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Cash-strapped DNC takes on $15 million in loans

politico.com 37 minut temu A major political committee taking out this large of a debt so far removed from a major election is unusual.

Zelenskyy ready to work on US-backed plan to end R...

1 godzina temu Zelenskyy confirms that he discussed the US-backed plan with US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll in Kyiv.

Trump announces fresh offshore drilling projects ...

1 godzina temu The plan would include six fresh offshore sales between 2027 and 2030.

The home is scrambling to avoid a censure death s...

politico.com 2 godzin temu In their first full week back after the shutdown, lawmakers voted 5 times on measures to rebuke colleagues, eating up hours of level time.

Decades after their feud, Cornel West sees poetic ...

politico.com 2 godzin temu Two decades after his public feud with the erstwhile Harvard president, West sees irony in Summers’ downfall.

'Our most crucial battle’: Obama privately urges ...

politico.com 2 godzin temu “I get feeling worn out, tired, and embattled," the erstwhile president said to more than 30 lawmakers.

What are the consequences of an escalating global ...

2 godzin temu Worldwide military spending hits evidence highs as technology changes face of warfare.

COP30 attendees in Brazil forced to evacuate pavil...

2 godzin temu Officials say the fire was contained within six minutes, and 13 attendees were treated for smoke inhalation.

John Thune offers to tweak controversial telephone...

politico.com 2 godzin temu Senate Majority Leader John Thune offered Thursday to amend the controversial provision he slipped into last week's government backing package that could award GOP senators hundreds of thousands of dollars for having their telephone records seized ...

Olive farmers face danger, neglect after Israel’s ...

2 godzin temu Farmers hazard lives harvesting olives under Israeli military surveillance in Lebanon's border regions.

North Carolina officials say US Border Patrol has ...

3 godzin temu The Trump administration has targeted Democrat-led cities like Charlotte for a surge in immigration enforcement.

Sony, Warner and Universal sign AI music licensing...

3 godzin temu AI-generated music has been flooding streaming services and there is simply a wave of AI singers and bands that don't exist.

Palestinians uncertainty Gaza ceasefire will last...

4 godzin temu Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary asks Palestinians whether they think the fragile ceasefire with Israel will hold in Gaza.

Palestinians ‘squeezed’ as Israel moves beyond ‘ye...

4 godzin temu Move comes as Israeli attacks on bombarded enclave killed at least 32 Palestinians and wounded 88 others in 24 hours.

Fire erupts during UN climate talks in Belem, Braz...

4 godzin temu A fire broke out at a COP30 climate conference venue in Belem, Brazil, prompting the evacuation of panicked delegates.

Trump administration proposes beginning waters of...

politico.com 4 godzin temu The proposed plan is simply a jab at California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, but could face bipartisan pushback for beginning acres off Florida's Gulf Coast.

Funeral held for erstwhile US vice president, Ira...

4 godzin temu Former US presidents and national figures convene to honour man who leaves fraught legacy, but Trump was notably absent.

‘Al-Majd Europe’ breaks silence on mysterious flig...

4 godzin temu Al-Majd Europe, the group behind a flight of Palestinians from Gaza to Kenya to South Africa, has broken its silence.

US tariffs cast shadow over Nuevo Leon’s steel man...

5 godzin temu Mexican steel and aluminium exports to the US are down due to tariffs, hurting local tiny businesses.

At least 41 dead as dense rain, flooding and land...

5 godzin temu Forecasters inform more flooding, landslides expected as tens of thousands of people are evacuated from their homes.

Mamdani says he will ‘stand up for fresh Yorkers’...

5 godzin temu New York mayor-elect says he 'will meet with anyone' to push forward his affordability agenda for the largest US city.

After Israel PM’s journey to occupied Syria, is s...

6 godzin temu Israeli p.m. Netanyahu visited Israeli forces in confederate Syria, just as a deal between the neighbours seems further away.

Fire forces evacuation from climate summit as talk...

politico.com 6 godzin temu More than 50,000 people from nearly 200 nations are attending the COP30 gathering in Brazil.

Mike Johnson defends Trump's 'sedition' attacks on...

politico.com 6 godzin temu Speaker Mike Johnson defended Donald Trump's declaration Thursday that any congressional Democrats engaged in "sedition" after the president suggested those Democrats should be executed Thursday. Johnson said it was the Democrats who were acting “...

