Alexander Nazaryan

Senior White House Correspondent

Alexander Nazaryan is a senior White House correspondent for Yahoo News based in Washington, D.C.

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Will banning ski masks stop crime? Philadelphia could soon find out.
Proposed ban would include carveouts, but civil libertarians are still concerned.
9 months ago
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How conservative Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor helped defend Roe
Nominated by Ronald Reagan, Justice O’Connor took a considered, moderate approach to controversial topics like abortion.
10 months ago
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Return to office push is 'totally dead,' experts say, as WFH persists
Many employers were planning to use the fall of 2023 to bring more workers back to the office more consistently, only to discover thatemployees have gotten used to working from home.
10 months ago
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Why the Florida homeowners insurance crisis should worry us all
Home insurance rates have soared in Florida, but they are rising in both coastal and inland states as the devastation of climate change sweeps across the nation.
10 months ago
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Climate change is threatening your Thanksgiving cranberries
Between catastrophic floods and longer spells of heat, cranberry farmers are finding their work imperiled by the reality of a rapidly warming planet.
10 months ago
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Ukraine makes small – but significant — gains in counteroffensive against Russia
While the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the east has fallen short of ambitious goals, there are promising developments in the south.
10 months ago
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Incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia surge in month since onset of Israel-Hamas war
An unprecedented rise in animosity directed at Jews and Muslims has swept across the United States in the weeks since Hamas attacked Israel.
10 months ago
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Biden and Xi try to calm tensions: 3 takeaways from the high-stakes U.S.-China meeting in California
President Biden told reporters that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping had made “important progress” during a four-hour meeting in Northern California on Wednesday, their first face-to-face encounter in a year.
10 months ago
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GOP fighting in Congress could hurt Republican election chances in 2024, some conservatives worry
“They’ve learned from [Donald] Trump,” one conservative commentator said of today’s Republican lawmakers.
10 months ago
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Why is San Francisco suddenly clean? Biden-Xi summit spurs city to action
City officials undertook an intensive effort to clean up the city ahead of this week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit — and the much-anticipated meeting between President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
10 months ago
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Does birding need a racial reckoning?
Bird names associated with enslavers and Confederate figures will soon be changed to reflect the ongoing racial reckoning in the birding community.
10 months ago
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'Trump won': 3rd GOP debate unlikely to change dynamic of primary race
Little time remains for Republicans to find a presidential nominee other than Donald Trump, who has a commanding lead in state and national polls.
10 months ago
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2023 election results: Historic firsts in Virginia and Rhode Island; Moms for Liberty fails and other important outcomes you may have missed
Races across the country suggested challenges for the GOP, which is struggling to gain traction on culture war issues and abortion bans.
10 months ago
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Bootgate explained: How Ron DeSantis’s alleged cowboy boot hidden heels became a campaign controversy
The Florida governor promised a drama-free campaign, only to find himself embroiled in one scandal or controversy after another.
10 months ago
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Democratic mayors plead for help in Washington as migrant crisis deepens
Democratic mayors say they have tried to be welcoming to migrants from Venezuela and elsewhere, but city resources are being depleted.
a year ago
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What other candidates can learn from Mike Pence's failed presidential campaign
Mike Pence has left the GOP primary. What does his campaign’s failure say about the race for the nomination?
a year ago
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Why Halloween is an ecological disaster
The candy wrappers, discarded costumes and molding pumpkins may seem innocuous – but can cause environmental harm.
a year ago
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White House says AI regulation is 'moral duty,' but power to act is limited without Congress
A new executive order seeks to outline a new regulatory framework around a rapidly advancing technology that has the power to both harm and help society.
a year ago
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Trump continues to flex his political muscle in Washington — and beyond
Even though he faces 91 indictments across four separate criminal cases, Donald Trump remains conservatives’ prohibitive favorite for the 2024 presidential nomination.
a year ago
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Ukraine's counteroffensive has been slow, but Western support remains strong — even with new war in Middle East
Months after it launched a major counteroffensive, Ukraine has not made the gains that leaders in Kyiv and Western allies had hoped for. But neither has Russia been able to press its advantage in manpower and matériel.
a year ago