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There are four days until a partial government shutdown, and lawmakers have yet to reach a deal to avert it
There is still no clear path to avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the week, with just four days until Congress runs into a key funding deadline.
Lawmakers had hoped to release the text of a bipartisan spending deal Sunday evening, but the bill has yet to be unveiled. High-level disagreements over policy issues remain as House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, is under immense pressure from his right flank to fight for conservative wins.
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Biden and Trump will face tests in Michigan's primaries that could inform a November rematch
While Joe Biden and Donald Trump are marching toward their respective presidential nominations, Michigan's primary on Tuesday could reveal significant political perils for both of them.
It's the last major primary state before Super Tuesday and a critical swing state in November's general election.
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Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP-led states' efforts to regulate social media platforms
The Supreme Court cast doubt Monday on state laws that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users.
The cases are among several this term in which the justices could set standards for free speech in the digital age.
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MORNING LISTEN
Late February and early March is usually when ice cover peaks on the Great Lakes. But there's not much this year. Learn more on the Across the Sky podcast.
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TODAY IN HISTORY
In 1998, with the approval of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s House of Lords agreed to end 1,000 years of male preference by giving a monarch’s …
In 1966, Richard Petty won the rain-shortened Daytona 500 by more than a lap at a speed of 160.927 mph.
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