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For a century, New Hampshire voters have participated in the first-in the-nation presidential primary. Despite the DNC's desire to do so, they are unlikely to change that status in the 2024 presidential nominating calendar.

New Hampshire sets Jan. 23 as presidential primary date, bucking Biden's preference

President Biden's supporters are running a write-in campaign to ensure he still gets votes even though his name won't be listed on the state's primary ballot.

The State Department says the office of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Washington, D.C., must close under a little-known provision in U.S. law that forbids it from requesting Israelis be prosecuted for crimes against Palestinians.

Palestinians Threaten To Suspend Talks If U.S. Closes PLO Mission

The U.S. says the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Washington, D.C., must close because the Palestinians violated U.S. law by calling for Israel to be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court.

Israeli soldiers search Arab prisoners as Israeli forces take over the Old City in East Jerusalem on June 8, 1967, during the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War. Just 11 days after the war ended, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson offered the first of many peace proposals by U.S. presidents over the past half-century.

50 Years On, U.S. Presidents Still Seek Elusive Peace To A 6-Day War

With Arab armies massed on its frontiers, Israel unleashed a lightning strike on June 5, 1967. Donald Trump is now the 10th president seeking a lasting solution to that brief war.

Rocket exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah hit new highs in the past week

Since the start of the Gaza war, the Lebanese militia Hezbollah has been firing rockets into Israel in support of Hamas, and the Israeli military has been hitting Hezbollah targets across the border.

Streaming Platform Twitch Helps To Spread Interest In Chess

Chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura uses the video-streaming site Twitch to teach others the game. During quarantine he's amassed over 350,000 followers, and renewed interest in the century-old game.

Juliana Torres (left), 16, and Micaela Lattimer, 16, both of Baltimore, rally in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA, outside the White House on Tuesday.

Protesters In D.C., Denver, LA, Elsewhere Demonstrate Against Rescinding DACA

The protests follow an announcement by Attorney General Jeff Sessions that an Obama administration policy protecting some children brought to the U.S. illegally will be ended.

Police secure the street outside the Turkish Embassy in Washington, D.C, on Tuesday. Nine people were injured when a fight broke out during a demonstration outside the embassy. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in town to meet President Trump at the White House.

Violence Erupts During Protest At Turkish Ambassador's Residence In Washington, D.C.

Nine people were injured and two arrests were made on Tuesday during an altercation, authorities say.

<em>Macrobdella mimicus</em>, the first new species of medicinal leech discovered in over 40 years

A New Bloodsucking Leech Species Found Hiding Outside Washington, D.C.

Smithsonian researcher Anna Phillips led the recent discovery of the new medicinal species. Its superficial similarities to a North American leech species helped prevent its detection before.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in D.C. march to demand cease-fire in Gaza

Protesters on Saturday called for an end to U.S. funding for Israel and for Israel to be held accountable for what organizers say are violations of international law.

One month after winning a seat in Minnesota's legislature, Ilhan Omar says she was assailed in a cab ride to her hotel from the White House.

History-Making Somali-American Legislator Reports 'Hateful' Taunts In D.C.

Ilhan Omar says she was "subjected to the most hateful, derogatory, Islamophobic, sexist taunts and threats I have ever experienced" in a cab during her visit to the nation's capital.

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