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US Navy fighter jets strike Houthi missile launchers in Yemen, officials say

Abhinav Thawait

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. fighter jets struck Iranian-backed Houthi rebel sites for the sixth time Friday, taking out anti-ship missile ...

Senate clears first hurdle in avoiding shutdown, votes to advance short-term spending bill

Elaine Hadley

Washington — The Senate crossed its first hurdle Tuesday night as it seeks to pass a stopgap spending measure to ...

Trump wants New Hampshire to put him on path to nomination before rivals

Elaine Hadley

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump asked New Hampshire voters on Saturday to help him secure the Republican presidential nomination ...

Biden considers new border and asylum restrictions as he tries to reach Senate deal for Ukraine aid

Abhinav Thawait

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Biden administration officials labored Wednesday to try to reach a last-minute deal for wartime aid for ...

Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, dies

Elaine Hadley

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman ...

Misinformation is flowing ahead of Ohio abortion vote. Some is coming from a legislative website

Elaine Hadley

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The inflammatory language targeting a reproductive rights measure on Ohio’s fall ballot is the type of ...

Dianne Feinstein, senator from California, dies at age 90

Elaine Hadley

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat and champion of liberal causes who was elected ...