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Most Democrats want someone other than Biden to run for president in 2024 — but he could still beat Trump, poll says
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the commencement address during the graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy Memorial Stadium on May 27, 2022 in Annapolis, Maryland. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images A large majority of Democrats want someone other than President Joe Biden to be their party’s candidate for the White House in […]
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Biden says Supreme Court is ‘out of control,’ orders HHS to protect abortion access
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks before signing an executive order to help safeguard women’s access to abortion and contraception after the Supreme Court last month overturned Roe v Wade decision that legalized abortion, at the White House in Washington, July 8, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Calling the U.S. Supreme Court “out of control,” President […]
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U.S. to send 15th military package to Ukraine, bringing total aid in Russia war to $7 billion
US military personnel stand by a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during Saudi Arabias first World Defense Show, north of the capital Riyadh, on March 6, 2022. Fayez Nureldine | Afp | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is set to send its 15th security assistance package to Ukraine, bringing the tally of […]
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Google reportedly offered to spin off ad business into new Alphabet segment to ward off lawsuit
CNBC: Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google being interviewed by Deirdre Bosa. CNBC Google has offered to split parts of its ad-tech business into a separate company under its parent company Alphabet to ward off a second expected antitrust lawsuit from the Department of Justice, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Such a […]
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Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone expected to testify before Jan. 6 committee
Pat Cipollone, White House counsel, arrives to the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is set to interview one of its most sought-after witnesses on Friday as it continues to gather evidence implicating former […]
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Japan’s former PM Shinzo Abe dies from injuries after being shot
This 2016 photo shows then-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam’s Kilo Pier in Honolulu, Hawaii. Kent Nishimura | Getty Images Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan, has died after being shot while delivering a speech Friday. The Nara Medical University Hospital, where Abe was taken for medical treatment […]
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IRS chief asks watchdog to probe rare tax audits of Trump foes Comey and McCabe
Former FBI Director James Comey (2nd L) arrives on Capitol Hill for a closed hearing before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, DC on December 7, 2018. Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images The head of the IRS has asked the Treasury Department’s internal watchdog to investigate the agency’s tax audits of two men […]
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement at Downing Street in London, Britain, July 7, 2022. Henry Nicholls | Reuters LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned Thursday, bringing an acrimonious end to a nearly three-year premiership that has been beset by controversy and scandal. Speaking outside Downing Street, Johnson said the process […]
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How online searches and texts can put you at risk in a post-Roe world, and how to protect yourself
Mstudioimages | E+ | Getty Images After last month’s Supreme Court ruling reversing Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision protecting the legal right to an abortion, many people looked to the early 1970s for what life without the long-standing precedent would look like. But accessing abortions is much different in 2022, thanks in large part […]
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Georgia DA won’t rule out subpoena for Trump in election interference investigation, says more allies will be called
President Donald Trump arrives to address the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, September 24, 2019. Carlo Allegri | Reuters A Georgia district attorney on Wednesday said she will not rule out subpoenaing former President Donald Trump as part of her grand jury investigation into whether he […]
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