How billionaires control US elections

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Millions have already been raised for the 2024 presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. But where does that money come from? Here's how the ultrarich can sway an election.

9 more Democrats call on Biden to drop out

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Rep. Sean Casten sitting with his hands in front of his face.
Rep. Sean Casten of Illinois wrote an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune calling on President Joe Biden to bow out of the race.

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Congress weighs adding women to the US military draft

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Amid US military recruiting challenges, Congress is debating whether to require some US women to register for the draft.

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Vital US arms and ammo could reach Ukraine in days once Senate passes military aid bill as expected, Pentagon says

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L: Demonstrators hold Kazakhstani, US, and Ukrainian flags outside the Capitol after the House of Representatives voted on legislation providing $95 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan at Capitol Hill, April 20, 2024. R: Military aid, delivered as part of the United States' security assistance to Ukraine, is unloaded from a plane at the Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine, February 13, 2022.
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Ukraine's facing a perfect storm of problems, and a vote in Congress could make or break its war with Russia

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Soldiers from the Ukrainian 63rd Brigade are hiding artillery unit 2S3 Akatsiya, a Russian-made self-propelled howitzer of 152 caliber, on the firing positions as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on April 13, 2024.
Soldiers from the Ukrainian 63rd Brigade are hiding artillery unit 2S3 Akatsiya, a Russian-made self-propelled howitzer of 152 caliber, on the firing positions as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Lyman, Donetsk

Instead of passing Ukraine aid, the House is voting on bills to shield home appliances from government regulations

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene have feuded in recent weeks.

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A former GOP lawmaker says it's 'ironic' that he got 'more good work done' when Democrats controlled the House

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Former Colorado Rep. Ken Buck.

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Here are the 6 California Republicans up for reelection whose competitive districts could determine the House majority in 2024

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Rep. Michelle Steel, second from right, and Rep. Young Kim, right, are running in two of the most competitive House districts in the country. Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, center, has been instrumental in bolstering the GOP delegation from California.

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About half of all senior congressional staffers are mulling an exit: The 'physical and psychological toll of this place cannot be understated.'

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The US Capitol.

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TikTok could be banned in US after House vote

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The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill that would force ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, to sell the popular social media app — or face a potential ban.

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