US Congress passes last-minute bill to avert shutdown
The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with...
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Veteran US Senator Dianne Feinstein dies at 90
Veteran Senator Dianne Feinstein, a titan of US political history who notched a string of legislative achievements during a trailblazing three-decade career in the Senate,...
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Justice Dept names special counsel to ensure independent Hunter Biden
The US Justice Department on Friday escalated its investigation into President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, naming a special counsel amid allegations he engaged in illicit...
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Trump heard on tape discussing ‘highly confidential, secret’ documents
Former US president Donald Trump can be heard discussing secret documents he had apparently held on to and acknowledging he had not declassified them in...
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Does Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stand a chance against Donald
It was one of Washington’s worst-kept secrets and on Wednesday it finally became official: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has joined the field of Republican presidential...
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US prepares for likely historic arrest of former president Trump
Issued on: 20/03/2023 – 17:52 America readied itself Monday ahead of the possible historic indictment of Donald Trump over a hush-money case, with the former...
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Former US president Jimmy Carter receiving ‘hospice care’ at home
Issued on: 18/02/2023 – 22:52 Jimmy Carter, the 98-year-old former US president who led the nation from 1977 to 1981, is receiving hospice care at...
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Democrats clinch control of US Senate after Cortez
Issued on: 13/11/2022 – 03:19 Democrats will stay in control of the US Senate next year after Democratic US Senator Catherine Cortez Masto won re-election in Nevada, Edison Research...
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Texas man convicted on all counts in first trial of Capitol Hill rioters
Issued on: 08/03/2022 – 20:23 A Texas man was convicted on all counts Tuesday stemming from his role in the January 6 Capitol riot, including...
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Former US senator and presidential candidate Bob Dole dies at age 98
Issued on: 05/12/2021 – 18:01 Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and...
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CNN fires Chris Cuomo for helping brother deal with sex assault claims
Issued on: 05/12/2021 – 08:02Modified: 05/12/2021 – 08:05 CNN fired news anchor Chris Cuomo, the network announced on Saturday, after “additional information” came to light...