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Peru’s Dina Boluarte exhorts Congress to advance elections amid anger over deaths
Anti-government protesters march with posters showing images of the more than 40 people who have died during clashes with police amid the country's unrest, in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Protesters are seeking immediate elections, President Dina Boluarte's resignation, the release of ousted President Pedro Castillo and justice for protesters killed in clashes with police. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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McCarthy, Biden to discuss debt limit and spending on Wednesday
FILE - President Joe Biden, right, speaks at the top of a meeting with congressional leaders to discuss legislative priorities for the rest of the year, Nov. 29, 2022, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, of N.Y. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, that he is looking forward to discussing with Biden a “reasonable and responsible way to lift the debt ceiling” when the two meet for their first sit-down on Wednesday with McCarthy as leader of the chamber. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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Live Nation executive apologizes for Taylor Swift concert ticket debacle
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Bipartisan U.S. lawmakers preparing plan to avert debt-ceiling crisis
A general view of the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, U.S. January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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Peru police use tear gas to block protesters from marching
Riot police clash with demonstrators during a protest against the government of President Dina Boluarte in Lima on January 19, 2023. - Thousands of protesters began marching through Peru's capital Thursday to demand the president's resignation and fresh elections, following weeks of violent unrest that have left 44 people dead. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP) (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images)
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U.S. Treasury Department buys time for Biden and Republicans on debt limit deal
Light shines from the U.S. Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Santos to be removed from U.S. Congress if he broke campaign finance laws, says GOP colleague
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 12: Rep. George Santos (R-NY) leaves the U.S. Capitol on January 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Nassau County party chairman, Joseph G. Cairo Jr. and other New York Republican officials called on Santos to resign as investigations grow into his finances, campaign spending and false statements on the campaign trail. Santos announced in a tweet that he would not resign. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Peru’s chief prosecutor launches probes into protest deaths
With a sign that reads in Spanish "Not one more death" demonstrators march against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Protesters are seeking immediate elections, Boluarte's resignation, the release of ousted President Pedro Castillo and justice for up to 48 protesters killed in clashes with police. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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The House Speaker vote foreshadows a nastier fight on the U.S. debt limit
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Peru sets curfew in restive region in response to deadly protests
Members of the congress hold signs as they shout to Peru's Prime Minister Alberto Otarola as he and his cabinet face a vote of confidence, at the Congress, in Lima, Peru January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda/Pool
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Key moments of Brazil's riots
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Kevin McCarthy’s next big task: Win GOP support for House rules
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., reacts after winning the 15th vote in the House chamber as the House enters the fifth day trying to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, early Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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'I hope they get their act together' -Biden on House GOP
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GOP leader Kevin McCarthy fails in marathon votes for House speaker, House adjourns
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 03: U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (C) talks to a colleague as Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) works behind him, as the House of Representatives cast their votes for Speaker of the House, on the first day of the 118th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. Today members of the 118th Congress will be sworn-in and the House of Representatives will elect a new Speaker of the House. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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U.S. House committee releases Trump tax returns, capping years-long battle
FILE - Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at Mar-a-lago on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. A House committee is set to release six years of Trump’s tax returns on Friday, Dec. 30, pulling back the curtain on financial records that the former president fought for years to keep secret. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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Biden signs US$1.7-trillion bill funding government operations
President Joe Biden arrives at Henry E. Rohlsen Airport, in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, late Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. Biden and his family are traveling to St. Croix to celebrate the New Year. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Here are the bills, big and small, that politicians will be looking at next year
