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North Carolina governor candidate Stein's campaign raises about $6 million in past 6 months

11:15am July 10, 2023

by Associated Press

North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein's campaign announced Monday it collected nearly $6 million during the first half of the year, an amount following the Democrat's

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Biden is in Europe to focus on U.S. alliances and NATO expansion

5:23am July 10, 2023

President Biden is in London to meet with Britain's prime minister and King Charles. The focus of his trip awaits in Lithuania, where he's meeting NATO allies to talk about Russia's war in Ukraine.

A field worker uproots weeds in between rows of hops on a farm near Sunnyside, Wash., on June 14, 2023.

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It's hot. For farmworkers without federal heat protections, it could be life or death

5:00am July 10, 2023

Amid extreme heat, there are few federal protections for workers during hot temperatures. The Biden administration wants to change that but the rule making process is long and the heat won't wait.

Ammon Bundy speaks to a crowd of supporters in 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Idaho militia leader Ammon Bundy is due back in court. But will he show up?

5:00am July 10, 2023

by Kirk Siegler

The antigovernment militant is scheduled to appear in a Boise, Idaho, court Monday on charges stemming from a tense protest that led to the lockdown of one of the state's large hospitals.

This will be President Biden's first meeting with King Charles since his coronation. The two men have met before, including at the UN climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 2, 2021.

Biden is meeting King Charles before heading to a NATO leaders summit in Lithuania

10:35am July 09, 2023

by Asma Khalid

President Biden is in Europe this week. He'll first talk climate change with King Charles. Then he's meeting NATO leaders in Vilnius, Lithuania to talk about the war in Ukraine.

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Shoring up NATO alliance tops Biden agenda on Europe trip

4:59pm July 08, 2023

by Asma Khalid

President Biden wanted Sweden to join NATO as a sign of western unity against Russia. But Turkey is standing in the way.

'Bidenomics' is everywhere. Here's what it could mean for the election

12:51pm July 08, 2023

President Biden is trying to get credit for the economy by embracing the slogan of "Bidenomics" to describe his spending plans and the strong jobs market. But voters are skeptical.

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Baltimore attorney Joseph Loveless with Keisha, a tenant he recently represented in rent court. Maryland is among a growing number of places that guarantee lawyers for low-income renters facing eviction. (Keisha didn't want to give her last name for fear of retaliation from her landlord.)

More renters facing eviction have a right to a lawyer. Finding one can be hard

10:19am July 08, 2023

by Jennifer Ludden

New laws aim to change the power imbalance in rent court, where tenants with no lawyer are more likely to lose. But some cities have a shortage of attorneys or no set way to pair them with renters.

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Week in politics: Biden defends decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine

7:53am July 08, 2023

The Biden administration defends its decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine. And Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis competes, clumsily, for the anti-LGBTQ vote.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., departs from the U.S. Capitol following a vote, on May 11, as she returned to Washington, D.C., after having being absent from the Senate for months due to illness.

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Feinstein's return to the Senate recalls its past heroics and persistent problems

5:01am July 08, 2023

by Ron Elving

The 90-year-old Californian's long absence and current condition raise questions about the institution's ability to deal with its internal issues of aging or disability.