churning counteroffensive
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A new Iran deal shows the Biden administration is willing to pay a big price to free Americans

As the Biden administration heralds the forthcoming release of five U.S. citizens detained by Iran, it’s also confronting questions about the price being paid to bring them home

A new Iran deal shows the Biden administration is willing to pay a big price to free Americans
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Biden's Medicare price negotiation push is broadly popular. But he's not getting much credit

An AP-NORC poll shows 76% of Americans favor allowing the federal health care program for the elderly to negotiate prices for certain prescription drugs

Biden's Medicare price negotiation push is broadly popular. But he's not getting much credit
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Younger voters will be critical in 2024. Biden and Trump are taking different paths to reach them

Democrats and Republicans are maneuvering to win over young voters before next year's presidential election

Younger voters will be critical in 2024. Biden and Trump are taking different paths to reach them
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Like his dad, retiring Mitt Romney embraced moderate conservatism. He fears the GOP has lost its way

Mitt Romney’s decision not to run for another Senate term has a distant echo of his father’s departure from politics five decades ago

Like his dad, retiring Mitt Romney embraced moderate conservatism. He fears the GOP has lost its way
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The Texas Senate is deliberating at Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

The Texas Senate is deliberating over whether impeached Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton should be removed from office

The Texas Senate is deliberating at Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial
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AP Election Brief | What to expect in Pennsylvania's special election

For the third time in less than eight months, a special election will decide control of the narrowly divided Pennsylvania House of Representatives

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Pennsylvania's special election
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Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial is over. Here's what led to his acquittal and what's next

The GOP-dominated Texas Senate has acquitted fellow Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial is over. Here's what led to his acquittal and what's next
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The Republicans most at risk in next year's election are falling in line behind impeachment inquiry

The most vulnerable House Republicans whose elections in swing districts next year will determine which party gains control of the chamber are overwhelmingly voicing their support for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden

The Republicans most at risk in next year's election are falling in line behind impeachment inquiry
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A daughter of long-detained activist in Bahrain is blocked from traveling to the island kingdom

A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain has tried to return to the island kingdom to press for her father's release but was turned away from her flight in London

A daughter of long-detained activist in Bahrain is blocked from traveling to the island kingdom
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Czech court cancels lower court ruling that acquitted former PM Babis of fraud charges

Prague’s High Court has cancelled a lower court ruling that acquitted former Prime Minister Andrej Babis of fraud charges in a $2 million case involving European Union subsidies

Czech court cancels lower court ruling that acquitted former PM Babis of fraud charges
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Italian leader Giorgia Meloni vows to take 'extraordinary measures' to deal with a migrant influx

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is vowing to take “extraordinary measures” to deal with an influx of migrants

Italian leader Giorgia Meloni vows to take 'extraordinary measures' to deal with a migrant influx
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Guatemala's president-elect says he's ready to call people onto the streets

Guatemala's President-elect Bernardo Arévalo says he plans to call people into the streets next week to protest efforts to derail his presidency before he can take office

Guatemala's president-elect says he's ready to call people onto the streets
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New Mexico governor amends order suspending right to carry firearms to focus on parks, playgrounds

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has narrowed an order that broadly suspended the right to carry firearms in and around Albuquerque to apply only to public parks and playgrounds where children and their families gather

New Mexico governor amends order suspending right to carry firearms to focus on parks, playgrounds
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Progressive Councilmember Freddie O'Connell wins Nashville mayor's race

Nashville metro councilmember Freddie O'Connell has resoundingly won the race to become the next mayor of the Democratic-leaning city

Progressive Councilmember Freddie O'Connell wins Nashville mayor's race
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A member of the secret panel studying Wisconsin Supreme Court justice's impeachment backed her rival

One of the former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices tapped to investigate impeaching a current member of the court for taking Democratic Party money himself accepted donations from the Wisconsin Republican Party

A member of the secret panel studying Wisconsin Supreme Court justice's impeachment backed her rival
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Biden aims to beef up safeguards for government workers as GOP hopefuls vow to slash workforce

The Biden administration is taking steps meant to strengthen protections for government employees as leading Republican presidential candidates, including Donald Trump, campaign on shrinking and remaking the federal workforce

Biden aims to beef up safeguards for government workers as GOP hopefuls vow to slash workforce
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Big wins for organized labor and progressive causes as California lawmakers wrap for the year

California lawmakers have finished their work for 2023

Big wins for organized labor and progressive causes as California lawmakers wrap for the year
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A Georgia state senator indicted with Trump won't be suspended from office while the case is ongoing

A Georgia state senator won’t be suspended from office after he was one of 18 others indicted along with former President Donald Trump

A Georgia state senator indicted with Trump won't be suspended from office while the case is ongoing
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Former top US diplomat sentenced in Qatar lobbying scheme

A former top U.S. ambassador has been sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $93,350 fine for improperly helping a wealthy Persian Gulf country influence U.S. policy and for not disclosing gifts he received from a disgraced political fundraiser

Former top US diplomat sentenced in Qatar lobbying scheme
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Erdogan says Turkey may part ways with the EU. He implied the country could end its membership bid

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that Turkey may part ways with the European Union

Erdogan says Turkey may part ways with the EU. He implied the country could end its membership bid
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Hundreds protest against the Malaysian government after deputy premier's graft charges were dropped

Hundreds of people have rallied in the Malaysian capital accusing Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of helping his key ally to escape prosecution in exchange for political support

Hundreds protest against the Malaysian government after deputy premier's graft charges were dropped
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The Senate's bipartisan approach to government funding is putting pressure on a divided House

The United States is at risk of another damaging government shutdown, potentially as soon as the end of September

The Senate's bipartisan approach to government funding is putting pressure on a divided House
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China flies 103 military planes toward Taiwan in a new high in activity the island calls harassment

China has flown 103 military planes toward Taiwan in a new daily high for the activity the island considers harassment

China flies 103 military planes toward Taiwan in a new high in activity the island calls harassment

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