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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Death toll in earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria tops 2,300, as rescuers dig through rubble.
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President Biden is preparing for his State of the Union speech as China tensions and job gains take center stage, with
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Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg confirms to in CNN interview that he will NOT run for Michigan's Senate seat in 2024.
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Americans for Prosperity, a group funded by billionaire Charles Koch, will work to support a GOP nominee other than Donald Trump, saying it wants a presidential candidate ‘who can win’ in 2024
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New w and — Koch Network, Aiming to ‘Turn the Page’ on Trump, Will Play in the G.O.P. Primaries
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Biden in Hagerstown: "I ordered the Pentagon to shoot it down on Wednesday as soon as possible ... without doing damage to anyone on the ground. They decided that the best time to do that was when it got over water ... within our 12-mile limit. They successfully took it down.
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NEW: The classified-documents probe highlights the Biden family’s deep ties with the University of Pennsylvania
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U.S. Shoots Down Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon
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WASHINGTON (AP) — US officials: Suspected Chinese spy balloon was downed by Air Force fighter aircraft.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — US has downed the Chinese balloon off the Carolina coast and an operation is underway to recover the debris.
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Full update posted, w/ : The DNC on Saturday approved the most significant changes in the party’s presidential nominating process in nearly two decades, ending the tradition of starting in Iowa and instead awarding that prize to South Carolina.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Democrats approve revised 2024 presidential primary schedule replacing Iowa with South Carolina as leadoff voting state.
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News: The DNC has approved a 2024 primary calendar plan that will put South Carolina first, followed by New Hampshire and Nevada, and then Georgia and Michigan. Plan approved on a voice vote over opposition from members from Iowa and New Hampshire.
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New Hampshire DNC member on proposed 2024 prez calendar: “No one seems to listen when we say that this will only hurt President Biden in our purple battleground state.”
President Joe Biden to visit Syracuse days after brother-in-law’s death syracuse.com/news/2023/02/p
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: “This proposed calendar would only hurt President Joe Biden, by diminishing his standing in a true battleground state like New Hampshire.” New this AM from me & at meeting in Philly:
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At the DNC, President Biden details his legislative record during his first 2 years. "Let me ask you a simple question? Are you with me?" he asks, leading to chants of "4 more years."
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. Harris to the DNC in Philadelphia: "We have momentum and now let’s let the people know. This is what they voted for and this is what is happening."
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Breaking: In a major win for Elon Musk, a jury rejected investor claims that he violated federal securities law when he tweeted about potentially taking Tesla private
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A dispatch from the DNC winter meeting in Philadelphia, where & will address members later today, w/
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BEIJING (AP) — China says balloon seen over US airspace is "civilian airship" used for research that blew off course, expresses regret.
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The unemployment fell to 3.4% in January, the lowest rate in more than 53 years.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — US employers added a robust 517,000 jobs in January in sign of a still-strong labor market despite Fed rate hikes.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon says Chinese spy balloon spotted flying over US; has decided not to shoot it down due to risks.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans vote to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Somali-born Minnesota lawmaker, from Foreign Affairs panel.
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Just in: Arkansas Gov. will deliver the Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union address Feb. 7 from Little Rock, Ark.
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NEW: The Justice Department is in talks with Mike Pence’s legal team about scheduling a search of Pence's Indiana home, and report:
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NEC Director Brian Deese is stepping down. In a statement, Biden says, “I am grateful to his wife Kara and his children Adeline and Clark for letting us borrow Brian… and I know they’re excited to welcome him home.”
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At the National Prayer Breakfast, President Biden urged everyone to treat each other with respect.
Referring to , he said, “That’s what Kevin and I are going to do. Not a joke. We had a good meeting together yesterday.”
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President Biden will celebrate 30 years of FMLA with Bill Clinton today, but Democrats are renewing their push for a national paid time off policy and want Biden to do more.
Latest on where paid leave stands on the Hill with
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McCarthy has wrapped his meeting with Biden. “I think at the end of the day we can find common ground” on the debt ceiling, he said.
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Not long after Jeff German — a reporter at the — was slain outside of his home last fall, my editor called me with a question.
The Post had reached out, asking if we could help in some way. Jeff's editor had an idea. Maybe we could take on the last of his work.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden lawyer: FBI search of Biden's Delaware beach home has concluded; no documents with classified markings found.
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NOW: The Justice Department is searching Biden’s Rehoboth beach house, his lawyer said, as the investigation into why classified materials ended up at his primary home and former office advances.
Special counsel Rob Hur starts work today. w/
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden lawyer: FBI conducting 'planned search' of Biden's Rehoboth home after classified docs found in other locations.
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady, in message posted on social media, announces retirement.
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