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Biden is weighing how to respond to Iran-backed attacks that killed three U.S. servicemembers.

A bill passed in the South Carolina Senate on Thursday would allow gun owners to carry their weapon in public without a concealed carry permit and would provide free firearms training. The bill was approved by a 28-15 vote after nearly two weeks of debate surrounding concerns from some lawmakers and law enforcement officials over … Read more

Indiana lawmakers have avowed to reverse the state’s long declining literacy rates with legislation targeting early elementary school years. Almost halfway through the legislative session, state Senators advanced a sweeping bill Thursday that could hold back thousands of third graders who do not pass the state’s reading exam. Republicans have balked at those who have … Read more

Ukraine‘s top general Valerii Zaluzhnyi,is facing dismissal by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to reports, amid Kyiv’s war with Russia and allied support delays.

After months of battling over an immigration bill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will force a vote on Monday. Former President Donald Trump and his allies have been trying to undermine it, arguing it would give President Joe Biden a win in an election year. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports for TODAY.

Experts seem optimistic, but events in China, Europe and the US suggest risks are still tilted to the downside A month into 2024, the consensus forecast for the global economy remains cautiously optimistic, with most central banks and analysts projecting either a soft landing or potentially no landing at all. Even my colleague Nouriel Roubini, … Read more

Weeks after Republican Gov. Jim Pillen announced Nebraska would not accept federal funds to feed children in need over the summer, an Omaha lawmaker is pushing her bill to require the state to accept the $18 million for children who might otherwise go hungry at times when schools are closed. Pillen’s rejection of the funding … Read more

Defense minister’s announcement comes despite more than 1 million civilians in city. Plus, Michael J Fox on how Parkinson’s has not defeated him Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Israeli forces will continue their Gaza military campaign to Rafah, the Israeli defense minister, Yoav Gallant, has said, despite … Read more

Researchers have conducted an annual survey of the animals’ population every year since 1958, except in 2021 due to Covid-19 A stretch of unusually warm weather has forced federal officials to temporarily halt researchers’ annual count of wolves and moose in remote Isle Royale national park for the first time in more than six decades. … Read more

The senator is writing a book about his mental health. That’s hard to celebrate while he shrugs off the suffering of millions John Fetterman is a workwear icon. The Democratic senator from Pennsylvania has made a national name for himself by wearing baggy basketball shorts and a scruffy hoodie in any and every situation. And … Read more