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The weapons transfer comes as Israeli tanks were spotted advancing deeper into residential areas of Rafah.

The front line has turned from a relative stalemate to a major Russian offensive in a week.

It’s only mid-May, but thousands of people have already been evacuated across Canada as fires rage.

The Biden administration has told Congress that it intends to move forward with a plan for the United States to sell more than $1 billion in new weapons to Israel, according to three congressional aides familiar with the deal.

The notification of the sale, which would include new tactical vehicles and ammunition, comes as President Biden has withheld a shipment of bombs to Israel, hoping to prevent U.S.-made weapons from being used in a potential invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Last week, Mr. Biden said he would block the delivery of...

Sarah Elfreth, the youngest woman ever elected to Maryland’s State Senate, won a crowded Democratic primary race on Tuesday in Maryland’s Third Congressional District, according to The Associated Press.

Ms. Elfreth, 35, emerged from a field of more than 20 Democrats vying in the deep-blue district to succeed Representative John Sarbanes, a Democrat who announced last October that after nine terms he would not seek re-election.

First elected to the Maryland State Senate in 2018, Ms. Elfreth often highlighted her political résumé during her run and...

Students at an Illinois high school played a very loud senior prank on their principal: They hired a bagpiper to follow him around campus for an hour.

A Maryland Democrat new to the national political stage has won her state's Senate primary against a wealthy controversial congressman who spent millions of his own money on the race.

Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, who could be the first Black woman from Maryland ever elected to the U.S. Senate, topped Rep. David Trone in a race called by The Associated Press.

She will now face former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in what could end up being a race that's more competitive than expected considering Maryland's heavy Democratic...

Moderate U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., defeated his toughest primary challenge yet on Tuesday night with 70.2% of the vote, besting a right-wing populist who was supported by both the Nebraska state GOP and even Bacon’s own colleague in Congress.

The election was a test case to see how much the GOP’s wave of populism has affected even Republican voters in areas that could be swing districts in six months.

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Hundreds of police officers are deployed in the search for Mohamed Amra and his accomplices.

As generative AI develops so quickly, regulating it and protecting people has become a challenge.

Fans have been captivated by a mind-boggling, escalating song-based conflict between two modern rap titans.

The two spoke out in an interview on behalf of their daughters, whom they say are silenced by NDAs.

Israel says Egypt must reopen the crossing - but Egypt says Israel's military operation there is blocking aid.

Angela Alsobrooks, Maryland’s newly chosen Democratic nominee for Senate, is familiar with firsts.

With her election in 2018 as executive of Prince George’s County, a populous suburban area bordering Washington, Ms. Alsobrooks became the first Black woman to hold that role.

Now she has the chance to become the first Black senator to represent Maryland, which is more than 30 percent Black. If she wins this fall, she would also become the sole woman in Maryland’s congressional delegation, and the second woman ever to represent it in the Senate.

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Angela Alsobrooks, the Prince George’s County executive, won the Democratic primary for Maryland’s Senate seat on Tuesday, setting up a showdown with a popular Republican former governor that could determine control of the chamber.

The Associated Press called the race on Tuesday night for Ms. Alsobrooks, 53, who defeated Representative David Trone, a wealthy congressman who spent more than $61 million of his own money on the race. Mr. Trone outspent Ms. Alsobrooks by a nearly 10-to-1 ratio.

She is trying to become the first Black woman to represent...