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‘It’s not off in the future. It’s here’: How climate change is driving record-breaking extreme heat
Weissmann: If indicted, Trump lashing out at Jack Smith ‘would violate’ standing rules in DC court 09:26
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House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi remembers longtime friend Tony Bennett: ‘We loved him’ 06:50
Secy. Blinken: ‘Russia, by weaponizing food, is doing something truly unconscionable’ 05:53
UK Foreign Secy.: Without ‘resilience’ in supporting Ukraine, ‘whatever happens next will be worse’ 06:00
Smith doesn’t need to prove Trump knew he lost, but could use witness testimony showing that he did 03:08
‘Trump is very into’ House GOP expunging impeachments, but the votes aren’t there right now 08:13
‘A frozen conflict’: U.S. ‘rushes’ arms into Ukraine to break ‘stalemate’ 06:01
‘Russia is not being helpful’ to U.S. efforts to release wrongfully detained US citizens 07:39
Jack Smith will try to prove Trump knew stolen election ‘theory’ was ‘false’ and would ‘not hold up’ 05:41
Rep. Zoe Lofgren: If reelected, Trump ‘intends to destroy three branches of government’ 08:30
U.S. soldier detained in North Korea was ‘supposed to be heading home’ before crossing DMZ 04:50
‘This is an endgame move’: Trump receives target letter from Special Counsel in Jan. 6 probe 06:35
John Kirby: Ukraine ‘has every right’ to choose how it will ‘defend itself’ and ‘reclaim territory’ 08:41
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Rep. Moskowitz responds to Jayapal: Saying that ‘an entire country’ is ‘racist” is ‘unacceptable’ 04:20
Actors join writers in historic dual strike, effectively shutting down ‘Hollywood as we know it’ 05:32
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