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President Biden meets with Jordan's king to discuss war in the Middle East

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- President Joe Biden welcomed Jordan's King Abdullah to the White House on Monday.  The leader is a critical U.S. ally in the Middle East and this meeting was their first since...

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DoorDash, Uber, Lyft drivers plan to strike on Valentine's Day

(The Hill) -- Ride-sharing and delivery drivers are planning on striking across several U.S. cities located near airports on Valentine’s Day. Justice for App Workers — a national coalition of...

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Speaker Johnson fires warning shot as Senate prepares to vote on Ukraine aid

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) fired a warning shot at the Senate’s foreign aid package Monday night, criticizing the $95.3 billion supplemental as the upper chamber inches closer to a final vote on the...

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Senate pushes Ukraine funding forward despite conservative delay tactics

A bipartisan coalition of senators on Monday night took another step toward passing funding for Ukraine, Israel and other defense priorities, approving three procedural motions over the staunch...

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Senate Dems privately fear Biden’s age could cost him White House

Democratic senators are admitting to private worries that President Biden’s age and health could cost their party the White House, but are loath to discuss those fears publicly, insisting there is no...

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Supreme Court to confront 14th Amendment disqualification — and not just...

Former President Trump isn’t the only public official whose disqualification under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection ban has landed at the Supreme Court.  Just days after the justices heard oral...

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Speaker Johnson rebuffs Senate Ukraine package

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) rejected a bipartisan Senate proposal providing aid to Ukraine and other foreign allies Monday, raising new questions about how — or if — Congress will adopt the...

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GOP tees up second go at Mayorkas impeachment

House Republicans are giving their effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas another try Tuesday, bringing the vote to the floor a second time after three GOP members sided with...

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Senate passes Ukraine funding in predawn vote 

The Senate voted early Tuesday morning to pass a $95 billion emergency defense spending bill, including $60 billion for Ukraine, after an all-night filibuster by conservative opponents finally ran out...

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Schumer: Biden's mental acuity is ‘great’

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters Tuesday morning that President Biden’s mental acuity is “great,” responding to concerns stirred by a special counsel’s report that said the...

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White House says House GOP rejection of bipartisan Senate bill helps Russia,...

The White House on Tuesday urged House Republicans to reverse course and take up a bipartisan funding measure providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and other allies that passed the Senate in an early...

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Sinema keeps Democrats, GOP on edge in Arizona

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I) is staring down a tight deadline to make a decision on whether or not to run for reelection in Arizona, joining an already heated race that includes Republican Kari Lake and...

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Trump holds 35-point lead in Haley's home state of South Carolina: Poll

Former President Trump is leading GOP challenger Nikki Haley in her home state of South Carolina by 35 points in a new poll as the two White House hopefuls ramp up campaign efforts ahead of the...

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Republicans impeach Mayorkas in historic vote

House Republicans on Tuesday narrowly secured a historic vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, rallying GOP members after a first failed effort. Mayorkas is the first Cabinet...

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Speaker Johnson: Mayorkas 'deserves to be impeached'

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday night that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “deserves to be impeached” and defended a GOP case that has been criticized by the left and right....

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Trump rages at 'foolish' GOP candidate who lost race for Santos's New York...

Former President Trump lashed out Tuesday night after Democrats were projected to flip the New York House seat formerly held by disgraced ex-Rep. George Santos (R). Trump in a Truth Social post...

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The Memo: Trump vs. Haley battle enters nastier phase

The race between former President Trump and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is getting nastier, even as the odds seem overwhelmingly in Trump’s favor. Trump has recently targeted Haley’s...

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Biden turns to TikTok as concerns over young voters mount

President Biden’s reelection bid is now on TikTok as the 81-year-old incumbent looks to reach younger voters amid rising anxiety about his age. A 30-second video from “Biden-Harris HQ” showed Biden...

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Democrats eye long-shot discharge petition for Ukraine aid

Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) rejection of a Senate-passed foreign aid package has fueled fresh talk among House Democrats that their last best chance of getting military funding to Ukraine might be...

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Blockbuster hearings set up Thursday split screen for Trump criminal cases 

Dueling hearings in former President Trump’s criminal cases Thursday are set to create a blockbuster, split-screen moment in his quest to fight a cascade of legal battles. In New York, a judge will...

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