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Biden faces new Democratic divisions after Israel shift
President Joe Biden significantly shifted his policy toward Israel this week by threatening to withhold U.S. weapons if the Israeli government moves forward with a full-scale invasion of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, while also pledging “ironclad” support for the Jewish state in a speech condemning the rise of antisemitism.
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Senate passes bill improving air safety and service for travelers, a day before FAA law expires
The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve safety and customer service for air travelers, a day before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires. The bipartisan bill, which comes after a series of close calls between planes at the nation’s airports, aims to boost the number of air traffic controllers amid a shortage, improve safety standards and make it easier for customers to get refunds after flights are delayed or canceled, among other measures. After
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1 lawmaker stops South Carolina health care consolidation bill that had overwhelming support
A bill that would have consolidated six South Carolina heath care agencies and was overwhelmingly passed by both chambers of the General Assembly died on the session's final day Thursday in a procedural move by a member angry he was mocked by his colleagues. Republican Rep. Josiah Magnuson has been against the bill from the start, saying it would create a health care czar who could take over like a dictator if there was another pandemic emergency like COVID-19.
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Court rejects Hunter Biden's appeal in gun case, setting stage for trial to begin next month
Hunter Biden's federal gun case should move forward, an appeals court ruled Thursday, setting the stage for the president's son to stand trial on criminal charges next month in Delaware. Hunter Biden's lawyers went to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after the judge overseeing the case last month rejected his bid to dismiss the prosecution. A three-judge panel of the appeals court did not rule on the merits of his claims, but said the court doesn't have jurisdiction to review the matter.
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How Rupert Murdoch quietly helped Mike Johnson survive Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ouster attempt
Rupert Murdoch might not be flexing for the cameras, but he did just quietly demonstrate the power he still wields inside the Republican Party.
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Top Biden aide highlights upcoming tax showdown with GOP over 2017 cuts that are due to expire
The Biden White House wants voters to know its differences with Republicans over taxes, with a top aide making the case for higher rates on corporations and the ultra-wealthy. Lael Brainard, director of the White House National Economic Council, will deliver remarks at the Brookings Institution on Friday that get at the major tax challenge for whomever wins the November presidential election. Many of the 2017 income tax cuts signed into law by then-President Donald Trump are set to expire afte
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Two political operatives struck plea deals in Rep. Henry Cuellar's bribery case
Mina Colin Strother and Florencio “Lencho” Rendon agreed to cooperate in the Justice Department's case against the Texas Democrat, according to unsealed documents.
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