Big Changes to the Agency Charged With Securing Elections Lead to Midterm Worries
Written by STEVE KARNOWSKI and JULIE CARR SMYTH MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Since it was created in 2018,...
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Death Toll Climbs in Southeast Asia as Heavy Rains Cause Floods and Landslides
The death toll in widespread flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in Southeast Asia mounted on Monday with another person reported killed in Vietnam, and five others in Thailand with tens of thousands of people displaced.
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Trump Says Democrats’ Message to Military Is ‘Seditious Behavior’ Punishable by Death
President Donald Trump accused six lawmakers who called on U.S. military members to defy “illegal orders” of sedition on Thursday.
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Border Patrol Is Monitoring US Drivers and Detaining Those With ‘Suspicious’ Travel Patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of drivers in a secretive program to identify people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
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Trump Administration Takes Major Step Toward Dismantling the Education Department
The U.S. Education Department is handing off some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies as the Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the department.
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Palestinian Deaths in Israeli Custody Have Surged. A Prison Guard Describes Rampant Abuse
Written by SAM MEDNICK TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The number of Palestinians dying in Israeli custody...
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A Historic Shutdown Is Over. It Leaves No Winners and Much Frustration
The longest government shutdown in history has come to an end, with almost no one happy with the final result.
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Epstein Email Says Trump ‘Knew About the Girls’ as White House Calls Its Release a Democratic Smear
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released three emails referencing President Donald Trump’s interactions with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Supreme Court Rejects Call to Overturn Its Decision Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide
The justices turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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Senate Takes First Step Toward Ending the Government Shutdown
The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies.
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