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Vance criticizes the Israeli parliament’s vote to annex the West Bank, and says the move was an “insult.”

Vance criticizes the Israeli parliament’s vote to annex the West Bank, and says the move was an “insult.”

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🔥 Discover this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Benjamin Netanyahu,Gaza,gaza ceasefire,Israel,JD Vance,west bank 💡 Main takeaway: JERUSALEM (AP) — Vice President J.D. Vance on Thursday criticized a vote in Israel's parliament the previous day on annexing the occupied West Bank, saying it amounted to an "insult" and went against Trump administration policies. Hard-liners in Israel's parliament narrowly passed a symbolic primary vote in support of West Bank annexation — in an apparent attempt to embarrass Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while Vance was still in the country. Read more: Netanyahu says before his meeting with Vance…
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Watch: Mayor Adams endorses former rival Cuomo in New York City mayoral race

Watch: Mayor Adams endorses former rival Cuomo in New York City mayoral race

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✨ Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: andrew cuomo,eric adams,New York,New York City,NYC Mayoral Race ✅ Key idea: NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the city's mayoral election Thursday, throwing his weight behind a bitter rival he recently called a "snake and a liar" as the former governor tries to defeat Democratic nominee Zahran Mamdani. Watch the ad in the video player above. Adams, who abandoned his re-election bid last month, made the announcement while standing alongside Cuomo at a housing project in Harlem, criticizing Mamdani…
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Pennsylvania elections official responds as Justice Department sues state for voter data

Pennsylvania elections official responds as Justice Department sues state for voter data

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💥 Read this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Donald Trump news,elections,Pennsylvania 💡 Key idea: Jeff Bennett: President Trump has continued to perpetuate the lie that the 2020 presidential election was rigged in favor of Joe Biden, posting on his social media platform last night that it was - quote - an "illegal scam/hoax."Since returning to the White House, the president has suggested his administration will crack down on mail-in ballots, Liz Landers reported, and take a hard look at the state's voting systems before next year's midterm elections. Liz Landers: Last month, the Justice Department…
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Federal workers are set to lose their full pay as the government shutdown continues

Federal workers are set to lose their full pay as the government shutdown continues

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✨ Read this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: federal workers,Government Shutdown 💡 Main takeaway: In the standoff over the government shutdown, Republicans tried something new, introducing a Senate bill that would pay salaries to some federal employees still on the job. Democrats blocked the move, arguing it excluded too many people. This comes as more than a million federal workers will lose their full pay on Friday. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports. Jeff Bennett: In the standoff over the government shutdown, Republicans tried something new today, introducing a Senate bill that would pay salaries to…
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Judge bans National Guard from Chicago indefinitely while awaiting Supreme Court decision

Judge bans National Guard from Chicago indefinitely while awaiting Supreme Court decision

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✨ Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Chicago,illinois,nation,National Guard,Supreme Court 💡 Main takeaway: CHICAGO (AP) — National Guard troops won't be deployed to the Chicago area anytime soon unless the U.S. Supreme Court steps in because a judge on Wednesday extended her temporary restraining order indefinitely. Elsewhere in the country, it will be at least days before the Guard is deployed to Portland, Oregon, and federal appeals judges are considering whether hundreds of California National Guard members should remain under federal control. Read more: Trump's deployment of National Guard troops reignites a 200-year-old constitutional…
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What to know about Maine’s tumultuous Senate primary race

What to know about Maine’s tumultuous Senate primary race

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🚀 Check out this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: graham platner,maine,Primaries ✅ Key idea: PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Days after posting multiple apology videos, showing off his chest to reveal a covered tattoo that was associated with a Nazi symbol and distancing himself from old online comments, Maine Democrat Graham Blatner says he is committed solely to his U.S. Senate campaign. Blatner, an oyster farmer and first-time political candidate, is vying to flip the Senate seat held by Republican Susan Collins for nearly 30 years. But first he must emerge from a core field that…
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The Trump administration is finalizing a plan to open Alaska’s wildlife refuge to drilling

The Trump administration is finalizing a plan to open Alaska’s wildlife refuge to drilling

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🔥 Discover this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: alaska,Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,Doug Burgum,Interior Department,oil and gas,oil and gas drilling 📌 Key idea: JUNE, Alaska (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday finalized plans to open the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to potential oil and gas drilling, renewing a long-running debate over whether to drill in one of the country's ecological gems. U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced the decision Thursday that paves the way for future lease sales within the refuge's 1.5 million-acre (631,309 hectare) coastal plain, an area considered sacred…
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Who pays for Trump’s $300 million auditorium?

Who pays for Trump’s $300 million auditorium?

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🔥 Discover this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Amazon,Donald Trump news,east wing demolition,Google,Meta,microsoft ✅ Key idea: Private donors to President Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom include tech giants like Amazon, Meta and Apple, as well as the family of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and the founders of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, according to a list provided to PBS News. The president emphasized that the multi-million-dollar project would be funded by private donations — not taxpayers. Trump said on Wednesday that the total cost of building the hall had risen to $300 million, $100 more than…
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Trump says the government owes him “a lot of money” because of the federal investigation. Here’s how he can get paid

Trump says the government owes him “a lot of money” because of the federal investigation. Here’s how he can get paid

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🚀 Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Department of Justice,Donald Trump news,federal investigation ✅ Key idea: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has indicated he is entitled to compensation from the federal government because of investigations he faced that he claims were politically motivated. Now, the Trump-controlled Justice Department can agree to pay massive damages with taxpayer dollars. The Republican president's comments in the Oval Office on Tuesday highlighted a law under which people could seek damages if they believe they have been wronged by the federal government. But the prospect of the president…
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Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao

Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao

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🚀 Read this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Binance,Changpeng Zhao,cryptocurrency,Donald Trump news,money laundering ✅ Main takeaway: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who created the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange and served prison time after failing to prevent criminals from using the platform to move money linked to child sexual abuse, drug trafficking and terrorism. Zhao had previously asked Trump for a pardon. Read more: Trump opens the door for 401(k) retirement plans to invest in private stocks and cryptocurrencies He has deep ties to World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency…
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