People take photos as the Peace Tower and Centre Block of Parliament Hill are lit with projections for Lights Across Canada in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Both the House of Commons and Senate have begun a lengthy winter break, but more than a hundred bills are still on the table and ready to be picked up when lawmakers return to Ottawa in late January. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Congress approves new election rules in Jan. 6 response
In this image released in the final report by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, President Donald Trump talks on the phone to Vice President Mike Pence from the Oval Office of the White House on the morning of Jan. 6, 2021. (House Select Committee via AP)
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U.S. House passes $1.7-trillion spending bill with Ukraine aid, disaster relief
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 21: U.S. Capitol Police Officers stand on the East Front Plaza of the U.S. Capitol Building on December 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is scheduled to address a joint meeting of Congress later in the day. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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U.S. Senate passes $1.7-trillion bill to fund government, aid Ukraine
The Senate side of the Capitol is seen in Washington, early Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, as lawmakers rush to complete passage of a bill to fund the government before a midnight Friday deadline, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Social unrest spreads to Peru’s commercial hub as protesters call for fresh elections
A family from Iquita takes shelter at the door of their house, while they watch the police guarding the demonstrators of the march against the congress and the new Peruvian government pass by in astonishment in Iquitos, Peru on Dec. 15, 2022. Patrick Murayari/TGAM
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Peru ministers resign after protest deaths as new government wobbles
Teachers from the Loreto region run while waving the flag of Peru in the national march against the government of Dina Baluarte and the Peruvian congress in Iquitos, Peru on Dec. 15, 2022. Patrick Murayari/TGAM
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Peru judge orders 18-month detention for ousted president Pedro Castillo
Soldiers stand guard on the Pan-American South Highway after clearing roadblocks created by supporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo in Arequipa, Peru, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. Peru's new government declared a 30-day national emergency on Wednesday amid violent protests following Castillo's ouster, suspending the rights of "personal security and freedom" across the Andean nation. (AP Photo/Fredy Salcedo)
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Peru judge denies ousted leader Pedro Castillo’s jail appeal
Protesters who demand the dissolution of Congress as well as democratic elections, rejecting Dina Boluarte as Peru's president after former leader Pedro Castillo was ousted, take part in a demonstration in Arequipa, Peru December 13, 2022. REUTERS/Oswald Charca NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
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Peru president proposes moving up elections to April 2024 amid protests
A supporter of ousted President Pedro Castillo holds a Peruvian flag near Congress in Lima, Peru, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. Peru's Congress voted to remove Castillo from office Wednesday and replace him with the vice president, shortly after Castillo tried to dissolve the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to remove him. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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Protests over Peru’s political crisis continue around nation
Supporters of ousted President Pedro Castillo gather in front of Congress in Lima, Peru, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. Peru's Congress voted to remove Castillo from office Wednesday and replace him with the vice president, shortly after Castillo tried to dissolve the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to remove him. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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Peru’s president Dina Boluarte asks cabinet to take anti-corruption pledge
Peru's President Dina Boluarte, who took office after her predecessor Pedro Castillo was ousted, salutes during the presentation of her new Cabinet, in Lima, Peru, December 10, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
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My view of the coup in Peru: A photographer’s journey through Lima’s upheaval
Protestors of former President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, celebrate in the area surrounding the Peruvian congress after he was removed from power, in Lima, Peru, Wednesday Dec. 7, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Kyrsten Sinema leaves Democratic Party, adding drama to tight U.S. Senate margin
FILE - Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee hearing to examine social media's impact on homeland security, Sept. 14, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. In 2024 Sinema will be up for reelection. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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Chuck Schumer re-elected Senate leader after Democrats expand majority
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 08: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) arrives at an event in front of the U.S. Capitol December 8, 2022 in Washington, DC. Airport service workers organizing with SEIU including baggage handlers, cabin cleaners, janitors, security guards, and wheelchair attendants joined lawmakers to urge Congress to pass the Good Jobs for Good Airport Act. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Peru president’s power grab recalls country’s dark past
Police stand guard at the National Police base where former President Pedro Castillo is held after his arrest, facing charges of rebellion, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Peru's Congress voted to remove Castillo from office Wednesday and replace him with the vice president, shortly after Castillo tried to dissolve the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to remove him. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)