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McCarthy Reaches for Deal With Right as Speaker Fight Enters Fourth Day
The G.O.P. leader hoped a proposed agreement would sway a critical mass of defectors to support him. But no votes had yet moved, and it was unclear if he could pick up enough converts.
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Two Years Later, Prosecutions of Jan. 6 Rioters Continue to Grow
The Justice Department’s investigation of the Capitol attack, already the largest it has ever conducted, has resulted in 900 arrests, with the potential for scores or hundreds more to come.
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Just What Do McCarthy’s Antagonists Want, and Why Won’t They Budge?
The Republican holdouts are showing that party leaders’ usual methods of arm-twisting no longer work. “It’s not about policies, it’s about the fight,” said one former operative.
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Biden Will Mark Jan. 6 With Presidential Medals for Election Officials
The Presidential Citizens Medal will honor those who resisted efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including law enforcement officers and Rusty Bowers, the former House speaker in Arizona.
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Southwest’s Meltdown Could Cost It Up to $800 Million
The airline has not said how much it might have to spend to reimburse customers and upgrade its technology systems.
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RCCE Certification
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Putin Orders Brief Unilateral Cease-Fire; Ukraine Calls It ‘Hypocrisy’
President Vladimir V. Putin told Russian forces to observe a 36-hour Christmas truce, but Ukraine dismissed it as hypocrisy.
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Ukraine Finds Sexual Crimes in Regions Russia Occupied
Investigators have uncovered widespread evidence of abuse by Moscow’s forces, including rape and forced nudity. Kremlin officials have repeatedly denied accusations of rights violations.
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Church Lays Benedict to Rest, if Not Its Divisions
An extraordinary period for the modern church ended with Francis presiding over the funeral of his retired predecessor. Some conservatives found the ceremony too modest for their standard-bearer.
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How a Nuclear Dump in Taiwan Created a Generation of Activists
For members of a Taiwanese tribe, a waste site on their island serves as a painful reminder of the government’s broken promises, and a symbol of their long struggle for greater autonomy.