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Speaker Drama Raises New Fears on Debt Limit
An emboldened conservative flank and concessions made to win votes could lead to a protracted standoff on critical fiscal issues, risking economic pain.
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Biden Honors ‘Extraordinary Americans’ Who Defended Democracy on Jan. 6
President Biden marked the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack by awarding the Presidential Citizens Medal to 14 people.
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Republicans Can’t Decide Whether to Woo or Condemn Young Voters
As Democrats keep winning millennials and Gen Z, Republicans are still debating how to get them back.
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Tensions Flare on House Floor as Rogers Confronts Gaetz
Tensions flared when Representative Matt Gaetz sunk Kevin McCarthy’s 14th effort to be elected speaker of the House.
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Russian Shelling Undercuts Putin’s Cease-Fire Order
Fighting in Ukraine continued despite a 36-hour Russian cease-fire announced by the Kremlin.
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Battered and Strained by War, Ukraine’s Economy Adapts to Survive
After 10 months of Russian destruction, Ukraine’s economy shrank by 30 percent. But companies have packed up and moved, switched products and found support abroad.
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China’s Covid Surge Threatens Villages as Lunar New Year Approaches
Millions are expected to travel home this month, spreading Covid to rural communities where health care services are woefully underdeveloped.
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Here Are the People Iran Sentenced to Death in Its Protest Crackdown
An updated look at the Iranians marked for execution in the government’s attempt to curb a monthslong uprising.
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She Is Africa’s First Heat Officer. Can She Make Her City Livable?
Eugenia Kargbo remembers when Sierra Leone’s capital was greener and cooler, and is now trying to help the city combat rising temperatures.
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Looking for Elbow Room, Louvre Limits Daily Visitors to 30,000
With attendance surging back, the museum wants to offer “a moment of pleasure” — and relieve that Mona Lisa problem.