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House overwhelmingly unites against Marjorie Taylor Greene

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How Arizona leaders plan to prevent record heat deaths this summer

Two women standing outside a door.
May 8, 2024 - World

Biden: If Israel invades Rafah, "I'm not supplying the weapons"

President Biden during his CNN interview with Erin Burnett.

Mike Johnson easily survives ouster attempt from Marjorie Taylor Greene

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Updated May 8, 2024 - Politics & Policy

High school students join Gaza protests and Congress is watching

Illustration of hands raised in a classroom with the central hand clenched into a protesting fist.

Johnson, McConnell demand White House give details on Israel weapons pause

Israeli artillery troops stationed at the Rafah border launch an attack to southern Gaza Strip on May 08, 2024. Photo: Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images

Scoop: Schumer plans to revive bipartisan border deal

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference following a Senate Democrat party policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol Building

Trump super PAC brings "MAGA" to TikTok

Biden prepares to unveil new asylum change

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May 8, 2024 - World

Israel warns U.S. that weapons pause could sabotage hostage talks

Biden and Netanyahu
May 8, 2024 - Economy

FTX plans to repay customers "in full." Here’s why they still lose

Illustrated collage of the FTX logo, money and rectangles.

How the U.S. economy adapted to 5% interest rates

Illustration of two hands holding percentage icons, one hand is higher than the other.

Georgia appeals court will review decision that kept Fani Willis on Trump case

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media with attorney Todd Blanche at the end of the day during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 7, 2024 in New York City.

Oceans' record heat streak reaches 13 months

May 8, 2024 - Technology

Exclusive: Employees are bringing their own AI to work

Illustration of a background of binary code with a door shape being cut out of the foreground and showing a light emitting from where it opened up.
May 8, 2024 - Economy

Homeowners are getting rich. Renters? Not so much

Arkansas, Missouri sue over Biden admin expansion of LGBTQ+ student protections

Arkansas' Attorney General Tim Griffin speaks from a podium.

How Chicago-area colleges have responded to pro-Palestinian protests

Photo of a line of police next to a line of protesters

Scoop: Israeli officials fail to ease tensions in Capitol Hill meetings

Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog, wearing a blue suit, light blue shirt, blue tie and glasses.

Biden hits Trump with major Microsoft announcement in Wisconsin

Then-President Trump speaks at the groundbreaking of Foxconn's plant in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. The factory never fully materialized.
May 8, 2024 - Health

Missing from progressives' 2024 agenda: Medicare for All

Illustration of a person looking over the edge of a large cliff chasm shaped like a medical cross

Scoop: McCormick PAC launches big ad buy in Pennsylvania Senate race

David McCormick in a blue sportscoat in front of a crowd of supporters.

Trump's inflation bomb: How his second-term plans could make it worse

Former President Trump at a rally in Freeland, Michigan, last week.

Small biz owners worried about inflation but happy to be entrepreneurs

Scoop: Trump to dine with NFT buyers on day off from court

Illustration of a digital, pixelated coin with the silhouette of Trump on its front

Biden presses cash, staffing advantage against Trump

President Biden in a dark suit, shown from the shoulders up.

Severe storms unleash tornadoes on Midwest, Ohio Valley after slamming Plains

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May 7, 2024 - World

U.S. paused bomb shipment to Israel over Rafah concerns, official says

Smoke billows from Israeli strikes on eastern Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Photo: AFP via Getty Images)
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