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Jan. 6 committee's lawyer leaving the panel for possible Missouri Senate bid

John Wood, a Republican lawyer and former federal prosecutor who has helped lead the House Jan. 6 committee's investigation, is leaving his role with the panel this wee

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Apple store workers vote to form their first U.S. union

A majority of employees at an Apple store in the U.S. have voted to form a union, a first for the tech giant, which has historically discouraged unionization attempts.O

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Funerals to begin for Uvalde victims as Biden vows action on guns

Grieving families were to hold the first funerals Tuesday for Texas shooting victims one week after a school massacre left 19 children and two teachers dead, with Presi

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Xi Jinping talks with Philippine president-elect over phone on ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping had a phone conversation with Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos on Wednesday morning on bilateral ties and regional dev

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Trump-backed Mooney projected winner in West Virginia Republican House primary, delivering the former president another win

Of the numerous primary races held Tuesday, two resonated beyond state politics: the Republican gubernatorial primary in Nebraska and the 2nd Congressional District Rep

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France's Macron defeats far-right, pledges change

Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron won the 2022 presidential runoff with 58.6 percent of the votes, according to a preliminary exit poll released Sunday evening

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The ambassador job no one wanted

Author :Benjamin Kang Lim is a Filipino journalist currently based in Beijing for Singapore's The Straits Times as a global affairs correspondent and previously with Re

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Former Trump lawyer, amid clash with Jan. 6 committee, pushing to decertify 2020 election

Just as he was emerging as a top target of the House committee investigating the Capitol attack, former Trump lawyer John Eastman took a trip to Wisconsin.Eastman, a ri

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Defense secretary, GOP congressman clash over alleged 'wokeism' in military

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin got into a fiery exchange with Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz during a House Armed Services Committee budget hearing Tuesday, as Gaetz accuse

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Jan. 6 committee recommends Navarro, Scavino be held in contempt of Congress

As it enters what lawmakers called a "critical phase" of its inquiry, the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack recommended on Monday that the

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Madeleine Albright, 1st female secretary of state, dead at 84

Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state, died Wednesday from cancer at age 84, according to her family.Albright was nominated for secret

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Money flows to states for cleaning up environmentally hazardous orphaned wells

A major effort to combat climate change -- reducing methane emissions -- is now underway as $1.15 billion flows to states to help close unused oil and gas wells that re

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US Capitol police officer detained in Israel while working in advance of Nancy Pelosi trip

A member of the U.S. Capitol Police Dignitary Protection Detail was detained in Israel last month after allegedly being intoxicated and getting into a fight while worki

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Biden begins to sanction Moscow for 'beginning of a Russian invasion' of Ukraine

President Joe Biden declared Tuesday that Russia's latest moves amounted to "the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine," announced new sanctions and said he would

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French Quarter Festival returns after two-year COVID hiatus

It's been two years since the largest free festival and showcase of Louisiana music, food and culture has taken place in New Orleans' French Quarter.But that changes in

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Jan. 6 committee subpoenas staffers, operatives who sought to send 'fake electors' to Congress

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Tuesday issued six subpoenas to Trump campaign staffers and Republican operatives in several key b

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House Republicans tout infrastructure funding they voted against

In November, Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., was one of 205 House Republicans to vote against the bipartisan, $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill, calling it irresponsible and t