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Hoang Thong Nhat/AP/VNALam, 68, pledged to accelerate economic growth and was reappointed unanimously by the 180-member Central Committee at the conclusion of the National Party Congress. -
George Walker IV/APTens of millions of people are in the path of a major winter storm. Federal cuts threaten efforts to understand the causes of such weather.
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A major winter storm is expected to affect more than 200 million people in the United States this weekend. Freezing rain and ice are a particular concern. -
In the days leading up to Renee Macklin Good's death, the political situation in Minneapolis had turned combustible. Her shooting has exposed how colliding forces set the stage for the ongoing crisis. -
In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has presided over a sweeping expansion of executive power while eroding democratic norms.
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New court documents reveal even more ways DOGE improperly accessed and shared sensitive personal data last year — and how that data appears to have been used to advance dubious fraud claims.
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Venezuela's legislature advanced a bill on Thursday to loosen state control over the country's vast oil sector, the first major overhaul since parts of the industry were nationalized in 2007. -
TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years. -
Two Republicans joined Democrats to vote for the war powers resolution, but the motion failed in a 215-215 vote. -
The House has approved the final set of spending bills to avoid a government shutdown, despite objections from Democrats to the funding levels set for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. -
A prominent civil rights attorney and at least two other people involved in a protest that disrupted a church service have been arrested, Trump administration officials said, even as a judge rebuffed related charges against journalist Don Lemon.
