Washington wrestles with “new equation” of direct attacks between Iran and Israel

Hours before Israel launched a drone strike against Iran on Thursday night, Israeli officials gave a heads up to their US counterparts in Washington: an attack was in the works, they said, and without sharing specifics, indicated it would be carried out in the next several days, according to a senior US official.

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Live video of man who set himself on fire outside court proves challenging for news organizations

A man who set himself on fire outside the Manhattan courtroom where Donald Trump was on trial tested news organizations on how quickly they could respond to an incident and what to show viewers.

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RFK Jr. Denounced By Environmental Colleagues, Urged To End Campaign

Former colleagues of the presidential candidate suggested that he should exit the 2024 race because of his anti-science beliefs.

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Takeaways from the final day of jury selection in Trump’s historic hush money trial

The historic first criminal trial of a former US president begins with opening statements on Monday.

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Israel’s Strike on Iran: A Limited Attack but a Potentially Big Signal

Israel hit a strategic city with carefully measured force, but made the point that it could strike at a center of Iran’s nuclear program.

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Liberal Democrats Urge ‘No’ Vote on Israel Aid to Pressure Biden on Gaza

Progressives in the House who oppose unfettered military aid to Israel are pressing their colleagues to vote against the $26 billion bill, which is likely to pass, to send a message to President Biden.

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Colorado organizers fail to gather enough signatures to put anti-abortion measure on the ballot

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Where Jurors in Trump Hush-Money Trial Say They Get Their News

Prosecutors and defense lawyers tried to divine the political leanings of prospective jurors in the former president’s Manhattan criminal trial from their answers to questions about what media they consume.

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McCaskill: Trump Doesn't Know What FISA or Obamacare Are

MSNBC contributor Claire McCaskill said Friday on "Morning Joe" that former President Donald Trump does not know what the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) or the Affordable Care Act dubbed Obamacare were. | Clips

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Taylor Swift breaks Spotify records for most-streamed album, most-streamed artist in a single day

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Congress fast tracks foreign aid bill that includes potential TikTok ban

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The House GOP Is About to Jam Senate Dems on the TikTok Bill

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is using some complex congressional procedure to force the Senate to vote on a bill that would force the sale of TikTok within a year.

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Trump lawyers say prosecutors want to ’pile things on’ from other cases during trial

Judge Merchan will decide by Monday – when opening arguments in the hush money trial are expected to begin – what prosecutors can question Donald Trump about if he takes the stand to testify

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Family of missing Mississippi man found dead seek answers about his disappearance and death

Dau Mabil, who disappeared in March, was confirmed dead this week.

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West Virginia will not face $465M COVID education funds clawback after feds OK waiver, governor says

West Virginia will not face a clawback of $465 million in COVID-19 money from the federal government, alleviating concerns raised by state lawmakers during the legislative session in March.

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Will Donald Trump go to prison?

Ex-president faces 88 felony counts across four prosecutions as he campaigns for the presidency

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The Ex-Bernie Sanders Pollster Raising Alarms About R.F.K. Jr.’s Appeal Among Latinos and Young Voters

A Democrat warns that the independent could siphon crucial support from Biden.

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How Trump’s trial dates and the 2024 election overlap

Three criminal trials, one civil trial, and 50 primaries all within 11 months. How will Donald Trump manage a presidential campaign and his many legal trials in one year? Ariana Baio breaks it down

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10-Year-Old Allegedly Confesses to Randomly Killing Stranger When He Was 7

The child’s testimony provides an answer to a two-year-old murder investigation, authorities say.

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Who are the jurors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial?

Five women and seven men have been tasked with hearing the first-ever criminal case against a US president

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Trump campaign, RNC aim to deploy 100,000 volunteer vote-counting monitors for presidential election

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Trump campaign announces 100,000 poll watchers and attorneys poised for election day

Mr Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election citing baseless allegations of fraud

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Idaho group says it is exploring a ballot initiative for abortion rights and reproductive care

A new Idaho organization says it will ask voters to restore abortion access and other reproductive health care rights in the state after lawmakers let a second legislative session end without modifying the strict abortion bans.

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Hillary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai Toast Their New Broadway Show

Dozens of theater, film and media stars turned out for the opening of the new musical “Suffs” on Thursday night.

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All 18 jurors and alternates seated in Trump’s hush money trial

Five final alternate seats were filled on Friday, teeing up the first-ever criminal trial of an American president

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