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Johnson Spending Plan Is Stalled by Republican Strife Once Again
The House speaker faces a choice of cutting a deal with Democrats or bowing to conservatives and Donald Trump and shutting down the government just before the election.
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Harris Campaign Received $47 Million in 24 Hours After Debate
The sum included donations from 600,000 individuals. Vice President Kamala Harris already had a significant financial edge over former President Donald J. Trump entering September.
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Blinken says U.S. will keep pressing Israel to spare Gaza humanitarian sites
The U.S. secretary of state said Thursday that the United States will continue to press Israel to do more to spare humanitarian sites in the Gaza Strip, a day after an Israeli airstrike on a U.N. school complex sheltering displaced Palestinians killed 14 people, including six U.N. staffers. |
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In Washington governor debate, homelessness was discussed with little depth
If public safety was the main course at Tuesday’s gubernatorial debate, then Washington’s homelessness and housing crisis was a small, but spicy appetizer. |
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New York City police commissioner resigns after his phone was seized in federal investigation
NEW YORK — New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban resigned Thursday, one week after it emerged that his phone was seized as part of a federal investigation that touched several members of Mayor Eric Adams’ inner circle. |
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North Dakota judge strikes down the state’s abortion ban
BISMARCK, N.D. — A state judge struck down North Dakota’s ban on abortion Thursday, saying that the state constitution creates a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is viable. |
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Murray, Jayapal, Cantwell call for inquiry into UW grad’s death in West Bank
Three of Washington’s top Democrats called Wednesday for an independent investigation into the Sept. 6 killing of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, a Turkish American activist from West Seattle. |
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Could America’s divide on marijuana be coming to an end?
The U.S. is divided when it comes to state and federal marijuana policy, but recent political developments could move the country toward a greater acceptance of cannabis. |
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Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies at 86
LIMA, Peru — Alberto Fujimori, whose decadelong presidency began with triumphs righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in autocratic excess that later sent him to prison, has died. He was 86. |
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How does the presidential election affect your physical health? A team of WSU researchers monitored people during the debate to find out
With emotions running high for many this election year, Washington State University researchers observed a group of Republican and Democratic voters as they watched Tuesday night’s presidential debate — and were surprised by what they found. |
