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Scoop: Schumer courts Peltola for Alaska Senate race

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Inside House Dems' most "vicious" internal fight in decades

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Florida AG announces ban on "7-OH" products

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Updated Aug 13, 2025 - World

Trump: "Very severe" consequences for Putin if he refuses ceasefire

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Trump's favorability with Republicans continues to slide

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event in Washington, DC on August 13, 2025. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images.
Updated Aug 13, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump floats taking over D.C. police for more than a month

U.S. Capitol Police officer in dark uniform opening white police SUV with U.S. Capitol building and partly cloudy sky in background.

Trump to host Kennedy Center Honors, contemplates celebrating himself

A man in a black tuxedo and bow tie and a woman in a black sleeveless gown hold hands at The Kennedy Center event with a black and white branded backdrop.
Aug 13, 2025 - Health

These states have the highest COVID cases right now as "stratus" variant erupts

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Aug 13, 2025 - Economy

Spending climbs among the rich, as everyone else's debt rises, study says

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MAGA rails against "pothead" culture as Trump weighs weed reform

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Zelensky scrambles to avert disaster as Trump meets Putin

Photo illustration of Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and various photos from the war in Ukraine
Aug 13, 2025 - Business

NYC office visits hit pre-pandemic levels for the first time, report says

Cops, cartels and the new drone wars on the border

Photo illustration of drones collaged with the U.S.-Mexico.
Aug 13, 2025 - Business

American Eagle's Sydney Sweeney ad divides young people: poll

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Updated Aug 13, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Scenes from D.C. as National Guard joins Trump's law enforcement crackdown

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Aug 12, 2025 - World

Mexico extradites 26 suspected top cartel leaders to U.S.

Two armed Mexican police officers in black helmets and masks arrest a handcuffed man in a black shirt, holding him from both sides in a dimly lit setting.

Read: White House launches "comprehensive" review of Smithsonian exhibits

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Scoop: Beshear wows Democrats at Jeffries' big donor fundraiser

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