Politics
Russia reduces sentence for American Robert Woodland, who was convicted on drug charges
A Russian court reportedly slashed the sentence of an American who has been held overseas following a drug trafficking conviction. ...
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Iran ramps up state executions amid nuclear talks with US
Iran has carried out 1,051 state executions since President Masoud Pezeshkian took office on July 8, 2024 – a surge...
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Republicans troll Dems’ El Salvador visits with offer to foot travel bill – in exchange for one thing
The House GOP’s elections arm is offering to foot the bill for any future Democratic lawmakers’ trips to El Salvador...
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House Republican enters race for Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat, setting up high-stakes GOP primary
Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., is officially entering the race to replace longtime retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Barr, who has...
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‘Let us be the parents’: Supreme Court should let parents opt kids out of LGBTQ school lessons, lawyer argues
Counsel representing a coalition of parents fighting for the choice to opt their children out of LGBTQ-related curriculum says the...
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Ex-Pentagon aide urges Trump to fire Hegseth, citing ‘full-blown meltdown’ and ‘total chaos’
A recently departed top Pentagon aide goaded President Donald Trump to remove Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from his Cabinet, describing...
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State Dept defends human rights abuse report changes, says streamlined process eliminates ‘political bias’
The State Department is pushing back against criticism of its changes to the process of reporting human rights abuses. NPR...
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Pope Francis and US presidents: A look back at his legacy with the nation’s leaders
U.S. presidents mourned the death of Pope Francis, who served as the leader of the Catholic Church for 12 years,...
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Trump wants to revive the lagging US shipbuilding industry. Here are the hurdles he faces
President Donald Trump is turning his attention to the U.S. shipbuilding industry, which is leagues behind its near-peer competitor China,...
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US confirms third round of nuclear talks with Iran after ‘very good progress’
The U.S. and Iran have agreed to meet for a third round of talks later this week in Muscat, Oman,...
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