‘Chaotic’ culture in UK government led to more COV...

6 godzin temu An enquiry commissioned in 2021 has found ex-PM Boris Johnson failed to act decisively to combat the global pandemic.

‘Punishable by DEATH!’: Trump threatens Democrats ...

6 godzin temu The US president forcefully denounced Democratic lawmakers for calling on the military to reject any 'illegal orders'.

US economy adds 119,000 jobs in September as unemp...

7 godzin temu The unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent as the labour marketplace cools.

Syria condemns Netanyahu’s visit to occupied terri...

7 godzin temu Benjamin Netanyahu visited confederate Syria, where Israel expanded its business after the fall of Assad.

Children of War

7 godzin temu In a war-torn part of Colombia, a household flees their home after rebels kill a young man who had joined them as a child.

Israel’s emptying of West Bank exile camps amount...

7 godzin temu Human Rights Watch calls for Israeli leaders, including p.m. Netanyahu, to be investigated on war crimes accusations.

Video shows Palestinian kid after shooting by Isr...

8 godzin temu A 15-year-old Palestinian boy was shot by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank, causing him to die.

Trump calls for Democratic lawmakers to face trial...

politico.com 8 godzin temu President Donald Trump on Thursday called for six Democratic lawmakers to face arrest and trial after they made a video encouraging U.S. service members and members of the intelligence community to refrain from following orders if they broke the...

“Healthy Scepticism” Needed For Any US-Saudi Arabi...

8 godzin temu Political strategist Amy Koch says there should be “healthy scepticism” of any deal between the US and Saudi Arabia

Video shows the minute a bridge is swept distant ...

8 godzin temu A surge of flooding is overwhelming parts of south-central Vietnam, with a bridge connecting 2 villages falling apart.

Palestinians Forced to Pay for Own Removal from Ga...

8 godzin temu South Africa rejects more flights of Palestinians as mystery arrivals rise questions over who sent them and why.

Meet the Republicans who killed solar subsidies — ...

politico.com 9 godzin temu POLITICO’s E&E News examined satellite imagery of more than 100 homes owned by Republican lawmakers to see if they have solar panels. 7 had rooftop arrays.

Lula at climate summit: US might not be gone for g...

politico.com 9 godzin temu Brazil's leader said he hopes “one day to convince the president of the United States that the climate crisis is serious” — and to join a phase-out of fossil fuels.

Indicted home Dem will step down from committee l...

politico.com 9 godzin temu Indicted Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida will step aside from her leadership position on a home abroad Affairs subcommittee "while the substance is ongoing," home number Leader Hakeem Jeffries' office said Thursday morning....

Nigeria convicts separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu on ...

9 godzin temu Kanu's IPOB wants a swathe of the southeast, the homeland of the Igbo cultural group, to divided from Nigeria.

Police raid Kashmir Times media office in Jammu: R...

9 godzin temu Kashmir Times says raid in Indian-administered Kashmir marks 'yet another effort to silence' its reporting.

The Netherlands suspends takeover of Nexperia, eas...

9 godzin temu Dutch government's decision to relinquish control of chipmaker comes after major disruption to automotive supply chains.

IAEA passes resolution demanding atomic access fr...

9 godzin temu 'The resolution will have its own consequences', Iran's ambassador to the UN atomic watchdog says.

More than 30 killed as Israel breaks Gaza ceasefir...

10 godzin temu Israeli air strikes across Gaza marked the deadliest breach of the ceasefire, killing at least 30 Palestinians.

Sudan has vast oil, gold and agricultural resource...

10 godzin temu Sudan's conflict continues to reshape the nation of 50 million amid widespread displacement and a fight for resources.

Pakistani forces kill 23 fighters in wave of Afgha...

10 godzin temu The border raids are the latest in a series amid escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Capitol agenda: Where wellness care talks stand

politico.com 11 godzin temu The Senate’s leaving Thursday for Thanksgiving recess without clear bipartisan agreement on how to address expiring Obamacare subsidies. But after a busy week of talks across the Capitol, we’re starting to get any clarity on what will or won’t...

Did Trump spend 2017 Thanksgiving with Epstein?