Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. director, said on Wednesday that the bureau had opened a slew of investigations into Hamas as it tries to thwart potential attacks and stymie financial …
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President Biden will press the Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday to crack down on the Chinese firms that are helping to produce fentanyl, a potent drug that has killed …
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When President Biden meets President Xi Jinping of China at a lush estate on the edge of Silicon Valley on Wednesday, his primary goal will be simple: find a way …
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Analysis: To Avoid a Government Shutdown, Unyielding Mike Johnson Yields
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJust weeks into his new job, Speaker Mike Johnson has already learned a valuable, if painful, lesson: Being an uncompromising conservative hard-liner is much easier from the backbenches of the …
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Live Vote Tracker: House Votes on Stopgap Spending Measure to Avert a Shutdown
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe House of Representatives is preparing to vote on a stopgap funding measure to keep the federal government open into next year. The bill needs a supermajority, two-thirds, to pass. …
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House to Vote on Mike Johnson’s Plan to Avert a Government Shutdown
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe House on Tuesday pressed toward a vote on legislation to keep federal funding flowing into early 2024, as a bloc of Democrats tacitly signaled their willingness to back a …
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More Than 400 U.S. Officials Sign Letter Protesting Biden’s Israel Policy
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMore than 400 political appointees and staff members representing some 40 government agencies sent a letter to President Biden on Tuesday protesting his support of Israel in its war in …
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Trump Campaign Officials Try to Play Down Contentious 2025 Plans
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTwo top officials on former President Donald J. Trump’s 2024 campaign on Monday sought to distance his campaign team from news reports about plans for what he would do if …
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Polluting Industries Say the Cost of Cleaner Air Is Too High
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is about to announce new regulations governing soot — the particles that trucks, farms, factories, wildfires, power plants and dusty roads generate. By law, the …
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Nikki Haley Makes a $10 Million Move, Hoping to Gain Against Trump
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe former ambassador to the U.N. is reserving her first ads in Iowa and New Hampshire as she looks to outstrip Gov. Ron DeSantis in the race for second place.