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US
House Passes Defense Bill, Clearing It for Biden
Republicans and Democrats banded together to push through the legislation over the objections of right-wing lawmakers, who had sought abortion,…
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World
Inside the Border Talks That Could Decide the Fate of Ukraine Aid
Negotiators are racing to reach a deal before Congress is expected to head home for the holidays at the end…
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World
Sunak Won a Key Vote. But the Battle Over His Rwanda Plan Is Not Over.
The British prime minister’s contentious proposal to send asylum seekers to the African country moved forward a step, but it…
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World
Macron Suffers Surprise Setback Over Immigration in France
The country’s lower house of Parliament unexpectedly passed a motion to reject a government immigration reform bill, leaving its future…
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World
Montauketts’ Bid for N.Y. State Recognition Is Vetoed for the 5th Time
The tribe on Eastern Long Island, which lost state recognition more than a century ago, has won over the State…
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US
Biden Signs Spending Bill, Staving Off a Government Shutdown
The bill sidesteps an immediate crisis, but the path to a longer-term agreement on government spending is unclear.
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Magazine
He Says He’s Doing Good. This Author Strongly Disagrees.
In “The Bill Gates Problem,” Tim Schwab excoriates the billionaire philanthropist and his foundation.
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World
New York Will Give a ‘Clean Slate’ to Formerly Incarcerated People
Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to sign legislation that could make as many as two million people eligible to have…
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Opinion
Reason Prevailed in the House. For Just One Day.
The lights are going to stay on in federal government offices, and also in the suite of the House speaker,…
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US
In His First Big Showdown, an Unyielding Conservative Yields
Speaker Mike Johnson chose avoiding a shutdown over a fiscal confrontation that Representative Mike Johnson might have welcomed.