U.S.

Out with the old, in with the new

Chuck Todd to be replaced by Kristen Welker on NBC's 'Meet the Press'

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Baring Down on Donald

Grand jury in Trump documents case to reportedly meet this week

The aftermath of a deadly train crash in India.

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: June 4, 2023

A black and white photo of Chris Christie waving

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Profile

Can Chris Christie make a comeback?

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Briefing

Oakland chases baseball's most unwanted record

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Reversing Course

YouTube to stop deleting false claims about 2020 election

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (D) signs gun control legislation.

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Aloha State Politics

Hawaii expands concealed carry permits, but prohibits firearms in most public places

President Joe Biden during an Oval Office address on the debt ceiling.

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: June 3, 2023

International Border Wall Between Tecate California and Tecate Mexico.

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Briefing

Is Trump's wall working?

FEMA State Disaster Recovery Center after Hurricane Ian

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'a natural disaster of its own'

10 states sue FEMA over flood insurance rate hike

Green cannabis leaf lying down on sound block and gavel

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Talking point

Are cannabis social equity programs a flop?

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Talking point

Should good Samaritanism be legally required?

An illustrated image of hands pointing at a white marble, ignoring non-white marbles

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Today's big question

Does US media ignore missing people of color?

Former President Donald Trump smiles at the camera

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Talking point

Trump's recording: Is this 'game over'?

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Hostage freed

Senate approves debt ceiling suspension, averting default

A new housing development in Phoenix, Arizona.

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no water no permit

Arizona limits construction in Phoenix area amid groundwater shortage

Pregnant woman holding ultrasound photo.

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bye, bye, baby

US births did not return to pre-pandemic levels in 2022

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no news is bad news

Meta threatens to block news stories in California over new bill

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Lordy there are tapes

Feds reportedly have 'important' tape of Trump discussing classified documents

Rodrigo Guizar Jr. at his high school graduation

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dreams come true

First-generation high school graduate engineers his own success

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one down one to go

House gives broad bipartisan approval to bill raising debt limit

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Chinese Troubles

Xi Jinping tells national security team to prepare for 'worst-case scenario'

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Behind the scenes

The scandal roiling the Texas GOP

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Talking point

Winners and losers of the debt ceiling deal

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Today's big question

Why are so many boomers homeless?

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Briefing

The urgent American blood shortage, explained

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Shrinking Majority

Utah Republican reportedly resigning from U.S. House

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helter skelter

Manson follower Leslie Van Houten could soon get out of prison

Kevin McCarthy speaks with a crowd of reporters

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Behind the scenes

McCarthy's last-minute debt ceiling drama

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Non Sine Die

Texas is gearing up for Attorney General Ken Paxton's summer impeachment trial

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Briefing

Biden's reelection calculus

A picture of a computer with code and a Chinese flag in the background

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Today's big question

Can the US stop Chinese cyberattacks?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire

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Behind the scenes

The risks and rewards of retail politics

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Art of the Deal

What's in Biden and McCarthy's deal to suspend the debt limit

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Briefing

The future of AM radio in the US