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Palace intrigue is shaking one of the Middle East’s most historically-stable monarchies. Jordan’s King Abdullah is challenged by the former crown prince, his half-brother, Prince Hamzah. Nick Schifrin explores the long-simmering reasons for the family feud, and Dr. Bessma Momani,

While his political allies battle across town for him to get first crack at building next gov’t, PM appears in court for the opening of the evidence stage of his corruption trial

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including Georgia’s new voting law, the resulting corporate fallout, and what President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump’s 2020

How much further will fame, spectacle and controversy get Donald Trump?  CNN

For those who follow the space, LG will be remembered fondly as a smartphone trailblazer. For a decade-and-a-half, the company was a major player in the Android category and a driving force behind a number of innovations that have since

Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, called the Save Adolescents from Experimentation, or SAFE Act, “a vast government overreach.” The legislature could override the veto with a simple majority. (Image credit: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Until at least May 4, incoming visitors need to present a negative test result from within 72 hours of their scheduled entry

A mediator said a resolution is expected soon in the dispute between the country’s reigning monarch and a popular half-brother that has threatened to upend politics in Jordan, a key U.S. ally in the Middle East.

Supreme court dismisses case brought by Twitter users Trump blocked  The Guardian

(MINNEAPOLIS) — The Minneapolis police chief testified Monday that now-fired Officer Derek Chauvin violated departmental policy in pinning his knee on George Floyd’s neck and keeping him down after Floyd had stopped resisting and was in distress. Continuing to kneel