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The wait for U.S. passports is creating travel purgatory and snarling summer plans
A much-feared backup of U.S. passport applications has snarled summer plans for would-be travelers around the world.

Hezbollah, Israel trade fire in dangerous Mideast escalation
The militant Hezbollah group fired a barrage of rockets toward Israel on Friday, and Israel hit back with artillery in a significant escalation between the two sides.

Israel launches airstrikes on Lebanon in response to rockets
Israel on Thursday escalated its response to rocket attacks the previous day from Lebanon by launching rare airstrikes on its northern neighbor, the army and Lebanese officials said.

Netanyahu foes push for quick vote to end his 12-year rule
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuâs opponents pushed Thursday for a quick parliament vote to formally end his lengthy rule, hoping to head off any last-minute attempts to derail their newly announced...

Jill Biden, Joeâs chief protector, stepping up as first lady
She's fended off protesters who made a run at her husband. She's moved him farther from reporters during the coronavirus pandemic. She's supported his presidential ambitions again and again —...

WATCH: Amy Coney Barrett back on Capitol Hill for senatorsâ final questions
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett returns to Capitol Hill for a third day of confirmation hearings as senators dig deeper into the conservative judge's outlook on abortion, health care...

Lindsey Grahamâs last stand? Senator leads Amy Coney Barrett court hearings.
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is wielding the gavel in the performance of his political life.

Second GOP senator a “no” to filling court seat before election
A second Republican senator came out in opposition to filling a vacant Supreme Court seat before the Nov. 3 election while Speaker Nancy Pelosi asserted without details that the Democratic-led...

Trump signs $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus after swift congressional votes
President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress this week to support businesses, rush resources to overburdened...

Joe Biden has another big primary night, wins 4 more states
Joe Biden decisively won Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary, seizing a key battleground state that helped propel Bernie Sanders’ insurgent candidacy four years ago. The former vice president's victory there, as...