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Democrats warn Mike Johnson about private talks with MTG

House Speaker Mike Johnson, wearing a blue suit, white shirt and blue and red striped tie, standing in front of flags.

Scoop: House GOP drafts ICC sanctions as "precaution"

Rep. Michael McCaul, wearing a dark blue suit, light blue shirt and blue tie, grasping a podium.
Updated May 7, 2024 - Politics & Policy

FDIC is a workplace rife with sexual harassment, independent probe alleges

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Trump's federal classified docs trial date postponed indefinitely

Donald Trump speaking at a lectern with spectators' hands raised in front of him. American flags are in the background.

13 conservative federal judges won't hire Columbia grads over protests

Pro-Palestinian students occupy a central lawn on the Columbia University in New York City in April 2024.
May 7, 2024 - World

Israel hasn't crossed "red line" with current Rafah operation, U.S. officials say

Displaced Palestinians who left with their belongings from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip following an evacuation order by the Israeli army, arrive to Khan Yunis on May 6, 2024,
Updated May 7, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Trump loses bid for mistrial in hush money case

May 7, 2024 - World

White House says Israel and Hamas put a hostage deal within reach

A protesters lies on the ground while holding a sign saying "Stop the war" during a large rally in Tel Aviv held by the relatives and supporters of hostages against the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government on Monday, May 6, 2024.
Updated May 7, 2024 - Politics & Policy

U.S. soldier arrested in Russia is accused of theft

A Russian military parade in Moscow on May 2.

Key Underground Railroad to Mexico site closer to historic recognition

The Jackson Ranch Church sits in South Texas with a Cross in front.
Updated May 7, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Biden recalls horror of Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Holocaust remembrance speech

Joe Biden delivers remarks at a Cinco de Mayo reception at the White House in Washington D.C., United States on May 6

Mike Johnson defends private MTG meetings as motion to vacate lingers

Israeli takeover of Rafah crossing raises concerns about aid delivery to Gazans

Displaced Palestinians flee Rafah with their belongings to safer areas in the southern Gaza Strip on May 7
May 7, 2024 - Business

Vibe at Milken: Shiny happy people set for more wealth

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May 7, 2024 - Health

How mRNA vaccines could be personalized cancer cures

Illustration of a bandaid in the shape of a cancer ribbon

Scoop: Democrats call Mike Johnson's bluff on campus antisemitism

Rep. Dan Goldman, wearing a blue suit, white shirt and blue tie, speaks at a committee hearing.

Scoop: Biden campaign targets Trump family separation policy in new ad

Former President Biden stands in front of a microphone

Exclusive poll: Most college students shrug at nationwide protests

Rafah assault threatens to be Israel breaking point for Democrats

Smoke billows beneath a gray sky in the Gazan city of Rafah.

Better trains are coming. Will America get aboard?

Illustration of an American flag with a railroad track being built on one of the stripes with little construction workers

Trump's threat of being jailed suddenly gets real

Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 6, 2024 in New York City

"Dangerous" storms with potentially "intense" tornadoes threaten Central U.S.

Satellite image showing severe thunderstorms underway across the Plains on Monday night, with flashes of lightning within each storm.

Musk: SpaceX, Starlink use "basically" no AI

Photo Illustration of Elon Musk with his head open and containing a cybertruck, tesla, a circular roadway, a spacex rocket, the twitter logo, a shooting star and gigacasting equiptment
May 6, 2024 - World

Israelis frustrated with U.S. handling of hostage talks

Families and supporters of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip take part in a protest calling for a hostage deal on May 6, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo: Amir Levy/Getty Images

Doubts rise over Marjorie Taylor Greene moving forward on motion to vacate

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