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Month: November 2023

DeSantis argues Iowa governor’s support may help him stop Trump and he labels his rivals as spoilers

By STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ’ senior advisers are outlining a difficult path to the Republican presidential nomination that can succeed only by first denying former President Donald Trump “a big win” in Iowa, where the DeSantis campaign is promising to leverage the “vast

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Treasury’s Yellen calls Republican effort to cut IRS funding for Israel ‘damaging and irresponsible’

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS commissioner says for the agency to keep building on its customer service and enforcement priorities it needs a reliable funding stream. IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel said Tuesday at an event with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen the debate over IRS funding comes down to a fundamental

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Supreme Court revisits the scope of the right to bear arms in the wake of latest mass shooting

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — It was only a year ago that the Supreme Court issued a landmark Second Amendment opinion that expanded gun rights nationwide and established that firearms rules must be consistent with the nation’s “historical tradition.” Majority opinion author Justice Clarence Thomas infuriated supporters of gun control and elated advocates of

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Hunter Biden special counsel testifying behind closed doors before House Judiciary Committee

By Annie Grayer, CNN David Weiss, the special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden federal criminal investigation, told the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that politics have played “no part” in his investigation into the president’s son, and that he was never stopped from bringing charges by the Justice Department or other federal offices. In his

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NATO freezes a Cold War-era security pact after Russia pulls out, raising questions on arms control

By LORNE COOK and HARRIET MORRIS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO allies have frozen their participation in a key Cold War-era security treaty in response to Russia’s withdrawal from the pact. Many of NATO’s 31 allies have signed the Treaty of Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, which was aimed at preventing Cold War rivals

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Law and order and the economy are focus of the British government’s King’s Speech

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government is setting out a pre-election policy slate including tougher sentences for criminals and measures to boost economic growth. The plans are included in the King’s Speech read out by King Charles III at the State Opening of Parliament. The speech is written by Prime

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