Putin has bet Russia's entire economy on war. An expert says it's his best shot at maintaining control of the country.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin joins his hands as he holds a meeting of the Russia — Land of Opportunity platform supervisory board at the Catherine's Hall of the Kremlin in Moscow on April 20, 2022.

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Kevin McCarthy strolled out of his former office just to insist to reporters that he's not resigning and will seek re-election in 2024: 'Not that I wanted to talk to you'

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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy outside his one-time office earlier this week.
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy outside his one-time office earlier this week.

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Rep. Lauren Boebert is signaling that the fight over the speakership could get bogged down over Ukraine

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Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado.

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Republicans are asking their Twitter followers to help them decide who should replace Kevin McCarthy

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Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia uses her phone during a hearing on April 18, 2023.
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia uses her phone during a hearing on April 18, 2023.

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If Rep. Jim Jordan wins the race for House speaker, it could be the death knell for US aid to Ukraine

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Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio.

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Trump lawyers seek halt to civil fraud trial, arguing dissolving his companies would 'sow confusion and chaos'

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears in the courtroom with his lawyers for the start of his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump appeared in the courtroom with his lawyers for the start of his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court.

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Trump doesn't have enough clout on Capitol Hill to make Jim Jordan the House speaker

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Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and former President Donald Trump.
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and former President Donald Trump.

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45 GOP representatives signed a letter to Republican conference demanding changes to the speakership removal process

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Former speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy stops to speak to reporters as he leaves his office to open the House floor in the Capitol on Tuesday, July 11, 2023

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Nikki Haley could be the last, best chance for Republicans to unite against Trump before he steamrolls the GOP presidential field

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Former Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina.

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TSMC is stalling an agreement that would make its Phoenix plant safer and more efficient, an Arizona union says

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Mark Liu, the chair of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., and workers at the construction site in Phoenix. Workers mentioned in this story are not pictured.

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