As Iraqis Vote for a Parliament, U.S. Presses to Rid Country of Iran’s Influence
After a U.S. occupation, years of sectarian violence and a jihadist insurgency, Iraq has become an improbable haven of calm in the Middle East.
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As Iraqis Vote for a Parliament, U.S. Presses to Rid Country of Iran’s Influence
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Senate Passes Bill to Reopen Government Amid Democratic Rift
The vote, on Day 41 of the shutdown, signaled an end in sight to weeks of gridlock. Eight members of the Democratic Caucus supplied the critical backing.
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Senate Passes Bill to Reopen Government Amid Democratic Rift
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Dismantled by DOGE, a Foreign Policy Center Finds New Life
The Kennan Institute, which researches Russia and the surrounding region, has re-emerged in a form that is smaller but more impervious to government control.
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Dismantled by DOGE, a Foreign Policy Center Finds New Life
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Families of girls and counselors who died in Texas floods allege negligence by Camp Mystic
The families of six children and two counselors killed in a flooding disaster that struck a Texas summer camp for girls in July filed two separate lawsuits Monday against the camp’s owners and others, alleging negligence
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Families of girls and counselors who died in Texas floods allege negligence by Camp Mystic
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Government shutdown updates: Senate passes government funding bill
The Senate on Monday passed a bill that will fund the government through Jan. 30. It now goes to the House where a vote could come as early as Wednesday.
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Government shutdown updates: Senate passes government funding bill
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Senate votes to reopen government
The Senate passed legislation to reopen the government and end the record-long shutdown after eight Democrats broke with their party and joined Republicans. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz and Melanie Zanona discuss next steps and who may get credit for ending the shutdown.
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Senate votes to reopen government
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Shutdown Deal Revives Democratic Infighting
The agreement prompted a backlash within the party, not only against the Democratic defectors who supported it, but against Senator Chuck Schumer, the leader who did not.
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Shutdown Deal Revives Democratic Infighting
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Families of Camp Mystic campers, counselors who died in Texas flood file lawsuits
The families of multiple campers and two counselors who died in the devastating flash flood on July 4 are plaintiffs in the lawsuits.
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Families of Camp Mystic campers, counselors who died in Texas flood file lawsuits
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2025 Booker Prize Goes to David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’
The rags-to-riches tale had already made fans of Zadie Smith and Dua Lipa. Roddy Doyle, who chaired the judging panel, called the book “singular” and “extraordinary.”
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2025 Booker Prize Goes to David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’
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Marriage Ruling Relieves Gay Americans and Leaves Conservatives Pledging New Challenges
The Supreme Court chose not to revisit a case involving same-sex marriage. The number of married same-sex couples has doubled in the last 10 years.
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Marriage Ruling Relieves Gay Americans and Leaves Conservatives Pledging New Challenges
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Army gynecologist accused of secretly filming patients at Fort Hood
A new lawsuit accuses Army gynecologist Dr. Blaine McGraw of preying on female patients at Fort Hood and alleges the military ignored years of complaints. NBC’s Courtney Kube has the exclusive report.
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Army gynecologist accused of secretly filming patients at Fort Hood
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Senate approves shutdown deal as Democrats balk at lack of healthcare relief
The Senate on Monday night approved a spending package that would reopen the government but would not address healthcare costs. Now it goes to the House.
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Senate approves shutdown deal as Democrats balk at lack of healthcare relief
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Why eight Democrats broke with party for shutdown deal
NBC News’ Ryan Nobles speaks with “Here’s the Scoop” co-host Yasmin Vossoughian about the tentative deal struck by eight Senate Democrats to end the shutdown. The deal would fund the government through Jan. 30 does not include an extension of expiring ACA subsidies.
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Why eight Democrats broke with party for shutdown deal
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Stocks close higher after Senate moves to end government shutdown
The Senate voted Sunday night in support of a potential agreement.
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Stocks close higher after Senate moves to end government shutdown
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Top Maryland Dems urge state lawmakers to join redistricting effort
The two prominent Maryland Democrats sent a four-page letter to the entire Maryland General Assembly Monday on redistricting
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Top Maryland Dems urge state lawmakers to join redistricting effort
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Zelenskyy interview interrupted by power outage
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Zelenskyy interview interrupted by power outage
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WATCH: Johnson tells House to begin returning to Washington to start end of shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke Monday morning about next steps in ending the government shutdown, saying he will call the House back as soon as the Senate passes a government funding bill.
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WATCH: Johnson tells House to begin returning to Washington to start end of shutdown
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Schumer is pressured to step aside as Senate Democratic leader after shutdown vote
National progressive organizations urged Chuck Schumer to step down, and have encouraged New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for his Senate seat in 2029.
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Schumer is pressured to step aside as Senate Democratic leader after shutdown vote
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Chabria: Democrats crumble like cookies. Is this really the best they can do?
Democrats broke ranks to reopen the government without securing a deal to protect health insurance subsidies for low and middle income Americans.
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Chabria: Democrats crumble like cookies. Is this really the best they can do?
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‘Complete betrayal’: 2026 Democrats slam shutdown deal
Senate Democrats’ shutdown cave sparked backlash from across a party reinvigorated by last week’s electoral romp.
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‘Complete betrayal’: 2026 Democrats slam shutdown deal
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Supreme Court dismisses long-shot challenge to right to marry for same-sex couples
LGBTQ+ advocates feared the conservative court might retreat from its 2015 decision upholding right to same-sex marriage
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Supreme Court dismisses long-shot challenge to right to marry for same-sex couples
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Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn same-sex marriage ruling
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a long-shot attempt to overturn the landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide
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Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn same-sex marriage ruling
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The federal SNAP-funding mess has made L.A.'s food-insecurity crisis clearer than ever
Disruptions to federal SNAP benefits shine a light on the hunger crisis that has long afflicted L.A.
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The federal SNAP-funding mess has made L.A.'s food-insecurity crisis clearer than ever
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WATCH: Typhoon Fung-wong batters Philippines
The storm hit the Philippines, killing at least four people and displacing more than 1.4 million others.
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WATCH: Typhoon Fung-wong batters Philippines
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Barabak: Newsom prevailed on Proposition 50. But the White House is still a big reach
California's governor gambled and won, raised his national profile and fortified his fund-raising base. But Newsom's biggest political impediment — his Left Coast pedigree — hasn't changed.
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Barabak: Newsom prevailed on Proposition 50. But the White House is still a big reach