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What started in Texas has continued in Virginia, with state lawmakers passing an amendment allowing a rare mid-decade redrawing of congressional maps. The amendment still requires voter approval and takes effect only if another state also conducts a mid-decade redraw. Virginia Democrats, who control the state legislature, are trying toContinue Reading

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Over 80 percent of Gaza’s infrastructure lies in ruins as residents endure precarious living conditions and limited aid., Over 80 percent of Gaza’s infrastructure lies in ruins as residents endure precarious living conditions and limited aid. Displaced Palestinians carry jerricans through tent shelters along the Gaza City shoreline as strongContinue Reading

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commentary The conservative network once decried similar searches as press intimidation under Obama Published January 17, 2026 6:45AM (EST) Fox News saw this week’s ruling as a win. Rival right-leaning news outlet Newsmax is appealing. (anouchka / Getty Images) Last month, as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth blocked the releaseContinue Reading

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Lithuanian authorities said Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU, was responsible for an attempted arson attack in 2024 targeting a factory that supplies radio wave scanners to Ukraine’s armed forces, according to a Reuters report. Since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has repeatedly been accused byContinue Reading

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Germany has announced an additional €60 million package to support Ukraine’s energy sector and winter preparedness, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on 16 January. The assistance comes as Ukraine battles its worst energy crisis since Russia’s full-scale invasion began. A week of sustained strikes starting 9 January left halfContinue Reading