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Protesters of a House bill hold signs in support of TikTok at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.

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Congress mulls another TikTok ban; An aid ship heads to Gaza as hunger worsens

7:53am March 13, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

The House will vote on a bill that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company or else face a ban from U.S. app stores. The first ship carrying food to Gaza is on its way from Cyprus.

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Michael Whatley, the newly-elected Republican National Committee chairman

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National Republican Chairman Whatley won't keep other job leading North Carolina GOP

7:41am March 13, 2024

by Associated Press

New Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley will resign from his other position leading the North Carolina GOP later this month.

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Morning news brief

5:20am March 13, 2024

House to vote on a bill to force TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company. Conservatives warn about noncitizens voting myths. The first aid ship is due to arrive soon in Gaza from Cypress.

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Ex-special counsel, appearing before House, defends Biden classified documents probe

5:20am March 13, 2024

For more than four hours on Tuesday, former special counsel Robert Hur was questioned by House lawmakers. He defended his investigation into President Biden's handling of classified documents.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally in Phoenix on Dec. 20, 2023. Both Kennedy's campaign and a super PAC supporting him are working to get the conspiracy theorist on state ballots around the country.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to get on the ballot in all 50 states. It won't be easy

5:01am March 13, 2024

by Ashley Lopez

To run for president as an independent candidate, conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. needs to get on ballots, a complicated and expensive state-by-state undertaking.

Conservative attorney Cleta Mitchell, seen here at a South Carolina Republican Party event in 2022, has been circulating a memo laying out "the threat of non-citizen voting in 2024."

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Conservatives are warning about noncitizens voting. It's a myth with a long history

5:00am March 13, 2024

by Miles Parks

The false notion that undocumented immigrants affect federal elections has a long history. But this year, due in part to rising migration at the U.S. southern border, the idea could have new potency.

Participants hold signs in support of TikTok at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on March 12, 2024, in Washington, D.C. House Democrats and TikTok creators and business owners held the news conference to express concerns over House GOP legislation that would force the owners of the popular Chinese social media app to sell the platform or face a ban in the U.S.

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Content creators blast a potential TikTok ban

5:00am March 13, 2024

by Windsor Johnston

The House is gearing up for a Wednesday vote on legislation that could lead to a ban on one of the most widely used apps in the world, with an estimated 170 million users in the United States alone.

Ukrainian soldiers from The 56th Separate Motorized Infantry Mariupol Brigade prepare to fire a multiple launch rocket system based on a pickup truck towards Russian positions at the front line, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, March 5, 2024.

Pentagon to give Ukraine $300 million in weapons

1:21am March 13, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Pentagon will rush about $300 million in weapons to Ukraine after finding some cost savings in its contracts, even though the military remains deeply overdrawn.

President Joe Biden, left, on Jan. 5, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, right, on Jan. 19.

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Trump and Biden clinch 2024 presidential nominations

11:28pm March 12, 2024

by Stephen Fowler

The general election rematch between former President Donald Trump and President Biden is now official. Both men have now secured the required delegates to be their respective party's nominee.

Special counsel Hur testifies about his Biden documents investigation

7:59pm March 12, 2024

Special counsel Robert Hur testified before a House committee on Biden's handling of classified documents.

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