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US delaying Patriot missiles already paid for under NATO initiative, Zelensky says

Zelensky has appealed to Washington repeatedly, making the case for additional Patriot missiles as Russia intensifies strikes against Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure.

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Citing ProPublica, Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Help U.S. Citizens Sue ICE for Wrongful Detentions

We recently reported that more than 500 American citizens have been detained by immigration agents. Now House members are moving to make it easier for those detained to seek justice through the courts...

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He Tried to Set Limits on His State’s School Vouchers. Billionaires Helped Bankroll a Campaign to Unseat Him.

A high-ranking Republican had wanted only to curb the unchecked growth of West Virginia’s voucher program, not destroy it. In the ensuing backlash, three PACs — affiliated with the Koch family and Jef...

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This Cybersecurity Agency Is Supposed to Protect U.S. Elections. Officials Fear It’s Been Compromised by Trump.

DHS appointees made an unusual request of its agency that protects election systems: Secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it. Though not acted on, the request shows how the Trump administration...

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'It's significant': Ukraine fears US is withholding allied-funded air defense supplies to pressure Kyiv

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has yet to approve the transfer of a significant batch of Patriot interceptor missiles for Ukraine, Ukrainian officials and military officers told the Kyiv Independ...

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Trump's voter raids have begun

Federal agents launched raids and arrests on Monday against a list of 20,000 Californians, based on unverified voter fraud claims.

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Big Tech will not broadcast your dissent

Silicon Valley can't help influencing protests and elections—with AI regulation on the line.

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What Russia's doing to Ukraine is 'fine,' Trump says

"Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much," Trump said, hours after a Russian drone strike in a public park killed six people, including two children.

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Man who heckled Abdul El-Sayed is former Josh Hawley aide, records show

Thomas Teepell, who worked for Republican senator, demanded El-Sayed disavow Muslim Brotherhood A man who heckled Democratic candidate for Senate Abdul El-Sayed and demanded he disavow the Muslim Brotherhood at a Michigan townhall is a former aide to the Republican senator Josh Hawley, according to congressional staff records. At the event on Saturday, an attendee who gave his name only as “Tommy” shouted from the crowd, asking whether El-Sayed would disavow the movement. El-Sayed answered: “Sure, yeah, absolutely,” then turned the question around, asking whether the man assumed he wouldn’t. Continue reading...

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Exclusive: Secret pay-for-play text rocks Trump White House

The text is a key piece of evidence in the White House's probe of a missing Kennedy Center donation.

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Abdul-El Sayed turns a question about the Muslim Brotherhood into a viral moment in Michigan’s Senate race

How an Abdul El-Sayed Opponent Handed Him a Campaign Highlight

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Trump Tries to Ban Jack Smith Testimony as BBC Lawsuit Implodes

The BBC has subpoenaed Jack Smith as part of Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the media company.

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Exclusive: Senators blast Trump's plan to rig child deportation proceedings

"Under your plan," they wrote, the children’s attorneys work for the administration: "That is unacceptable."

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Federal agents respond to a reported shooting at a mosque in Columbus, Ohio, officials say

Authorities say federal agents responded Monday to a report of a shooting Monday at a mosque in Columbus, Ohio.

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A Kelvin wave raised sea levels on the West Coast. More are coming

A large underwater wave moved up the West Coast, raising sea levels. Scientists say it's driven by El Niño and it's going to happen again.

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Ignore the doomsayers. American democracy is in good shape

Its resilience rests not on politicians’ restraint but on the robustness of institutional arrangements, writes Frances Lee

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Kohen Wiley Shooting ‘Was Justified,’ Mississippi AG Says

The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s…

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Trump and Putin claim French protests are evidence of 'migrant chaos' and 'Europe's decline'

The MAGA movement and the Kremlin, along with European far-right groups, described the demonstrations in France as a consequence of immigration and the decline of 'Western civilization,' while other observers saw them as a sign of the Macron era's twilight.

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'Help me!' Video of ICE violently detaining man who says he's U.S. citizen sparks outrage

A video of a Long Beach resident screaming that his arm is broken and begging for help as he is pinned to the ground by immigration agents has sparked outrage in the community.

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How Corruption Got This Bad

Over the course of decades, the Supreme Court has legalized behavior that is poisonous to a functioning democracy.

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Elon Musk Says He’ll Give Every Child In America One SpaceX Share Next Year

Musk’s announcement came hours after he reacted to Anthropic’s plan to dedicate 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund by urging it to give shares to the public instead.

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US gave us no warning of Russian strikes on Kyiv power plants, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian president accuses Washington of ‘denial of reality’ in ongoing row with Trump over apparent support for Moscow Ukraine did not receive a warning from the US about an impending Russian missile attack on Sunday evening, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, reviving concerns that Washington is withholding intelligence in order to bully Kyiv into capitulating to Moscow. Yuri Ihnat, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force, said on television on Monday morning that Ukraine had not received a warning before a Russian missile barrage hit power plants in Kyiv at around 11pm. Earlier, a Ukrainian government official had told the Guardian the US had not warned the capital about the impending missile strike. Continue reading...

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Trump administration holds up Patriot missiles for Ukraine

Delays in approving transfers from partner countries coincide with a worsening rupture between President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Trump endorses embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection

Trump said in a post on social media that Netanyahu "has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran."

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Retired pilot helps historical society buy Neil Armstrong's boyhood home for tours

A former military pilot has stepped up to preserve Neil Armstrong's boyhood home in Ohio. Ken Schreiber was inspired by Armstrong's legacy as the first man to walk on the moon and decided to buy the house after learning it was for sale.

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In Alberta’s north, fortunes are tied to the fate of the oilsands. So is the referendum vote

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