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The “death certificates” issued for liberalism, one analyst says, are “premature.”
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The ruling cast serious doubts on the department’s efforts to reinvestigate the race, finding that it was too late to bring criminal charges in the case.
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Also, U.S. forces carry out strikes in Iran. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
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Senate GOP leaders say they have spoken with Sen. Mitch McConnell in recent days, as speculation swirls online among MAGA influencers about the Kentucky Republican' s health. Why it matters: McConnell has been hospitalized for roughly three weeks, with very little information about his condition. Driving the news: Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and former McConnell aide Scott Jennings went public within hours of each other Tuesday, describing substantive, detailed conversations with McConnell in starkly similar terms. - "They had a lengthy and substantive conversation that covered a variety of topics, including national security," a Thune spokesperson said. - Barrasso and McConnell "caught up…
The agency said the man was an “illegal alien” who had tried to run over the agent, though no evidence was immediately offered.
The latest violence followed accusations by Qatar that Iran attacked a tanker ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
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The U.S. military said it conducted airstrikes against Iranian military targets in the area of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday in retaliation for renewed Iranian attacks on commercial ships. Why it matters: The exchange of fire risks plunging the U.S. and Iran into a new cycle of retaliation, threatening the fragile memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed less than three weeks ago. - A U.S. official said the targets included Iranian air defense systems, coastal surveillance systems, surface-to-air missiles, anti-ship cruise missile sites, drone launch sites and port facilities. - Iranian state media reported that explosions were heard in the port cities of Bandar Abbas and Sirik, as well as on Qeshm Island. Driving the news: Iran…
At least two hotels near the unstable building were evacuated, stranding travelers and forcing guests to clamber for alternative accommodation.
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Some voters said they stuck with the progressive candidate through several controversies, but drew the line after a new allegation of sex assault.
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President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.