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The Internal Revenue Service plans to end another major tax loophole that could raise more than $50 billion in revenue over the next decade

Russia and Ukraine are set to remain locked in battle for the foreseeable future after an international gathering billed as a first step toward peace delivered no eye-catching diplomatic breakthrough that might suggest a coming end to Europe’s biggest ...

The Biden campaign released a new ad Monday morning as part of a $50 million ad blitz ahead of the first presidential debate later this month, highlighting former

Nikki Haley announced on Sunday that her father, Ajit Singh Randhawa, has died.

The announcement came as the U.S., as well as Canada and the United Kingdom, celebrated Father's Day on the third Sunday of June.

"This morning I had to say goodbye to the smartest, sweetest, kindest, most decent man I have ever known," Haley wrote in an X post, sharing a February 2023 photo from a campaign event in her native South Carolina, where she announced that she was running for president.

"My heart is heavy knowing he is gone," Haley continued Sunday. "He taught his kids the importance of faith, hard work, and grace. He was an amazing husband of 64 years, a loving grandfather and great grandfather, and the best father to his four children. He was such a blessing to all of us. Happy Father’s Day Dad. We will miss you dearly."

At least six people have died in mudslides triggered by heavy rain in central Ecuador.

A Republican Kansas lawmaker who already dropped his re-election campaign last month after he was arrested in a traffic stop has now been barred from practicing law for at least a year for mishandling conflicts of interest in a murder case.

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that state Rep. Carl Maughan of Colwich violated professional standards while representing 57-year-old Bret Blevins in a 2016 crash that killed two men, according to the Kansas City Star. The court ruled that Maughan's actions placed "an undue burden on resources of the criminal...

Russian President Putin will visit North Korea on an official state visit beginning on Tuesday, the Kremlin said on Monday.

Nikki Haley announced on Sunday that her father, Ajit Singh Randhawa, has died. The announcement came as the U.S., as well as Canada and the United Kingdom, celebrated Father's Day on the third Sunday of June.

"This morning I had to say goodbye to the smartest, sweetest, kindest, most decent man I have ever known," Haley wrote in an X post, sharing a February 2023 photo from a campaign event in her native South Carolina where she announced that she was running for president.

"My heart is heavy knowing he is gone," Haley continued Sunday. "He...

Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore plans to pardon more than 175,000 marijuana convictions on Monday in one of the most sweeping rollbacks of drug policy in the country.

Moore's plan would apply to some 100,000 people who were convicted of low-level marijuana possession charges. Marijuana has been increasingly legalized across the country as both a medicinal and recreational drug.

"I’m ecstatic that we have a real opportunity with what I’m signing to right a lot of historical wrongs," Moore said. "If you want to be able to create inclusive...

The move comes just over a week after two centrist politicians quit the top decision-making body.

A number of foreigners have gone missing as Greece suffers its earliest heatwave on record.

Nikhil Gupta is charged with trying to hire a hitman to assassinate US citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

The U.S. surgeon general called on Monday for social media platforms to include health warnings for younger users.

President Biden’s campaign on Monday began its most aggressive effort to brand former President Donald J. Trump a felon, with the introduction of a new television advertisement that focuses on the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s criminal conviction.

The campaign said the ad would be part of a $50 million investment in battleground states in June. A growing number of Democrats have been urging the president to become more aggressive in branding Mr. Trump with his criminal conviction.

“We see Donald Trump for who he is,” the ad’s...

As the arm of the Democratic Party that works on state legislative races, it is the job of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee to care about the bottom of the ballot. With a $10 million campaign announced on Monday, it is trying to get more voters to care, too.

The $10 million investment, part of a $60 million total that the group previously announced as its target for the 2024 cycle, will fund an unusually early and expansive public push — one intended not only to support candidates, but also to convince voters of the importance of...