The Biden administration wrote that ‘the solution to that immigration problem cannot be to extend indefinitely a public-health measure.’
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House committee votes to make public Trump’s tax returns
Trump has for years refused to make his tax returns public, breaking with modern tradition set by other presidents and presidential candidates.
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Zelensky to address Congress in 1st foreign trip since Russian invasion
The visit to Washington is set to include an address to Congress on Capitol Hill and a meeting with President Biden.
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Terry Hall, singer with ska icons The Specials, dies at 63
He co-wrote The Go-Go’s 1981 hit ‘Our Lips Are Sealed.’
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Democrats undecided on returning Bankman-Fried’s donation
Sen. Susan Collins’ office said she plans to donate $5,800 to charity; Democrats say they have yet to make a decision.
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Republicans usual embrace of Trump muted after criminal referral
Early polls suggest he isn’t a lock for the 2024 presidential Republican nomination.
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Officer gets nearly 12 years for killing Atatiana Jefferson
The 28-year-old Black woman was shot by Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean on Oct. 12, 2019, in her home.
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Electoral protections advance but tribal sovereignty provision left out of massive federal bill
The omnibus spending bill must pass the Senate and House to become law before the new Congress convenes on Jan. 4.
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Zelensky visits front, Putin praises troops in Kremlin
The Ukrainian president tells troops the Russian army is ‘breaking’ and reports say Russia only control 18 percent of internationally recognized areas of Ukraine.
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U.S. braces for dangerous blast of cold, wind and snow
Northern regions of the U.S. could see wind chills approaching 70 degrees below zero in the coming days.