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Kamala Harris remains the clear favorite among Democratic voters eyeing the 2028 presidential race, according to a new national survey. The latest Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll found the former vice president backed by 27% of left-leaning voters, nearly doubling the support of her nearest rival, fellow California native governor Gavin Newsom, who came in second at 14%. While Harris maintains a sizable advantage, the poll suggests her grip on the party’s electorate may be loosening somewhat. Her support has slipped from 33% in October and 31% in March to 27% in the latest survey. Newsom has also trended downward,...

Critics of Britain's involvement in Iraq urged Prime Minister Tony Blair to step down Saturday after a helicopter crash killed four British soldiers, bringing jubilant Iraqis to the area to celebrate. The ugly confrontation that followed between British troops and Shiite gunmen left five Iraqi civilians dead and was the latest bad news for Blair, whose government has lurched from crisis to crisis in recent weeks. On Thursday, Blair's Labour Party won 26 percent of the vote to the Tories' 40 percent in local council elections. ...[snip] In the latest poll on the war for the Daily Telegraph newspaper, 57...