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Being a Republican in deep-blue New York, Mike Lawler is used to being a perennial underdog.

Political polls come and go, the results often unsurprising in a polarized, tribal America. Yet early this week, one poll's finding brought political nerds from the White House to Washington's watering holes up short.

Iran announced on Friday that it does not pursue the making of a nuclear bomb. Meanwhile, Brazil postponed the request of two Iranian warships to dock in Rio de Janeiro, under pressure from Washington, Reuters reported. "In order to respond to wrong American behavior and within the framework of reciprocity,…

The Pentagon announced that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to visit Tel Aviv and Ramallah in February to continue efforts to ease tensions between the Palestinians and Israelis. He will meet with Palestinian and Israeli officials to discuss joint security challenges and tensions, sources said. Sources in Tel Aviv…

India is poised to become the world's most populous country in 2023, surpassing China which has held the position since 1950, according to a report by Washington-based think tank Pew Research Centre. Read further on Dynamite News:

WASHINGTON — Evan Corcoran, one of Donald Trump’s lawyers, appeared before a federal grand jury last month as part of the special counsel investigation into whether classified information and other government records were mishandled at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate, according to people familiar with the matter.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will travel to Poland this month to mark the one-year mark of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the White House announced.

WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is actively preparing a run for president in 2024, even as he delays a formal announcement to keep Republican voters’ attention on his aggressively conservative record in Florida, according to people familiar with the plans.

WASHINGTON — Calls for Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton’s ouster or resignation are getting louder in the wake of a fiery House Administration hearing earlier this week.

The United States said on Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Federated States of Micronesia, , reflecting a shared understanding on future U.S. assistance to the Pacific island country that Washington is anxious to keep out of China's orbit.

As the National Archives became aware of classified documents in President Joe Biden’s old office at a Washington think tank, Archives officials were also interested in papers that had been shipped to a law office in Boston by the president’s personal attorney