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The U.S.-Venezuela oil deal won't lower your gas prices. Here's what you need to know

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Rep. Glenn Ivey weighs stopgap spending bill as House returns to Washington

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Canada claps back at Trump's efforts to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'

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Are you sure that Kimmel clip was real? Late-night AI deepfakes are spreading online

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Trump administration deports relative of Afghans who helped US military to Central African Republic

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The quest to find former President Obama's infamous tan suit (NPR+)

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Why is one WNBA team calling in national security experts?

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Trump says U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves

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President Trump is trying to change how elections are run. Where do things stand?

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The Social Security trust fund is running out, and yet it's not a top campaign issue

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How Democrats in Congress are preparing for Trump midterm election interference

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Norway's King Harald V dies at 89 and his son becomes King Haakon VIII

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What a fake poll reveals about worries around prediction markets and the midterms

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Trump directs federal government to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America

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Andrew Tate will stay in jail after judge delays decision on bail in extradition fight

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NDAs are hiding data center deals, drawing ire from locals — and attention from lawmakers

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Jon Ossoff, usually a head down senator, has found a formula to excite Democrats

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The White House's preferred economic tools are hitting snags

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Postal Service appeals order blocking plan for Trump's push to restrict mail voting

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Sen. Darline Graham wins GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in South Carolina

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DHS acknowledges the noncitizen numbers it touted on voter rolls were inflated

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Canada hits back at the U.S. with tariffs as the countries' trade fight escalates

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