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House to vote on reopening government after 7-week recess

House to vote on reopening government after 7-week recess

The measure is expected to narrowly pass in the GOP-controlled chamber.

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The Epstein files fight is finally coming to the House floor

The Epstein files fight is finally coming to the House...

Long-delayed swearing-in of Arizona Democrat will set the stage for a vote President...

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Explainer: Does Trump have a defamation case against the BBC?

Explainer: Does Trump have a defamation case against the...

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for at least $1 billion...

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Space forecasters say severe solar storms could hit Earth and trigger auroras

Space forecasters say severe solar storms could hit Earth...

The sun has burped out bursts of energy called coronal mass ejections that could...

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US Supreme Court extends pause on food stamps relied upon by some 42 million Americans

US Supreme Court extends pause on food stamps relied upon...

If passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, a bill could end the government...

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A historic shutdown is nearly over. It leaves no winners and much frustration

A historic shutdown is nearly over. It leaves no winners...

The longest government shutdown in history could conclude as soon as Day 43 with...

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What to know about the status of SNAP food aid as a vote nears to end the shutdown

What to know about the status of SNAP food aid as a vote...

Congress could soon resume food aid benefits that were paused at the start of November.

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A severe solar storm is painting aurora borealis across the sky as far south as Florida

A severe solar storm is painting aurora borealis across...

A powerful burst of energy from the sun is streaming past Earth, disturbing the...

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US Supreme Court extends order allowing Trump to withhold food aid

US Supreme Court extends order allowing Trump to withhold...

Decision follows Senate vote to reopen government, but legal saga brought uncertainty...

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What’s in the bill to reopen the federal government?

What’s in the bill to reopen the federal government?

Congress is moving quickly to pass a funding package that would end the longest...

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Supreme Court keeps full SNAP payments on hold with short term order

Supreme Court keeps full SNAP payments on hold with short...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended a short-term order that allows the Trump administration...

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Our Health. Our Stories. Our Power: Black Women and Breast Cancer Awareness

Our Health. Our Stories. Our Power: Black Women and Breast...

“Every response is a heartbeat. Every voice adds to the chorus demanding better...

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What's in the Senate shutdown deal

What's in the Senate shutdown deal

A few things stood out outside the headlines.

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Newsom on shutdown deal: Democrats ‘still playing by the old rules of the game’

Newsom on shutdown deal: Democrats ‘still playing by the...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday said he’s still “stunned” by the eight...

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Wendy Williams' Neurologist Says She Doesn't Have Frontotemporal Dementia

Wendy Williams' Neurologist Says She Doesn't Have Frontotemporal...

Nationwide — Television personality and former talk show host Wendy Williams is...

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J. Pharoah Doss: ‘No fiefdoms’ should follow ‘No Kings’ protest

J. Pharoah Doss: ‘No fiefdoms’ should follow ‘No Kings’...

Fiefdom: Informal: Anything, such as an organization or real estate, owned or controlled...

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The Carr Report: He’s worth $2.4 million—but facing a major health diagnosis. What should he do now?

The Carr Report: He’s worth $2.4 million—but facing a major...

Life has a way of forcing us to pause and take inventory of what really matters....

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USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Latin American waters

USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Latin American waters

The Navy's largest aircraft carrier is providing support to what the Pentagon is...

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Why Democrats may have 'wind at their back' after shutdown fight : Here & Now Anytime

Why Democrats may have 'wind at their back' after shutdown...

The Senate just passed a government funding deal, and House members will vote soon....

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Distraught, betrayed, and mad as hell: Your takes on the shutdown

Distraught, betrayed, and mad as hell: Your takes on the...

We asked readers to weigh in on Senate Democrats' deal—and almost nobody is happy.

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Open Letter On Africa’s Challenges By Former Rwandan Ambassador To African Leaders And Africans

Open Letter On Africa’s Challenges By Former Rwandan Ambassador...

By Theogene Rudasingwa Photos: YouTube Screenshots The following open letter was...

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Hear Me Out: Maybe Senate Dems Were Right to Fold Their Shutdown Hand

Hear Me Out: Maybe Senate Dems Were Right to Fold Their...

In some mythical future when Dems regain a majority in the Senate, they might well...

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Man Arrested Twice Within 24 Hours for Attacking the Same Woman Twice

Man Arrested Twice Within 24 Hours for Attacking the Same...

Nationwide — James Bowman III, a 40-year-old African American man from Waldorf,...

