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Joe Lieberman, former US senator and vice-presidential nominee, dies at 82

U.S.
Amanda Smith

The former US senator Joe Lieberman, who ran as the Democratic nominee for vice-president in the 2000 election and became the first ...

On the Tripwire of a ‘Red Line,’ It’s Often Presidents Who Trip

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden declared over the weekend that he was drawing a “red line” for Israel’s military action in ...

Judge voids California laws requiring background checks to buy ammunition

Politics
Amanda Smith

(Reuters) -A federal judge has blocked California from enforcing state laws requiring people to undergo background checks when they buy ammunition, calling ...

Appeals court rules Texas can ban emergency abortions in spite of federal guidance

Politics
Amanda Smith

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Texas can ban emergency abortions even though the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...

Judges express skepticism that Mark Meadows’ Georgia election case should be moved to federal court

Politics
Amanda Smith

ATLANTA (AP) — A panel of federal appeals court judges heard arguments on whether charges against Trump White House chief of staff ...

Biden avoids taking up the mantle of a wartime president

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office last week, all the trappings of a wartime commander ...