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The Biden Presidency: Four Illusions, Four Deceptions

Americans tend to have a soft spot for our former presidents. Even the bad ones. By the time Richard Nixon died in 1994, his presidency was ...

The Biden Presidency: Four Illusions, Four Deceptions

Americans tend to have a soft spot for our former presidents. Even the bad ones. By the time Richard Nixon died in 1994, his presidency was ...

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Biden Administration Extends Temporary Status for More Than 200,000 From El Salvador for 18 Months

MIAMI — More than 200,000 Salvadorans who have lived more than two decades in the United States can legally remain another 18 months, the De...

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Biden Will Honor Tribal Requests by Designating 2 New National Monuments in California

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is signing a proclamation to establish two new national monuments in California, in part to honor two tribe...

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Higher Social Security Payments Coming for Millions of Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday plans to sign into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former...

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Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington Will Receive the Highest US Civilian Honor

WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Democratic philanthropist George Soros and actor-director Denzel Washington will be ...

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China Sanctions 7 Companies Over US Military Assistance to Taiwan

BEIJING — The Chinese government placed sanctions on seven companies on Friday in response to recent U.S. announcements of military sales an...

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Biden Signs Bill That Averts Government Shutdown, and Brings a Close to Days of Washington Upheaval

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheav...

/ 3 months ago

Closures, Social Security Checks, Furloughs: What a Government Shutdown Might Mean

WASHINGTON – Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government or federal agencies will shut down, meaning hun...

/ 3 months ago

Pentagon Warns That a Government Shutdown Will Cost Troops Their Pay Over the Holidays

WASHINGTON — Republicans’ decision to abandon a congressional spending plan will cost troops their paychecks over the holidays unless ...

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Biden Pledges to Cut US Greenhouse Gases by More Than 60% as He Exits the World Stage

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035 as he fights to ensure his legacy...

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Fresno State Alum Davante Adams Returns to California, Signs with Rams

The aftermath of the Palisades fire, in Malibu, Calif., Jan. 17, 2025. Residents of parts of Los Angeles County on Sunday afternoon felt a minor earthquake centered west of Malibu, Calif. and preliminary estimates showed that the quake had a magnitude of 4.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. (Mark Abramson/The New York Times)
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Small Earthquake Rattles Southern California

A "Justice for HINU” sign rests at the base of a statue on the lawn at the entrance of Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, Feb. 25, 2025. A group of Native American tribes and students is suing the Trump administration to reverse its recent firing of federal workers at Native schools that they said has severely lowered their quality of education. (Chase Castor/The New York Times)
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Tribes and Students Sue Trump Administration Over Firings at Native Schools

First responders work the scene after a plane crashed in the parking lot of a retirement community in Manheim Township, Pa., Sunday, March 9, 2025. (Logan Gehman/LNP/LancasterOnline via AP)
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A Single-Engine Plane Crashes Near a Pennsylvania Airport. All 5 Aboard Are Taken to Hospitals.

The White House in Washington, Feb. 6, 2025. The Secret Service shot a man near the White House early Sunday around midnight on Saturday after an “armed confrontation” with law enforcement officers, the agency said in a statement. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)
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Secret Service Shoots Armed Man Near the White House

Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Josh Sweat (19) reacts after sacking Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP/Matt Slocum)
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Super Bowl Stars Josh Sweat and Milton Williams Headline a List of NFL Free Agents

Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil is on the Columbia University campus in New York at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on April 29, 2024. (AP File)
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ICE Arrests Palestinian Activist Who Helped Lead Columbia University Protests

Liberal Party of Canada leadership candidate Mark Carney delivers a speech as he's introduced during the Liberal leadership announcement in Ottawa, Ontario, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Ex-Central Banker Mark Carney to Become Canada’s Next Prime Minister

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