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The major parties' redistricting battle escalated this week, with lawmakers in the country's two most populous states each taking a notable step toward a new congressional map.
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Joe Gruters, a Trump-backed Florida state senator, was elected on Friday to serve as the Republican Party's new chairman. Former chair Michael Whatley is running for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
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Raiding retirement savings. Pondering job changes or even marriage. People who buy their own health insurance are strategizing ahead of major price hikes in 2026. Open enrollment starts Nov. 1.
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The FBI says its search of Bolton's home was authorized by a court but declined to provide further details. Bolton is a frequent critic of the president.
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Ne Zha II has been raking in money in cinemas worldwide. Now the story based in Chinese mythology is out with an English voice cast.
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Famine has been officially declared in northern Gaza, a U.N.-backed group warns — marking the first such confirmation in the Middle East.
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Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was acquitted of a royal defamation charge by a court on Friday, in a case that could have sent him to prison for up to 15 years.
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The Trump administration has moved to end temporary protected status for immigrants from Honduras and other countries. Among them are health care workers tending to older and disabled people.
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The Trump administration has shifted its tone and message in response to persistent pressure about the Epstein records — especially from supporters who see the unreleased files as an unfulfilled promise.
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The Trump administration has tied new requirements to election security grants. Some states told NPR they're passing on the grants as a result.
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High mortgage rates cooled home sales over the last few years. But data released this week shows signs that things may be thawing a bit.
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STAR LINE recasts the affable indie rapper as something sharper-eged — a skeptic of the state and champion of the collective, who is ready to scrap if necessary.