
Argentina Central Bank Hikes Rate to 133% on Inflation Data
Argentina’s central bank sharply raised its key rate Thursday for the sixth time this year in an effort
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What Kevin McCarthy has been up to: Holding court in speaker's office and not going out of his way to help Scalise
While Steve Scalise scrambles to secure the House speakership, the man who previously held the job has taken a back seat.
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Medicare monthly Part B premiums to rise nearly $10 for 2024
Medicare enrollees will shell out about $10 more next year for their monthly Part B premiums, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Thursday.
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Former IRS contractor accused of stealing Trump's tax returns pleads guilty
The former IRS contractor accused of leaking former President Donald Trump's tax returns and stealing tax information on thousands of the wealthiest people in the US pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday.
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CNN Poll: Americans' views of the Republican Party and its congressional leaders have worsened amid House leadership crisis
The public's impressions of the Republican Party and its leaders in Congress have worsened amid a leadership crisis in the House of Representatives, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with Republican-aligned Americans divided over how the GOP should govern.
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White House says Biden's remark on photos of children was intended to 'underscore the utter depravity' of Hamas attack
President Joe Biden's graphic description of horrors in Israel was intended to "underscore the utter depravity" of the Hamas attack on civilians, the White House says, even if he hadn't personally viewed or confirmed the imagery he described.
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Argentina’s Inflation Surges to 138% Ahead of Presidential Election
Inflation in Argentina jumped to its highest level in three decades, underscoring the extent of the economic crisis
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Trump sharply criticizes Netanyahu over intelligence failure in latest sign of soured relationship
Former President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the Israeli prime minister was caught unprepared by Hamas' attack and praising the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as "very smart."
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US and Qatar reach 'quiet understanding' not to release $6bn sent to Iran for now, Treasury official tells House Democrats
The United States and Qatar have reached a "quiet understanding" not to allow Iran to access any of the $6 billion in Iranian funds that were transferred to Qatari accounts last month as part of a deal to free Americans detained in Iran for the time being, following Hamas' bloody attack on Israel on Saturday, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told House Democrats Thursday, according to a source in the room.
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Sen. Bob Menendez charged with conspiracy to act as a foreign agent in new indictment
Federal prosecutors have announced additional charges against New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, alleging they conspired to have a public official act as a foreign agent.
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US files superseding indictment against Senator Bob Menendez
WASHINGTON The United States on Thursday filed a superseding indictment against Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, a court
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Blinken pledges US will never falter from supporting Israel as he likens Hamas' crimes to ISIS
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday pledged that the United States will never falter from its support for Israel as he condemned Hamas' "litany of brutality and inhumanity" as evoking "the worst of ISIS."
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