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Trump Pitches $2,000 Checks as a Salve for Tariff Pain

Trump Pitches $2,000 Checks as a Salve for Tariff Pain

Any concession might come too late for small businesses struggling with import taxes.

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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Verdict That He Sexually Abused and Defamed Magazine Columnist E. Jean Carroll

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Verdict That He Sexually...

Nationwide — President Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a $5 million...

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How Foreign Interests And Resource Extraction Continue To Drive Congo’s Crisis

How Foreign Interests And Resource Extraction Continue...

By Oakland InstitutePhoto: Oakland InstituteBehind Congo’s decades-long war lies...

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Trump Pushes Supreme Court to Let Him Send Federal Troops to Chicago

Trump Pushes Supreme Court to Let Him Send Federal Troops...

Nationwide — President Trump is urging the Supreme Court to allow his National Guard...

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President Trump Threatens BBC With $1 Billion Lawsuit for Not Apologizing

President Trump Threatens BBC With $1 Billion Lawsuit for...

Nationwide — President Trump is demanding the BBC retract what he calls false and...

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Indian police invoke ‘terror’ law as Modi alleges Delhi blast ‘conspiracy’

Indian police invoke ‘terror’ law as Modi alleges Delhi...

India's 'anti-terrorism' force is leading the probe into the blast that killed 12...

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COFCOR: We Are “Gravely Alarmed By The Escalating Conflict” In Sudan

COFCOR: We Are “Gravely Alarmed By The Escalating Conflict”...

By CARICOM Photos: YouTube Screenshots The Council for Foreign and Community Relations...

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22-Year-Old HBCU Grad Makes History as the Youngest Mayor of His City in Georgia

22-Year-Old HBCU Grad Makes History as the Youngest Mayor...

Nationwide — Jayden Williams, a 22-year-old HBCU graduate of Clark Atlanta University,...

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Muhammad A. Nur, The Freeman Foundation For The Arts CEO, Honored For Decades Of Community Service At D.R.E.A.M. Foundation Gala

Muhammad A. Nur, The Freeman Foundation For The Arts CEO,...

By Miles “Hollyhood” Casso Photos: Miles “Hollyhood” Casso NEW YORK — Muhammad A....

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National Day Of Protest: Veterans Say “No War On Our Cities”

National Day Of Protest: Veterans Say “No War On Our Cities”

Photos: YouTube Screenshots WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, thousands are expected to...

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UN Human Rights Chief: Tanzania Election-Related Killings Must Be Investigated

UN Human Rights Chief: Tanzania Election-Related Killings...

By United Nations Photos: YouTube Screenshots GENEVA – UN Human Rights Chief Volker...

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Outgoing BBC director urges staff to "fight for our journalism" as Trump threatens $1B defamation lawsuit

Outgoing BBC director urges staff to "fight for our journalism"...

Trump has threatened to sue Britain's national broadcaster BBC for $1 billion, claiming...

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UK government is caught up in a feud between Trump and the BBC

UK government is caught up in a feud between Trump and...

The British government is addressing a dispute between the BBC and Donald Trump....

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Delhi car blast investigated as possible terrorism, Indian police say

Delhi car blast investigated as possible terrorism, Indian...

Eight people were killed in the car blast near the Red Fort, a major tourist landmark....

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Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House

Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to...

The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest...

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Suicide attack outside Islamabad court kills 12

Suicide attack outside Islamabad court kills 12

Pakistan's interior minister says the bomber tied to gain entry to a court complex,...

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After Blast News, He Called His 3 Sons In Delhi. One Never Replied

After Blast News, He Called His 3 Sons In Delhi. One Never...

As visuals of the deadly Delhi blast flooded social media and news channels, many...

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Tim Davie: 'I'm here to lead and support the BBC'

Tim Davie: 'I'm here to lead and support the BBC'

Directer general Tim Davie spoke briefly to reporters outside BBC headquarters.

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How Senate Republicans won the last vote to end the shutdown

How Senate Republicans won the last vote to end the shutdown

Sen. Tim Kaine wanted a “moratorium on mischief” from the Trump administration....

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BBC Is Trump’s Latest Media Target: What to Know

BBC Is Trump’s Latest Media Target: What to Know

The British Broadcasting Corp. is at the center of a transatlantic controversy over...

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Fred Logan: Trump the goose-killer and ‘No Kings II’

Fred Logan: Trump the goose-killer and ‘No Kings II’

U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, speaks during the No Kings protest in the portico...

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Anxiety over school admissions isn’t limited to college – parents of young children are also feeling pressure, some more acutely than others

Anxiety over school admissions isn’t limited to college...

