McConnell biography to be released before election day
A new biography about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will be released just days before the election chronicling the longest-serving leader in the US Senate.
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Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu set to address the US Congress on July 24
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, setting the stage for what is expected to be a contentious speech at a crucial moment for the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
US to send new $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will send about $225 million in military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, in a new package that includes ammunition Kyiv’s forces could use to strike threats inside Russia to defend the city of Kharkiv from a heavy Russian assault.
One trial down. But will there be others?
In this newsletter last week, our colleague Jesse McKinley brought you news of history in the making: Donald Trump’s conviction in Manhattan on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up a hush-money payment to a porn star just before the 2016 election.
Israel denies link to Islamophobic campaign in Canada that Meta says originated there
The Israeli government is being accused in published reports of involvement in an operation aimed at reducing support for Palestinians in Canada that was flagged by artificial intelligence researchers.
Fat Joe wants hospital price transparency. Here's how he's fighting for it in D.C.
Rapper Fat Joe says, "Millions of people are getting robbed."
Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama, dies at 86
WASHINGTON — Marian Shields Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama who moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama was elected president, has died. She was 86.
Supreme Court sides with Native American tribes in health care funding dispute with government
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with Native American tribes Thursday in a dispute with the federal government over the cost of health care when tribes run programs in their own communities.