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'Enough is enough': Democrats push for GOP support on Asian American hate crimes bill

'Enough is enough': Democrats push for GOP support on Asian American hate crimes bill

The legislation would address the spike in hate crimes and violence targeted at the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Democrats need GOP votes to advance the bill in the Senate this week.
by Barbara Sprunt

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Biden administration says it will withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11

Biden administration says it will withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11

A senior administration official said that all U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks that prompted America's involvement in its longest war.
by Rachel Treisman

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Protests grow in Minnesota and around U.S. over death of Daunte Wright

Protests grow in Minnesota and around U.S. over death of Daunte Wright

Police clashed with protesters for a second night in Brooklyn Center, Minn., as outrage spread across the U.S. over Wright's death at the hands of an officer who meant to use her Taser, officials say.
by Becky Sullivan

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Biden, lawmakers pay tribute to slain Capitol Police officer

Biden, lawmakers pay tribute to slain Capitol Police officer

Slain U.S. Capitol Police officer William "Billy" Evans will lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday during the second such memorial ceremony this year for a force that has edged close to crisis in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection.
by The Associated Press

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John Boehner on the 'noisemakers' of the Republican Party

John Boehner on the 'noisemakers' of the Republican Party

Boehner was the Republican speaker of the House during much of the Obama presidency. His new memoir recounts his time leading House Republicans — even if that meant doing things he personally opposed.
by Steve Inskeep, James Doubek, Bo Hamby and Reena Advani

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Charlotte Frantz speaks at St. Scholastica about America's immigration history

Charlotte Frantz speaks at St. Scholastica about America's immigration history

Charlotte Frantz speaks about immigration, racism — and the “American Dream” — at the Alworth Center for the Study of Peace and Justice at the College of St. Scholastica.
by MPR News Staff

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Nevada GOP censures elections official who defended results

Nevada GOP censures elections official who defended results

Nevada’s Republican Party voted Saturday to censure the secretary of state, accusing her of failing to fully investigate allegations of fraud in the 2020 election. She says there was no widespread fraud and that her own party is attacking her for refusing to “put my thumb on the scale of democracy.”
by The Associated Press

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Iran calls Natanz atomic site blackout 'nuclear terrorism'

Iran calls Natanz atomic site blackout 'nuclear terrorism'

Iran on Sunday described a blackout at its underground Natanz atomic facility an act of “nuclear terrorism,” raising regional tensions as world powers and Tehran continue to negotiate over its tattered nuclear deal.
by The Associated Press

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