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Republicans are engaged in a round of finger-pointing as both parties sift through the results of Democrats’ stronger-than-expected showing in the midterm elections. But the recriminations obscure a much deeper dilemma for the party.

Roughly 400 servicemembers and their families sat down for dinner with the president and first lady Monday night to celebrate Friendsgiving. (Image credit: Staff Sgt. Mark Morrow/Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point)

On Monday, The Daily Beast reported that Russian officials are sounding the alarm — and internally seeking to dispel security fears — amid signals that Ukrainian forces are considering an operation to liberate the Crimean Peninsula from Russian control. “Russian

Challenged to come up with a religious innovation Deborah Newbrun remembers what was lacking when she divorced, adapting existing practices to help people with healing and closure

The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman is among those urging action in response to a report that a former anti-abortion leader knew in advance the outcome of a 2014 Supreme Court case involving health care coverage of contraception.

Over 5,600 rabbis from US, 100 other countries attend annual convention after COVID hiatus; Israel’s chief rabbi tells attendees he’s pushing new gov’t to restrict conversion law

The suspect in the shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs is being held by police on murder and hate crimes charges. Anderson Aldrich is accused of killing five people and wounding nearly 20 others. Stephanie Sy reports on

In our news wrap Monday, rolling blackouts spread across Ukraine with half of the country’s power systems knocked out by Russian air strikes, an earthquake in Indonesia killed at least 162 people, millions are under lockdown in China facing a

Somalia is suffering one of the most acute humanitarian crises in the world. A crushing combination of conflict and climate change has left millions in jeopardy of starvation as famine again stalks the land. Special correspondent Tania Rashid and producer-videographer

It was a day that football fans back home had been dreaming of.