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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley testifies April 5 before the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington

Top US general: Potential for ‘significant international conflict’ is increasing

By Jeremy Herb and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The top US military officer told lawmakers Tuesday that the world is becoming more unstable and the “potential for significant international conflict is increasing, not decreasing.” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin appeared before the House Armed Services Committee in their

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‘Like the good old days’: Obama returns to the White House for the first time as Democrats look ahead to midterm elections

By Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny, CNN When former President Barack Obama walked into the White House on Tuesday, it was his first time in the building since he welcomed then-President-elect Donald Trump for coffee on the morning of Trump’s inauguration. That friendly greeting at the North Portico — including the awkward handoff of a

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Why these Democrats think 25 state legislative races are the key to securing the 2024 presidential election

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Sitting at the Gee Whiz Diner in Brooklyn last summer, Daniel Squadron and Vicky Hausman cooked up a simple plan they believed could save American democracy. On Tuesday, they’re putting it into action, announcing a $20 million investment in state legislative races in what they think are three key states. Squadron,

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