WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – US President Donald Trump, citing what he said was advice from friends and business associates, granted clemency on Tuesday (Feb 18) to…
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Alarmed by Senator Bernie Sanders, moderate Democrats can't agree on an alternative
MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE (NYTIMES) – The US Democratic presidential primary is entering an intensely tumultuous phase, after two early contests that have left former vice-president…
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US Senator Bernie Sanders leads in early New Hampshire results, former V-P Joe Biden lags badly
MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE (REUTERS) – Progressive United States Senator Bernie Sanders took an early lead in New Hampshire’s Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday (Feb 11),…
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On eve of New Hampshire Democratic vote, Klobuchar gains ground on Sanders and Buttigieg
KEENE/NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE (REUTERS) – Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg sought on Monday (Feb 10) to build on their strength as front-runners as an energised…
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Appeals Court Nominee Shaped DeVos’s Illegal Loan Forgiveness Effort
WASHINGTON — A judicial nominee slated for a key Senate committee vote on Thursday helped devise an illegal Education Department effort to use private Social…
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Trump says US pullout from Syria a political promise kept
WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) – In President Donald Trump’s telling on Wednesday (Oct 23), his withdrawal of all but a few US forces from Syria makes…
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Opinion | The Question Warren Won’t Answer
This article is part of David Leonhardt’s newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it each weekday. Eventually, Elizabeth Warren is going to need…
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Democrat rivals pile on Elizabeth Warren as Joe Biden defends son's work in Ukraine in TV debate
WESTERVILLE, OHIO (BLOOMBERG) – Ms Elizabeth Warren’s rivals targeted her new status as a front-runner in the Democratic race in a televised debate on Tuesday…
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Opinion | Hate Is So Much Bigger Than Trump
Some of the country’s most knowledgeable physicians can’t tell me with any certitude why I ended up losing sight in my right eye and am…
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Trump’s Celebration of L.G.B.T. Rights Is Met With Criticism
WASHINGTON — President Trump has said that his administration would lead an effort to decriminalize homosexuality around the world, eliciting condemnation from activists who pointed…
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More Than Patriotism on Their Sleeves: Military Patches Sport Trump Likeness
WASHINGTON — When President Trump delivered a Memorial Day speech to the crew of the amphibious assault ship Wasp in Tokyo Bay on Tuesday, some…
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Opinion | Trump’s Shutdown Is a Sucker Punch for Struggling Farmers
KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Today President Trump will address the American Farm Bureau’s 100th annual convention in New Orleans. But any promises of help will be…
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Opinion | The Hawk That’s Helping China
This article is part of the Opinion Today newsletter. You can sign up here to receive the newsletter each weekday. First, China: Tensions keep rising…
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US politician stands to win election by one vote
CHICAGO (AFP) – It was an oft-repeated mantra of the hotly-contested US midterm elections: “Every vote counts.” That turned out to be true for a…
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