Her extensive knowledge and training, coupled with her humorous, nonjudgmental manner, catapulted her into the national spotlight.
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Susan Collins says she will write in Haley, once again not vote for Trump in 2024
The Republican senator said Friday that she is sticking with her endorsement of Nikki Haley, despite the fact Haley will not be on the ballot.
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Pelosi and Democratic leaders try to guide their party through Biden uproar
The chaos, which has shaken the 2024 election and siphoned attention away from Donald Trump, is leaving Democrats at a painful standstill.
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Emergency workers uncover dozens of bodies in Gaza City after Israeli assault
The grisly scenes of the dead underscored the horrifying cycle 9 months into the war.
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Late-night comics have long been relentless in skewering Donald Trump. Now it’s Joe Biden’s turn
Late-night comics may not have the television audience that they used to, but they arguably still have a disproportionate influence in the public discourse, Syracuse’s Robert Thompson, a scholar of TV and its history, says.
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Federal judge refuses to block Biden administration rule on gun sales in Kansas, 19 other states
Twenty-six states with Republican attorneys general, gun owner groups and individual gun collectors filed three federal lawsuits in May against the Biden administration.
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Actor Matthew McConaughey tells governors he is still mulling future run for political office
McConaughey took part in a panel discussion with Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, about how to promote civility in politics.
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AT&T customers’ data downloaded to third-party platform in security breach
Approximately 109 million customer accounts were impacted, according to AT&T.
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King Charles III hosts actor Idris Elba to hear from young people about troubles they face
Elba, London-born star of ‘The Wire’ and ‘Luther,’ has used his celebrity status to shine a light on youth violence, urging the British government to ban machetes and serrated ‘zombie’ knives to help stop young people from falling victim to knife crime.
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Alec Baldwin weeps in court as judge announces involuntary manslaughter case is dismissed midtrial
The judge dismissed the case with prejudice based on the misconduct of police and prosecutors over the withholding of evidence from the defense in the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film ‘Rust.’