#Democrats seek negotiating advantage in GOP budget turmoil

#Democrats seek negotiating advantage in GOP budget turmoil

House Democrats are hoping Republicans’ internal clashes over the size and substance of their budget-cutting plans will lend President Biden a tactical boost in the looming fights over the debt ceiling and government spending. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has, for months, demanded that Biden negotiate steep spending cuts and other policy concessions as a condition…

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#Leaked documents could both help and hurt Ukraine

#Leaked documents could both help and hurt Ukraine

The trove of leaked Pentagon documents has the potential to both help and hurt embattled Ukraine, as the documents paint a messier picture of the war but also amp up pressure to get more weapons to the country. Ukraine is largely dismissing the leaked documents as inconsequential for the war effort as they only provide…

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#Newsom faces political minefield with calls for Feinstein to resign

#Newsom faces political minefield with calls for Feinstein to resign

As California Democrats dispute whether Sen. Diane Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) extended absence from the Senate warrants her resignation, political observers expect that Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will keep his distance from what could be a sticky situation politically. Further complicating these circumstances is that three rival candidates are already competing to take her seat in 2024, and a show of support for…

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#Graham calls Marjorie Taylor Greene’s praise of US intelligence leaker ‘irresponsible’

#Graham calls Marjorie Taylor Greene’s praise of US intelligence leaker ‘irresponsible’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday said Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s praise for the 21-year-old Air National Guardsman who was arrested last week for leaking classified military documents was “one of the most irresponsible statements she could make.” “If you’re a member of the military intelligence community and you disagree with American policy…

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#More than 20 shot, 4 killed at Alabama birthday party

#More than 20 shot, 4 killed at Alabama birthday party

DADEVILLE, Ala. (WRBL) – At least four people were killed Saturday night in a shooting at a celebration in Alabama, according to law enforcement. Witnesses said the gathering where the shooting occurred was a 16th birthday party at Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio in downtown Dadeville. Investigators told Nexstar’s WRBL a suspected altercation led to a…

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#Tornado alley is expanding — and scientists don’t know why

#Tornado alley is expanding — and scientists don’t know why

Tornadoes are becoming more frequent in populated parts of the United States and are often occurring as damaging clusters — a development seen in recent deadly outbreaks from Alabama to Michigan.  The number, damage and deadliness of individual tornadoes has held roughly steady over the past 50 years, federal experts with the National Oceanographic and…

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