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Double blow of inquiry and indictment create tough stretch for Biden
Hunter Biden is charged two days after Republicans launch an impeachment process, abruptly creating legal, political and personal challenges for the president
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After chaotic week, House heads home with government shutdown on horizon
Speaker Kevin McCarthy challenged his Republican detractors to oust him as the House swirled with chaos after a short week.
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Planned Parenthood in Wisconsin will resume offering abortions
Planned Parenthood and others stopped providing abortions in Wisconsin after the Supreme Court’s decision overturning the right to abortion and because of an 1849 state law that was broadly viewed as banning nearly all abortions.
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‘You sell yourself so cheap?’ Romney’s stark indictment of GOP cowardice.
Romney is naming names in highly unusual ways, apparently recognizing that stopping Trump requires targeting his enablers.
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McCarthy Pulls Back Pentagon Spending Bill, Inching Closer to a Shutdown
The House speaker abandoned efforts to move forward on a normally bipartisan military spending bill as far-right Republicans balked at the funding level, after pleading with his party to avert a shutdown.
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C.I.A. Discloses Identity of Second Spy Involved in ‘Argo’ Operation
The movie about the daring mission to rescue American diplomats from Tehran portrayed a single C.I.A. officer sneaking into the Iranian capital. In reality, the agency sent two officers.
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Six Takeaways From Romney’s Tea-Spilling Biography
The Utah Republican’s announcement that he would retire coincided with the publication of a forthcoming book based on extensive interviews in which he slammed his party and the Senate.
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DeSantis Spreads Vaccine Skepticism With Guidance That Contradicts C.D.C.
The C.D.C. on Tuesday recommended at least one dose of the updated Covid-19 vaccines for most Americans six months and older.
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Lauch Faircloth Dies at 95; Senator Targeted D.C. Home Rule in Crisis
A North Carolina hog farmer and a Democrat-turned-Republican, he helped strip Mayor Marion Barry of his fiscal powers as Washington’s deficits swelled in the late ’90s.
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In Rome, It’s Luxury vs. Squalor
The city’s newest attempt to reimagine itself includes palatial accommodations that cost up to $41,000 a night. Cynics point to overflowing garbage and stalled public works. How will deluxe hotels fix those problems?