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California Republicans, angry over McCarthy’s ouster, support new rules for removing speaker

Saying they are “ashamed and embarrassed” by the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, four California GOP lawmakers joined…

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McCarthy gives in to right flank on spending cuts, but they still deliver a defeat as shutdown looms

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy emerged with a spending cut plan to avert a looming federal government…

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Wave of migrants that halted trains in Mexico started with migrant smuggling industry in Darien Gap

HUEHUETOCA, Mexico — Thousands of migrants riding atop railway cars in Mexico this week or waiting in mile-long…

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Rupert Murdoch, whose creation of Fox News made him a force in American politics, is stepping down

NEW YORK — Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old Australian media magnate whose creation of Fox News made him a…

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Federal judge considers requests against New Mexico governor’s order suspending right to open carry

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A U.S. district judge is considering multiple requests to put on hold an order by…

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Residents can relax after fugitive Danelo Cavalcante is captured and arraigned in rural Pennsylvania

POTTSTOWN, Pa. — A murderer who brazenly escaped from a Pennsylvania jail was captured Wednesday in the woods…

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Utah GOP Sen. Mitt Romney, former presidential candidate and governor, won’t seek reelection in 2024

Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he will not run for reelection in 2024, creating a…

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Loudspeaker message outside NYC migrant shelter warns new arrivals they are ‘not safe here’

NEW YORK — A New Yorker upset that the city has been housing homeless migrants on his suburban…

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The US marks 22 years since 9/11 with tributes and tears, from ground zero to Alaska

NEW YORK — From ground zero to small towns, Americans looked back Monday on 9/11 with moments of…

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Nancy Pelosi says she’ll seek House reelection in 2024, dismissing talk of retirement at age 83

WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that she will seek reelection to Congress in 2024…