#US evacuates personnel from Sudan amid fighting: reports

#US evacuates personnel from Sudan amid fighting: reports

The U.S. military has evacuated embassy personnel and their families from Sudan, as fighting continues between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group, according to media reports. The operation was completed early Sunday morning in Sudan, The Washington Post reported. It involved at least six aircraft and was carried out in coordination with the paramilitary Rapid Support…

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#More than 60 California liberal groups call on Feinstein to resign

#More than 60 California liberal groups call on Feinstein to resign

A coalition of more than 60 progressive grassroots groups claiming to represent more than 100,000 Californians sent a letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) asking her to resign. The coalition, which includes progressive groups from around the state, argue Feinstein’s extended absence from the state has held up President Biden’s agenda in the Senate. “Complications…

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#Manchin slams Biden for ‘deficiency of leadership,’ applauds McCarthy debt limit plan 

#Manchin slams Biden for ‘deficiency of leadership,’ applauds McCarthy debt limit plan 

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who faces reelection in a Republican-leaning state, on Thursday slammed President Biden for showing “a deficiency of leadership” on a potential national default and applauded Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for proposing a plan to raise the debt limit.   Manchin, who has feuded with the Biden administration over implementation of the…

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#Supreme Court extends brief pause on abortion pill ruling

#Supreme Court extends brief pause on abortion pill ruling

Access to a common abortion pill mifepristone will remain unchanged through at least Friday after the Supreme Court extended its brief pause until the end of the workweek. Justice Samuel Alito, who handles emergency requests from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, announced the move in a brief order, extending the administrative pause until Friday at…

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#Menéndez releases immigration plan reliant on Biden executive action

#Menéndez releases immigration plan reliant on Biden executive action

Sen. Bob Menéndez (D-N.J.) unveiled Tuesday an immigration plan that relies heavily on executive actions to address migration flows in the Western Hemisphere. “For the last year, I have repeatedly expressed concerns over the Biden Administration’s decision to implement short-term deterrence policies that fail to address the cycle of irregular migration at our southwest border,”…

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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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