Shifting policies such as school choice give parents more school options than they...

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India rattled after car explosion in Delhi kills at least 8 people

India rattled after car explosion in Delhi kills at least...

Indian authorities are investigating “all options” after the blast near the historic...

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Trump threatens BBC with $1bn lawsuit over edited January 6 speech

Trump threatens BBC with $1bn lawsuit over edited January...

US president demands 'full and fair' retraction of BBC documentary that prompted...

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Furious Liberals Call For Schumer To Step Aside, Senate Dems Mostly Quiet

Furious Liberals Call For Schumer To Step Aside, Senate...

By Zeteo Photos: YouTube Screenshots Senate Democrats were mostly quiet on Monday...

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Sellouts: Eight Democratic Senators Cave On Healthcare

Sellouts: Eight Democratic Senators Cave On Healthcare

By Mark Gruenberg Photos: YouTube Screenshots WASHINGTON—By a 60-40 vote, the bare...

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US Senate passes bill to end longest ever government shutdown

US Senate passes bill to end longest ever government shutdown

US Senate approves a spending package to fund the government through January following...

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US Senate passes funding bill that could end shutdown within days

US Senate passes funding bill that could end shutdown within...

It will need to be approved by the House and then signed into law by the president...

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How Every Senator Voted on Passing the Bill to End the Shutdown

How Every Senator Voted on Passing the Bill to End the...

A bipartisan group of senators agreed on a deal to reopen the government.

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Trump vows to 'do everything' to help Syria after meeting with leader

Trump vows to 'do everything' to help Syria after meeting...

Donald Trump praises Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa after a landmark White House...

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Senate passes bill to reopen the government as 8 Democrats join with Republicans to send it to the House

Senate passes bill to reopen the government as 8 Democrats...

The legislation would keep the government funded through Jan. 30, without extending...

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Senate votes to end government shutdown, sending funding bill to the House

Senate votes to end government shutdown, sending funding...

A small band of Senate Democrats voted with Republicans on Monday night to approve...

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Black Author's New Book “Hey Sis! I Got You!” Inspires Women to Heal, Grow, and Stand in Sisterhood

Black Author's New Book “Hey Sis! I Got You!” Inspires...

Trio Diamond Productions celebrated the release with an intimate Los Angeles event...

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Why a handful of Democratic senators decided to end the shutdown

Why a handful of Democratic senators decided to end the...

Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.), who nearly a decade ago served as Hillary Clinton’s running...

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Why the Democrats Finally Folded

Why the Democrats Finally Folded

This is how the government shutdown was always going to end.

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Trump keeps historic meeting with Syria’s leader behind closed doors

Trump keeps historic meeting with Syria’s leader behind...

President Trump on Monday kept a historic meeting with Syria’s interim President...

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Black Celebrity Red Carpet Correspondent Selected to Cover Inaugural Carolina Soul Music Awards

Black Celebrity Red Carpet Correspondent Selected to Cover...

Nationwide — ShaDonna “Mo” McPhaul, widely recognized as The Mo You Know, has been...

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Senate clears key hurdle in march to final vote on ending shutdown

Senate clears key hurdle in march to final vote on ending...

The Senate on Monday cleared a key procedural hurdle toward green-lighting a package...

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Democrats rebel after 8 senators cut a deal to end the shutdown without ACA funds

Democrats rebel after 8 senators cut a deal to end the...

The pact struck between Republicans and a breakaway group of eight senators sparked...

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Shutdown deal reopens Democratic rift: From the Politics Desk

Shutdown deal reopens Democratic rift: From the Politics...

Plus, wrapping up a busy day at the Supreme Court.

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What's next for both parties as vote to end shutdown draws near?

What's next for both parties as vote to end shutdown draws...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Republican strategist Mike Ricci about the deal to...

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Opinion | Same-sex marriage isn’t going anywhere

Opinion | Same-sex marriage isn’t going anywhere

The Supreme Court predictably rejects an opportunity to reconsider its 2015 decision.

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US Supreme Court rejects challenge to same-sex marriage

US Supreme Court rejects challenge to same-sex marriage

A former official who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses asked the Supreme...

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David Marshall: Generation Z is the battleground

David Marshall: Generation Z is the battleground

Couple of friends sitting on a sidewalk cafe enjoying a break in Williamsburg, Brooklyn....

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6 takeaways from the shutdown deal

6 takeaways from the shutdown deal

The longest shutdown in American history appears headed for a conclusion, after...

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