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Protesters demand Gaza cease-fire during Blinken congress hearing
Protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza raise their hands covered in red as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken…
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Muslims vow to withhold votes unless Biden brokers Gaza cease-fire
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a prime-time address to the nation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington,…
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Americans’ faith in institutions has been sliding for years. The chaos in Congress isn’t helping
WASHINGTON (AP) — For many Americans, the Republican dysfunction that has ground business in the U.S. House to a halt…
Read More » US-4 dead in central Washington shooting including gunman, police say
A 19-year-old man shot four people Thursday in central Washington state, killing three of them, and then killed himself, police…
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‘Big mistake’: Biden warns Israel against occupying Gaza Strip
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a program in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 14, 2023. (EPA Photo) U.S. President Joe…
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Hundreds call for Palestinian ‘rights and dignity’ to be respected at rally on Long Island
Many demonstrators on Sunday afternoon in Mineola carried signs and flags, and talked about the abhorrent conditions in the besieged…
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US arranging evacuation flights for Americans who want to leave Israel as war with Hamas rages
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is expected to announce soon that the U.S. government will begin operating evacuation flights…
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Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration announced it waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall…
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US Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight
WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a…
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On the brink of a government shutdown, the Senate tries to approve funding but it’s almost too late
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is on the brink of a federal government shutdown after hard-right Republicans in Congress…
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