North Carolina has broken national Democrats’ hearts for nearly two decades, but this time they hope that Roy Cooper, the former governor, can once again find a path to victory.
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The Pentagon on Tuesday released the identities of four American servicemembers who were killed Sunday in Kuwait, who are also considered the first United States casualties amid the conflict in the Middle East.
Whatley won the nomination with 64% of the vote as of publishing time. He will face off against former North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper in November's midterms.
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The new initiative would require voters to show one of several forms of identification.
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Tara Kangarlou, adjunct professor at Georgetown University, joins NewsNation to discuss how the Iranian people may attempt to overthrow the current regime amid U.S. and Israeli strikes. Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
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They were from Nebraska, Florida, Iowa and Minnesota. One was wrapping up his final deployment and hoped to open a martial arts studio.
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State of the Union: Mojtaba Khamenei is the son of the late former supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. The post Reports: Iran to Elect Hardliner as New Supreme Leader appeared first on The American Conservative .
The New York Times reports that Iran’s clerics are close to selecting the hardliner Mojtaba Khomeini as the new supreme leader of Iran. Khamenei is the son of the deceased supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S.–Israeli strikes this weekend. He will be the third supreme leader of Iran, following both his father, Ali Khamenei, and his predecessor Ruhollah Khomeini. Mojtaba Khamenei served in the Iran-Iraq war in the Habib Battalion and later attended seminary in Qom, the religious center of Iran. Khamenei, like his father, is a Shia cleric. His presumed selection as supreme leader comes after a political career of over 2 decades. Khamenei supported hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during the 2005 and 2009 elections in Iran.…Open