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Midterm races will test Trump’s clout within party

What will it take for Donald Trump to wear out his welcome with a significant portion of the Republican party? It’s a question that political analysts have asked ever since Trump emerged as a GOP force and began committing the kinds of unforced errors that might sink a normal politician. Trashing war hero John McCain didn’t do it.

England scraps COVID restrictions, mandates

LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scrapping the last domestic coronavirus restrictions in England, including the requirement for people with COVID-19 to self-isolate, even as he acknowledged Monday the potential for new and more deadly variants of the virus.

EU vows to help Bosnian tensions

BRUSSELS – The European Union is ready to limit financial assistance and possibly impose sanctions in Bosnia to help prevent the possible breakup up of the ethnically divided Balkan country as the peace agreement brokered over 25 years ago unravels, the EU’s top diplomat vowed Monday.

US, allies plan Mideast drone force

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet announced Monday the launch of a new joint fleet of unmanned drones with allied nations to patrol vast swaths of the region’s volatile waters as tensions simmer with Iran.

Estimated 73% of US has omicron immunity

The omicron wave that assaulted the United States this winter also bolstered the nation’s defenses, leaving enough protection against the coronavirus that future case spikes will likely require much less, if any, dramatic disruption to society.