The South Carolina senator can be questioned about any alleged effort to encourage Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to throw out ballots or alter his state’s election practices and procedures.
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Biden warns ‘MAGA Republicans’ are threatening democracy
Holding little back, President Joe Biden is sounding an alarm about what he views as extremist threats to the nation’s democracy from what he views as the evil force of Trumpism.
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Mortgage rates rise to 5.66%, weigh on housing market
A once red-hot housing sector has cooled considerably, with many potential home buyers getting pushed out of the market as higher interest rates have added hundreds of dollars to monthly mortgage payments.
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UN inspectors arrive at Ukraine nuclear plant amid fighting
The 14-member team from the International Atomic Energy Agency reached Europe’s biggest nuclear plant, after months of negotiations to get inside the complex.
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Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week
Applications for jobless aid for the week ending Aug. 27 fell by 5,000 to 232,000.
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Reading, math scores fell sharply during pandemic, data show
A new national study finds math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-old students fell sharply during the pandemic, underscoring the impact of 2 years of learning disruptions.
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IRS revokes tax-exempt status of North Carolina NAACP
The status change was made public this month.
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Deadly bird flu returns to Midwest earlier than expected
Since February, producers have lost over 40 million commercial turkeys and chickens.
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Ford recalls pickups, cars to fix cloudy rear camera lens
The company says it has more than 8,800 warranty reports in the U.S. due to the problem.
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Yellen warns of failure to agree on Russia oil price cap
China and India, who have resisted signing onto efforts to punish the Kremlin, will need to get on board.