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Migration expert Christina Clark-Kazak explains the devastating consequences of the recent change to the Safe Third Country Agreement made by U.S. President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau.
Gun control activists rally in Nashville, Tenn.
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Analysis of the 10 years in which the US banned sales of assault weapons shows that it correlates with a drop in mass shooting deaths – a trend that reversed as soon as the ban expired.
Former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announces her presidential run in Charleston, S.C, on Feb. 15, 2023.
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Senators, governors, representatives and past presidents have to weigh multiple factors before declaring their 2024 run for president. Campaign financing is one of them.
Several oil projects are active in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
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President Joe Biden may be nicer to reporters than his predecessor, but he’s not actually responsive to the press. He has held fewer press conferences than any president in recent memory.
Joe Biden during the 2020 election race, but will he stand in 2024?
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How does a State of the Union speech get written? A former White House presidential speechwriter describes the many hands in this process.
Caucusgoers stand beneath the sign for the South Carolina delegation at the Democratic National Convention.
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As President Biden begins meeting with congressional leaders to resolve the debt ceiling showdown, an economist warns the consequences of a default could be dire.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy walks to the speaker’s ceremonial office at the Capitol on Jan. 9, 2023.
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The House GOP has announced a slew of investigations, including a review of the conduct of the Department of Justice and its investigations of Donald Trump.
Biden and Kishida: A relationship far from flagging.
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What are classified documents? Who gets to see them? What happens if they are released? A former State Department and Department of Defense staffer who had top secret clearance provides the answers.
Donald Trump with Republican Kevin McCarthy who is attempting to get elected as speaker of the House of Representatives.
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House Republicans have finally elected a leader after 15 gruelling votes.
Rioters break windows and breach the Capitol building in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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Joe Biden’s move away from Trump’s isolationist policy has won some support from the public, and Congress.
Merrick Garland, center, announcing on Nov. 18, 2022, that he will appoint a special counsel for the Department of Justice investigation into former President Donald Trump.
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