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The US pulled resources out of the Middle East. Now it is rethinking that decision.
The Oct. 7 Hamas attack against Israel caught Washington off guard.
Biden’s team is blaming Iran for American deaths. How will the US respond?
The death of the service members in Jordan adds to rising Middle East tensions just as the 2024 voting begins.
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Where the 2024 GOP candidate field stands
We put the presidential hopefuls into categories based roughly on their chances to get the GOP nomination.
![Small leaderboards with election colors surround a logo that says "2024 Primary Elections."](http://web.archive.org./web/20240130130101im_/https://www.politico.com/dims4/default/6197039/2147483647/resize/979x/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2Fe2%2Fb1%2F0d4127d448e9924fadd1c76dd21a%2Fhp.png "Small leaderboards with election colors surround a logo that says "2024 Primary Elections."")
Trump is killing the idea that ‘all politics is local.’ The GOP primary proves it.
The first contests in the Republican primary show regional variations matter less than ever.
The huge wedge between McConnell and Johnson: Donald Trump
The two Hill GOP leaders are about to find out if they can bridge their yawning generation gap — with a border and Ukraine deal on the line.
Biden’s got pharma’s back in global pandemic treaty negotiations
Negotiators on a treaty to guide the world’s response to the next pandemic oppose any requirement to share drugmakers’ intellectual property.
Supreme Court sets date for high-stakes abortion pill oral arguments
The case is to be the Supreme Court’s first significant return to the abortion issue since it overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
Democrats’ next crime fight: Retail theft
The New York governor is aiming to tackle the issue as Democrats are in tough races throughout the state this year.
US weapons exports up 50 percent in 2023 as Washington challenges Russia, China
"The Russian defense industry is failing and continues to fail," said a top State Department official.
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