McCarthy-Biden showdown is about much more than the US national debt
The clash between President Joe Biden and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy over the US debt will decide who is the most dominant figure in Washington for most of the next two years. And a failure by the two men to come to terms by this time next month would result in a national default that could have a profound impact on the economy and the 2024 election.
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Turks abroad wrap up voting in landmark election
Millions of Turks living abroad wrapped up voting on Tuesday, in a tense election that has turned into a referendum on President Recep...
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Thailand's influential ex-PM Thaksin eyes July return from exile
By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Tuesday he would return home in
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Ohio constitution overhaul faces deadline, backlash
An increasingly unpopular effort by a group of Ohio Republicans to make it harder to change the state constitution by direct voting faces a critical juncture this week
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Pennsylvania House battle hinges on Philadelphia suburbs
Democrats are clinging to a one-seat Pennsylvania House majority but that could change when voters fill a suburban Philadelphia vacancy next week
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Pro-DeSantis super PAC ramps up hiring into Super Tuesday
The super PAC promoting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to have dozens of staff in place in the first 18 states on the GOP presidential primary calendar in the coming weeks
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Chile: Conservatives will now control Constitution rewrite
Chile seemed on the cusp of a progressive revolution last year when a committee dominated by leftists drafted a bold new constitution to replace the country’s dictatorship-era charter
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As Trump probes intensify, foes of ex-president see opening
An investigation into Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents has advanced in recent weeks
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Georgia GOP chairman says he was just following orders from Trump lawyers
Lawyers representing David Shafer, the embattled chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, are arguing their client should not be charged with any crimes for his actions following the 2020 election because he was following advice provided by attorneys working for former President Donald Trump, according to a letter sent to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis last week.
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Sudan conflict: 'How I saved my red guitar from Khartoum war zone'
Some 40,000 people have fled fighting in Sudan to go to South Sudan, one of the world's poorest countries.
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Top challenger in Cambodian polls awaiting official approval
Cambodia’s National Election Committee has announced that 20 political parties have registered for July’s general election but nine of them still have not been approved, including the Candlelight Party, the sole credible challenger to the governing Cambodian People’s Party
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Tight security as Nigeria presidential election result challenged
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA Police blocked roads in the centre of Nigeria's capital on Monday as judges started
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