Maine’s secretary of state is poised to issue a decision next week that could bolster a citizen-led movement to keep former President Donald J. Trump off primary ballots around the …
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As they search for evidence they can use to impeach President Biden, House Republicans have repeatedly pointed to evidence that they say undercuts his claims that he never had anything …
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U.S. Prepares to Lift Ban on Sales of Offensive Weapons to Saudi Arabia
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Biden administration is preparing to relax restrictions on some weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, U.S. officials said on Thursday, crediting the kingdom’s peace talks with a militia in Yemen …
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6 Months and a Swirl of Controversy: A Timeline of Claudine Gay’s Tenure as Harvard President
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesClaudine Gay has served as president of Harvard University only since July, but she has faced criticism on two fronts: her response to rising tensions on campus over the Israel-Gaza …
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Army’s Blast Safety Limit May Miss Risks From Powerful Weapons Like Tanks
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesChristian Beyer worked around the ground-shaking blasts of one of the Army’s most powerful weapons — the M1 Abrams tank — for 23 years. And for nearly all that time, …
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Harvard Finds More Instances of ‘Duplicative Language’ in Claudine Gay’s Work
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHarvard University, in the face of mounting questions over possible plagiarism in the scholarly work of its president, Claudine Gay, said on Wednesday that it had found two additional instances …
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Clarence Thomas Threatened to Resign Over Salary Concerns in 2000
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJustice Clarence Thomas pressed congressional lawmakers for a higher salary early in his tenure on the Supreme Court, threatening to resign and inspiring a campaign by Republican backers to meet …
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G7 Tightens Enforcement of Oil Price Cap Amid Widespread Russian Evasion
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe United States and its Western allies said on Wednesday they would tighten loopholes that have allowed Russia to evade a cap on its oil price, aiming to bolster a …
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Dean Phillips, an Upstart Challenger to Biden, Embraces ‘Medicare for All’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAs he mounts a long-shot primary challenge to President Biden, Representative Dean Phillips says he has had an epiphany about American health care policy. Gone is his yearslong skepticism about …
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Colorado Voters Share Sense of Unease After Court Disqualifies Trump
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesUnderlying the celebrations and condemnations of the Colorado Supreme Court decision that struck former President Donald J. Trump from the primary ballot on Tuesday was a sense among voters in …