Politics
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To Counter China, Austin Vows to Shore Up Alliances With Others in Region
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said on Saturday that the Biden administration would push both…
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Voting Battles of 2022 Take Shape as G.O.P. Crafts New Election Bills
A new wave of Republican legislation to reshape the nation’s electoral system is coming in 2022, as the G.O.P. puts…
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U.S. Intelligence Sees Russian Plan for Possible Ukraine Invasion
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s growing alarm about a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine is based in part on U.S.…
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Israeli Company’s Spyware Is Used to Target U.S. Embassy Employees in Africa
WASHINGTON — The iPhones of 11 U.S. Embassy employees working in Uganda were hacked using spyware developed by Israel’s NSO…
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Biden Releases a Doctor’s Note: It’s Just a Cold
WASHINGTON — President Biden said Friday that his hoarse voice and cough were the result of germy kisses from his…
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Emphasizing Tests, Biden Vows to Fight Omicron With ‘Science and Speed’
WASHINGTON — President Biden, confronting a worrisome new coronavirus variant and a potential winter surge, laid out a pandemic strategy…
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How the Politics of Abortion Are Poised to Intensify
With the Supreme Court now looking likely to weaken or overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision on abortion, activists…
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Review Finds No Answers to Mystery of Havana Syndrome
WASHINGTON — For months, the C.I.A. and government scientists have been working to find a cause of the chronic ailments…
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Possible Contempt Charge Hangs Over Trump Justice Dept. Official
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot moved on Wednesday to hold Jeffrey Clark in criminal…
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U.S. Reports Its 1st Omicron Case, in a California Traveler
WASHINGTON — The Omicron coronavirus variant was reported in the United States for the first time on Wednesday in a…