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2022-02-28 14:10:08 Republicans make gains in the Rio Grande Valley ahead of Texas primary

Republican uprisings have been sweeping across Democratic areas of the state, born of frustration with one-party rule, the influence of GOP state leaders and the shifting brands of the national parties.

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2022-02-28 13:40:12 Rep. Lauren Boebert says like Ukraine, Canada and U.S. ‘need freedom and need to be liberated’

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) gave an interview with Fox Nation that prompted condemnation from Canadian politicians.

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2022-02-28 13:10:06 Democrats try to regain footing for midterm elections

With just over eight months until the November elections, many lawmakers and strategists are questioning whether the White House focus on political issues has been sufficient and whether there is still time to shift.

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2022-02-28 04:30:07 Putin puts Russian nuclear forces on alert as Ukrainian civilian deaths mount

Global governments moved to isolate Russia economically but fears of nuclear brinksmanship increased. An onslaught of Russian tanks and assault vehicles captured on video storming toward the capital, Kyiv, has triggered fears of further bloodshed as the humanitarian crisis of Ukrainians fleeing to neighboring countries grew.

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2022-02-28 03:00:11 Four women on the Supreme Court would bring historic, near gender parity for institution long dominated by White men

If confirmed, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would join Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett on the nine-person Supreme Court.

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2022-02-28 02:00:15 Conservatives turn to a new message: “God bless the Ukrainian people”

After years of warming to Russia and its leader Putin, Republicans found new praise for the Ukrainians fighting back against the invasion by their neighbor.

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2022-02-28 00:00:13 Historic sanctions on Russia had roots in Zelensky’s emotional appeal

Video call by Ukraine’s wartime leader prompted jaded European leaders to act.

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2022-02-27 23:40:21 Russia is about to plunge into financial crisis. How will citizens react?

If Putin wants to stop a bank run, he doesn't have good options.

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2022-02-27 20:30:09 The Ukraine crisis is now a nuclear crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin just put his nuclear forces on alert

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2022-02-27 20:00:28 Barr calls prospect of Trump running for president again ‘dismaying’ and GOP should ‘look forward’ to others

In a new book, “One Damn Thing After Another,” the former attorney general takes shot after shot at Trump especially over his leadership during the coronavirus pandemic and his false claims that the election was stolen from him,

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