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House GOP’s help-wanted sign: One border funding chief

House GOP’s help-wanted sign: One border funding chief

The sitting Republican who oversees funding for the Department of Homeland Security...

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DOJ: Barrack, Wynn losses won't derail foreign influence crackdown

DOJ: Barrack, Wynn losses won't derail foreign influence...

The counterintelligence chief downplayed the impact of legal defeats on the department's...

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Opinion | Take the Deal: Brittney Griner in Exchange for the ‘Merchant of Death’

Opinion | Take the Deal: Brittney Griner in Exchange for...

Viktor Bout is responsible for unspeakable atrocities. But at this point, it’s not...

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David Whelan says he’s unsure ‘what the future holds’ for his brother still imprisoned in Russia

David Whelan says he’s unsure ‘what the future holds’ for...

Paul Whelan’s brother said the White House informed him about Griner’s release on...

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How Demographic Shifts Fueled by Covid Delivered Midterm Wins for Democrats

How Demographic Shifts Fueled by Covid Delivered Midterm...

Republicans are still suffering from the pandemic’s fallout.

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Senate Dems’ victorious campaign QB reluctant to run it back

Senate Dems’ victorious campaign QB reluctant to run it...

Fresh off a cycle that ended with all party incumbents still standing, Sen. Gary...

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Inside when (and how) SBF could eventually come to the Hill after FTX’s collapse

Inside when (and how) SBF could eventually come to the...

The failed cryptocurrency founder has said “I will testify” but maybe not as soon...

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The Turkish connection: How Erdoğan’s confidant helped Iran finance terror

The Turkish connection: How Erdoğan’s confidant helped...

Sıtkı Ayan, the businessman helping Tehran sell oil, has so far dodged US sanctions.

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As same-sex marriage protections pass Congress, House GOP support decreases

As same-sex marriage protections pass Congress, House GOP...

Thirty-nine House Republicans supported a bill providing federal protections for...

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3 numbers that show how Raphael Warnock won the Georgia runoff

3 numbers that show how Raphael Warnock won the Georgia...

The GOP is coming to terms with the consequences of its recent aversion to mail...

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FDA greenlights bivalent vaccines for children as young as 6 months old

FDA greenlights bivalent vaccines for children as young...

The move to authorize the shots comes as Covid-19 infections in the U.S. tick up...

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Biden strikes deal to free Brittney Griner from Russian custody

Biden strikes deal to free Brittney Griner from Russian...

Griner will be exchanged for Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout, nicknamed the...

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The backstory of Twitter, Hunter Biden and Elon Musk’s latest stunt

The backstory of Twitter, Hunter Biden and Elon Musk’s...

Why Twitter was saving its Hunter Biden files — and why Musk’s promised revelations...

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How Estonia is helping Ukraine take on Russian cyber threats

How Estonia is helping Ukraine take on Russian cyber threats

Estonia is playing a leading role in providing cybersecurity and digital support...

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Trudeau’s lone Chinese Canadian minister has a tough job ahead of her

Trudeau’s lone Chinese Canadian minister has a tough job...

Mary Ng has been tasked with Canada’s trickiest overseas assignment: checking China’s...

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How the plan to pass a weed package went awry

How the plan to pass a weed package went awry

Opposition from key Republicans, most notably Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell,...