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The GOP's Obamacare defectors were more numerous than expected

Republicans in competitive seats see a grave threat to their reelections in skyrocketing insurance premiums.That was apparent Thursday in the defection of seventeen in the House who voted for Democ...

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Border Patrol agents shoot 2 people in Portland, Oregon, amid tension over immigration enforcement

Two people were shot by Customs and Border Protection agents Thursday in Portland, Oregon, amid heightened tensions after a woman in Minneapolis was shot to death by a U.S. Immigration officer unde...

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In early test for Mamdani, NYPD fatally shoots man inside Brooklyn hospital

NEW YORK — New York City police officers shot and killed a man inside a Brooklyn hospital Thursday night in a dramatic scene that could present an early test for Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic ...

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Trump says oil companies pledge to spend $100B in Venezuela

President Donald Trump said Thursday that the world’s largest oil companies had pledged to spend $100 billion to fulfill his promise of reviving Venezuela’s flagging oil sector, even as the White H...

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Newsom rips Trump, offers a presidential preview in California speech

SACRAMENTO, California — Gavin Newsom on Thursday trumpeted California’s record as a “beacon” for the nation and an alternative to what he cast as the Trump administration’s "carnival of chaos" — p...

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants ‘recourse’ when ICE agents act improperly

ALBANY, New York — Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul wants expanded legal options for New Yorkers negatively impacted by President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement efforts — and is pois...

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I’m Not From the Government but I’m Here to Help

Photographs by Jason AndrewPeople look at you differently when you carry a Geiger counter. Or, at least, when you carry a Geiger counter and exclaim things like “Much less radiation here than you m...

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Greenland, Venezuela and the ‘Donroe doctrine’

This newsletter was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your i...

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Minneapolis mayor again thrust into the national spotlight over shooting

Minneapolis has been thrust back in the center of a national political convulsion following the fatal shooting of a local woman by an ICE official — and its mayor has been returned to the heart of ...

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Lots of companies are eager to spend in Venezuela — except the ones Trump most needs

The giant energy companies most capable of rebuilding Venezuela’s shattered oil fields are also the most skeptical about heeding President Donald Trump’s call to pour money into the country. That s...

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Danish representatives make the rounds on Capitol Hill as Trump escalates Greenland threats

Officials from Denmark and Greenland met with several lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week as President Donald Trump reiterated his threats to take Greenland, possibly by force.The meetings come as ...

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California, New York and other blue states to sue Trump over $10B cut to welfare funding

SACRAMENTO, California — California and four other Democrat-run states are planning to sue the Trump administration over $10 billion in cutsto welfare programs.California Attorney General Rob Bonta...

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17 Republicans vote to restore lapsed Obamacare subsidies

Seventeen Republicans joined Democrats in passing legislation Thursday that would revive enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years, rebuffing opposition from GOP leadership.The 230-196...

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California’s homeless numbers drop in boost for Gavin Newsom

Gavin Newsom will use his annual address Thursday to tout a dip in the state's homeless population — for the first time since before Newsom took office in 2019 — as evidence that California is maki...

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GOP reckons with support for foreign oil amid Venezuela tensions

President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans spent the last year touting the importance of American energy independence and drilling domestically.But now the Trump administration is setting...

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DOJ Sues Arizona, Connecticut For Failing To Hand Over Voter Rolls

DOJ Sues Arizona, Connecticut For Failing To Hand Over Voter Rolls Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Jan....

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Senate votes to limit Trump on Venezuela

The Senate on Thursday voted to advancelegislation that would force President Donald Trump to seek congressional approval before taking any new military action in Venezuela, a stunning rebuke for t...

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Israel rift complicates Democrats’ midterm comeback

NEW YORK — Just as Democrats are finding their footing by focusing on affordability, their differences on Israel are threatening to tear them apart.Spurred by polling that shows support for the Jew...

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Venezuela turmoil puts spotlight on Democratic veterans in competitive primaries

Democratic military veterans trying to stand out in some of the most competitive House races this year think they might have found their opportunity: the recent capture of Venezuelan President Nico...

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JONATHAN TURLEY: Minnesota Democrats choose 'rage politics' over sanity

"It was an outright murder." Those words from Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) were echoed by Democratic leaders from coast to coast almost immediately after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good...

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Minnesota officials, Trump administration battle over investigation into Minneapolis ICE shooting

Minnesota officials said Thursday that federal law enforcement are freezing out state investigators from the investigation into the deadly ICE-related shooting of a 37-year-old woman.Drew Evans, su...

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