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President Biden reiterated travel warnings to U.S. citizens on Monday after the release of five American prisoners from Iran.
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MrBeast stumbled into the heated discourse of global affairs in his latest stunt. The billionaire creator inadvertently stoked generations of geopolitical tension in his latest YouTube video, in which participants from "every country on Earth" competed in "Squid Game"-like elimination challenges for a chance to win $250,000. "Behind me is one person from every country on Earth," MrBeast said in the video posted on Saturday.
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Tariff Man Trump is coming for your wallet — again
One of Trump's dumbest economic ideas is getting even worse.
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Attorney General Garland gets emotional in House hearing on DOJ 'politicization'
Attorney General Merrick Garland is testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
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Most Californians oppose cash reparations for slavery. Where does the movement go from here?
A state task force has proposed payments of $1.2 million to individuals, but a new UC Berkeley poll finds that most Californians are opposed to the idea.
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Should the media stop interviewing Trump?
Donald Trump appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday in a pretaped interview with new host Kristen Welker. Her performance was widely panned by critics who said she failed to hold the former president to account.
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What’s behind the John Fetterman body double conspiracy theory?
The Pennsylvania senator's recent public appearances have revived an old right-wing claim.
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DOJ investigates Elon Musk perks at Tesla
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the personal benefits that Tesla may have provided its CEO Elon Musk since 2017 as part of a criminal probe that is also looking into the use of company funds to build a proposed glass house. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has also requested information about transactions between Tesla and other entities connected to Musk, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal that cites people familiar with the matter.
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Future of social media headed for Supreme Court
The high court will weigh in on whether companies like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are allowed under the law to remove content that violates their rules.
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Oklahoma is promoting PragerU materials in schools. Critics call it ‘right-wing propaganda’
Republican-controlled states have begun formally embracing the platform's materials.
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Kristen Welker is the new moderator of 'Meet the Press' – and the 1st Black journalist behind the desk. What you need to know.
Welker becomes its 13th moderator and the first Black journalist to take the helm, as well as the second woman in the chair.
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Unemployment reaches 18-month high for 'good reasons' as Americans come back to work
The rise of unemployment in August came from more Americans entering the labor market. What this means for the US economy in the months ahead remains a bit of an open question, but suggests we could see a better balance between labor supply and demand coming into focus.
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Republicans say they'll impeach Biden. Here's why — and how that might work.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is under pressure from hard-right Republicans to support impeaching President Biden. There has been public resistance from some conservative members of Congress. A vote might not come for months.
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These GOP candidates want to trim Social Security for younger Americans. They disagree how.
Many Republican candidates are looking at trimming benefits for younger people while hashing out the question of how to go about it.
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3 questions on Ukraine for combat veteran Rep. Jake Auchincloss: 'MAGA is soft on Russia'
This is a war Ukraine can win, the young congressman says, but only if the U.S. maintains its support.
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Trump holds on, DeSantis slips: 3 new polls shine light on Republican presidential primary race
Trump continues to lead the Republican field, with hopes for a new standard-bearer failing to materialize, three new polls suggest.
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Who are the Republicans supporting Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general facing impeachment?
The impeachment trial this week of a powerful Texas Republican who faces significant evidence of corruption is being fought by two groups in the modern Republican Party who see the loss of political power as an existential threat.
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Why so many people make this big Social Security mistake
A new working paper dives into the reasons why many Americans take Social Security earlier than they should.
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Donald Trump Jr.'s X account was hacked, spokesperson confirms
Donald Trump Jr.'s account on X (formerly Twitter) was hacked on Wednesday morning. The account published a post that falsely claimed that his father, former president Donald Trump, had passed away. "I'm sad to announce, my father Donald Trump has passed away," the post read.
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Censorship or free speech? Supreme Court likely to decide on 'momentous' question
The Supreme Court may find that when social media platforms restrict, fact-check, take down or leave up content, this is constitutionally protected speech and the government cannot interfere, which is the view of many legal experts.