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Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) on Wednesday called the Iran war a “complete fiasco” from President Donald Trump, highlighting just how badly the …

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A court in Moscow has taken away 123 properties from the Jehovah’s Witnesses and given them to the Russian government. The properties include …

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee — better known by its short name, AIPAC — bills itself as a bipartisan advocate “for …

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) surpassed her Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman by a 10-point margin in the first poll matching up the gubernatorial …

David Rothkopf, a global affairs columnist for The Daily Beast who served in the Clinton administration, predicted that White House deputy chief …

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The conservative Club for Growth Action announced Tuesday that it’s endorsing businessman Michael Carbonara in the crowded Republican primary for a newly drawn House seat in …

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The North Carolina Republican Party selected state GOP Rep. Jennifer Balkcom to take Rep. Chuck Edwards‘s (R-NC) spot on the North Carolina …

When John Larson arrived in Congress, then-President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial was days away from beginning. Nearly 28 years later, his time …

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President Donald Trump offered the latest update on the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool on Sunday afternoon, saying “it will reopen shortly” and …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons to help replenish its diminished stockpile …

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The Supreme Court justices. (Pool/ABACA/Newscom)   Back in May, I wrote about survey data indicating a modest boost in the Supreme Court’s popularity …

In late July, Universal and IMAX extended 70 mm IMAX showings of The Odyssey through mid-September. In New York City, these screenings …

President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order directing temporary warning signs outside the Smithsonian‘s National Museum of American History, advising visitors …

The first round of August Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in four days. The second …

Laura Ingraham’s repeated focus on one particular part of Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign is seeing her mocked as “thirsty” online. The Fox News …

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The U.S. economy lost 23,000 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate dipped slightly to 4.1 percent, according to new data released Friday by the Bureau of …

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A U.S. House candidate in Michigan who was enthusiastically backed by President Donald Trump suffered a stinging loss Tuesday after he was …

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