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Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim to head a major Western capital, has been re-elected as mayor of London
Sadiq Khan was re-elected to a second term as London's mayor on Saturday, as had been widely expected..
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Trump advisor Jason Miller says defeating Liz Cheney is 'one of the highest priorities'
Miller told The Washington Post Trump was zeroing in on Cheney, who chastised the former president for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot..
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Obama announces the death of treasured family dog Bo: 'Our family lost a true friend and loyal companion'
"Bo was a constant, gentle presence in our lives - happy to see us on our good days, our bad days, and everyday in between," Obama said..
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki says she advises Biden not to take spontaneous questions from reporters
Jen Psaki says the administration respects the role of the press, but she prioritizes keeping Biden on message and free of "distractions.".
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Kids held in a Dallas migrant shelter are reportedly hungry and begging volunteers for food
US migrant facilities have been overwhelmed as federal agencies scramble amid record-high numbers of unaccompanied children arriving at the border..
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McConnell supports long-overdue Kentucky bridge project, but rejects proposed corporate tax hikes to fund the work
McConnell is pushing for a more targeted $600 billion infrastructure plan, devoid of corporate tax increases, that Senate Republicans could support..
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1619 Project creator responds to McConnell's effort to block its teachings in public schools: He's saying 'the truth is too difficult' for America to bear
"He's saying that ... we're far too fragile to be able to withstand the scrutiny of the truth," said 1619 creator Nikole Hannah-Jones of McConnell..
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Trump's widely-mocked new blog shows he is now just 'shouting into the void,' say social media experts
Trump has struggled for internet attention since he was kicked off Facebook and Twitter in January in the wake of the Capitol riot on January 6..
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Chinese-Americans poured more than $80,000 into a Proud Boy crowdfunder before Jan 6 insurrection
Asian-Americans and ex-pats from China bank-rolled effort the far-right Proud Boys medical expenses after a violent confrontation with BLM protesters..
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The White House needed extensive security upgrades but the Trumps didn't want to deal with the noise and made it a problem for Biden's administration
Melania Trump specifically didn't want the project to impact the aesthetics of the back lawn, where events could be hosted, CNN reported..
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Arizona election auditors 'indefinitely defer' voter canvassing following DOJ letter expressing concerns about voter intimidation
Republican Sen. Karen Fann responded to the DOJ's concerns Friday, claiming the Senate decided weeks ago to halt voter canvassing..
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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signs legislation banning trans women and girls from playing sports
The move is in line with other anti-trans sports bills that other GOP governors have signed in recent months..
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Trump DOJ secretly pulled Washington Post reporter phone records, and tried to score email records
This included personal, work, and home phone numbers, and allegedly did not include any information about whether DOJ leadership approved the subpoena..
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Blinken confronts Russia and China at the UN, calling them out for fueling global disorder
The top US diplomat warned China and Russia that Washington would "push back forcefully when we see countries undermine the international order.".
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Stacey Abrams says she 'absolutely' has ambitions of running for president, and has 'a responsibility' to be honest about it
Abrams said being honest about it is valuable for younger women and people of color, because "you cannot have those things you refuse to dream of.".
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Arizona's top election official details 'a constant barrage of harassment' during unprecedented GOP-backed ballot recounting
Secretary of State Katie Hobbs told Insider that "the so-called audit" of 2.1 million ballots "is making a mockery of everything we do.".
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Jen Psaki says the IRS letter sent to Americans about stimulus checks was 'not intended to make it about' Biden
Critics said Biden was taking a line out of Trump's book by sending a letter to recipients of the $1,400 direct payments..
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Threats against members of Congress have increased 107% since 2020 and are expected to keep rising, US Capitol Police say
The security of the US Capitol and members of Congress has been a topic of ongoing concern in Washington, DC, since the deadly January 6 insurrection..
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Pollster Frank Luntz says Trump's 'big lie' may cost Republicans the House in 2022
"What Donald Trump is saying is actually telling people it's not worth it to vote," pollster and focus group consultant Frank Luntz said..
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Michelle Obama says many Black people 'live in fear' and admits to worrying about her daughters 'every time they get in a car by themselves'
"The innocent act of getting a license puts fear in our hearts," former first lady told CBS News. "We have to talk about it more.".
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