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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she won't run for president in 2028
The Michigan governor is term-limited and will be leaving office at the end of this year. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and...
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South African government, Afrikaners reject Trump administration claim of a humanitarian emergency
Advocacy groups for the country's Afrikaner white minority on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration's position that there's a humanitarian emergency...
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Texas general election matchups are finally set. Here's what you need to know
The Texas primary runoffs are over and November election matchups are set in major contests, like one for the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from N...
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3 things to know about Trump's order raising the U.S. refugee cap only for white South Africans
President Donald Trump is easing his administration's cap on the number of refugees who can enter the United States, according to a forthcoming White Hous...
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Dave Chapelle on Trump and other top moments from Settle In
Settle In is going on a brief summer break. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Politics and links readers to the original publisher for th...
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Supreme Court sides with Trump in dispute over immigration judges' speech restrictions
The justices overturned a lower-court ruling that questioned whether a complaint system for federal employees is still working as intended after the Repub...
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Brazilian government commits $617.5M to Amazon ecological investment
The resources are expected to go toward businesses that support sustainable tourism, improve infrastructure in the Amazon and expand the "bioeconomy" — th...
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Israeli opposition leader Lapid says Trump's emerging deal with Iran is 'bad for the region'
The deal being discussed between the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Politics and links readers to the original publisher for the...
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Mexico's president sees 'no issue' with her country hosting Iran's World Cup team during tournament
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that she has "no issue" with her country hosting Iran's World Cup team after its training base was move...
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Venezuela's government faces calls for elections after failed release of prisoners
After Venezuela's promised release of hundreds of political prisoners failed to materialize, opponents of the current U.S.-backed interim government deman...
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Syria holds legislative elections in Kurdish-majority northeast
Syria held follow-up parliamentary elections on Sunday in the Kurdish-majority northeastern province of Hassakeh and the town of Kobani, areas that were r...
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Turkish police force entry into CHP offices, fire tear gas and rubber bullets
Police stormed the offices of Turkey's main opposition CHP party on Sunday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at party supporters and officials who had b...
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President Trump says U.S. and Iran close to a deal for ending the war
President Donald Trump posted to social media on Saturday afternoon that a deal to end the war with Iran "will be announced" shortly. Newsiline summarises...
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Tulsi Gabbard's record and impact on the U.S. intelligence community
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, the highest-ranking intelligence official in the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour...
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All-women Senate delegation heads to the Arctic to reassure U.S. allies in the region
Seeking to reassure U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Politics and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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As voters prioritize cost of living, focus on abortion evolves in midterm elections
There's been a shift in attention in the party ahead of the midterms as voters rank affordability the top issue. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR...
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Italy's prime minister wants Israel to apologize for treatment of flotilla activists
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wants an apology from Israel over the treatment of Italian citizens on a flotilla bound for Gaza. Newsiline summaris...
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4 takeaways from the DNC's long-awaited 2024 election autopsy report
It's never a good sign when a report comes with a big red disclaimer at the top of each page, but that's what happened on Thursday when the Democratic Nat...
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WATCH: Democrats rally at Capitol against GOP's immigration enforcement funding bill
Democrats tried to draw a sharp contrast by highlighting how the White House proposed including $1 billion for security for the White House complex and Pr...
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DNC's 2024 election autopsy criticizes Kamala Harris while sidestepping controversial elements of the campaign
Although the autopsy criticizes Democrats' focus on "identity politics," the report does not address former President Joe Biden's decision to seek reelect...
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Read the DNC's full post-election autopsy for the 2024 campaign
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin released a critical study of the party's performance in the 2024 campaign on Thursday, bowing to intense in...
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Republicans expected to abandon $1B security proposal for White House and Trump's ballroom
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leaders on Thursday are expected to abandon a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex an...
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GOP races to fund immigration enforcement. And, U.S. indicts former Cuban president
Republicans are racing to pass a $72 billion immigration enforcement package. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the orig...
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Netanyahu scolds Israeli security minister for videos taunting flotilla activists
Israel's national security minister triggered a backlash after releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists who tried to breach the blockade of G...
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Sites tied to equality movements join list of America's most endangered historic places
The Stonewall National Monument, the President's House Site and the Women's Rights National Historic Park are among 11 sites on this year's annual list of...
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Democratic senators will test GOP unity with votes on Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund
As Republicans move forward on immigration enforcement legislation, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York said Democrats plan to force a vote...
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U.S. grand jury indicts Raul Castro, ex-Cuban president
The 94-year-old former leader of Cuba faces several charges, including four counts of murder for an attack on a humanitarian group more than 30 years ago....
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WATCH LIVE: U.S. expected to announce indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro
Federal prosecutors in Miami were preparing an indictment related to Castro's alleged role in the 1996 downing of two planes operated by the Miami-based e...
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Former Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero is under investigation
A Spanish court is investigating former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged influence peddling and other possible crimes tied to a gov...
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Russian President Putin meets with China's Xi Jinping, days after Trump's visit
President Vladimir Putin is in Beijing for talks with President Xi Jinping, in a closely watched visit that comes just days after President Trump's high-p...
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Bolivia's capital under siege as protests deepen crisis for President Paz
Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz faces a deepening crisis as widespread protests and blockades leave the political capital under siege less than six months...
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News Wrap: Government to drop tax claims and audits of Trump
In our news wrap Tuesday, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the government will drop any tax claims and audits of President Trump, Blanche also de...
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Blanche faces senators on new Trump 'weaponization' fund, Epstein, budget cuts
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced lawmakers Tuesday for the first time since taking the role, answering to bipartisan questions about his departm...
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NATO's top officer doesn't expect more U.S. drawdowns beyond the 5,000 troops Trump announced
The remarks by U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Politics and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson says Supreme Court risks being seen as political after voting rights decision
At a time when public confidence in the court is low, Jackson said the court must be careful to avoid being seen as political. Newsiline summarises this r...
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U.S. government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement
The one-page document posted to the Department of Justice website Tuesday says the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Politics and li...