To improve the long-term health of military horses at Arlington National Cemetery, the Army is rolling out a rehab plan built on lessons learned about the horses’ care over the past year. The plan is being implemented during a 45-day pause on using horses at Arlington National Cemetery to pull …
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Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr asked a court Monday to allow for her return to the House floor after she was silenced and barred for chiding her Republican colleagues over legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care and for encouraging protesters. Attorneys for the first-term lawmaker sued in state district court …
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Washington — European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Sunday that it is “not possible” that the United States would default on its debt as Congress faces a fast-approaching deadline to address the debt ceiling. “I just cannot believe that they would let such a major, major disaster happen of …
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A Democrat in the North Carolina state House switched to the Republican Party Wednesday, giving the GOP veto-proof control in both chambers of the legislature. It’s a setback for Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper as he tries to block hardline conservative policies in his final two years in office. The switch …
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Washington — The chaplain of the Senate opened Tuesday’s legislative session with a prayer for lawmakers “to move beyond thoughts and prayers” in the wake of the nation’s latest deadly school shooting, in which three young children and three adults were shot and killed at a private school in Nashville, …
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The House Freedom Caucus launched its opening salvo in the upcoming fight over raising the nation’s debt ceiling Friday, as members of the conservative group said they would agree to raise the debt limit for the first time in their careers if several of President Biden’s legislative accomplishments are rolled …
Read More »Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is fighting for reelection Tuesday after a history-making but tumultuous four years in office and a bruising campaign threaten to make her the city’s first one-term mayor in decades. Lightfoot in 2019 became the first Black woman and first openly gay mayor of the third-largest U.S. …
Read More »Former President Donald Trump characterized the federal response to the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, as a “betrayal” during a visit to the village where residents and local leaders are increasingly frustrated more than two weeks after the disaster. Trump, wearing his trademark red “Make America Great Again” …
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Hunter Biden’s legal team went on the offensive Wednesday, demanding state and federal investigations into the dissemination of his personal material — purported to be from his laptop — and threatening a defamation lawsuit against Fox News’ Tucker Carlson for allegedly failing to correct false statements. The flurry of letters to …
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President Biden formally announced Friday that Jeff Zients, the former White House COVID-19 czar, will replace Ron Klain as chief of staff. In a lengthy statement, Mr. Biden praised Klain for his tireless work, and said he is “confident that Jeff will continue Ron’s example of smart, steady leadership, as …
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