Attorneys for Biden notified the White House, which alerted the National Archives, when a small number of papers with classified markings were found locked at the president’s former institute.
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Mexico considers accepting more migrants expelled by U.S.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was to join President Biden in Mexico, and the countries’ three leaders will spend the next days discussing migration and the other major issues.
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Sen. Angus King defends Ukraine aid as Republicans eye cuts, more oversight
King, who traveled to Ukraine over the weekend and met with President Volodymyr Zelensky, says the Russian invasion is faltering and Vladimir Putin’s only hope is to divide the American public and Ukraine’s allies.
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McCarthy concessions raise stakes on budget, debt limit
By increasing the difficulty of a bipartisan agreement on spending, it could raise the risk of a market-rattling battle over the debt limit and a partial government shutdown later this year.
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Georgia special grand jury completes Trump investigation
The special grand jury has spent the last eight months examining potential criminal interference in Georgia’s 2020 presidential election.
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Conservatives take aim at tenure for university professors
The trend reflects how conservative scrutiny of instruction related to race, gender, and sexuality has extended from schools to higher education.
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Shootings in New Mexico share aim: Elected Democrats
Police say three homes and two offices in Albuquerque were hit by gunfire in the past month.
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States seek to restrict transgender health care in first bills of 2023
More than two dozen such measures are introduced across 11 states.
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After 14 defeats, McCarthy elected House speaker in historic post-midnight vote
After four days of grueling ballots, McCarthy flipped more than a dozen conservative holdouts to become supporters.
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Two years after Jan. 6, fight over House speaker paralyzes Congress again
Friday’s moment of silence at the Capitol to contemplate the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on it was expected to draw mostly Democrats.