WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law legislation nullifying the recent overhaul of the District of Columbia criminal code, but the fight between Congress and local lawmakers is continuing. The signature merely marks the end of a raucous first chapter in a […]

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RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia teacher who was shot and wounded by her 6-year-old student said she has had four surgeries and is going through a challenging recovery. Speaking publicly for the first time since the Jan. 6 shooting, first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner said during […]

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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is said to be nearing a decision on whether to charge former President Donald Trump for alleged wrongdoing involving hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels. If Mr. Bragg does pull the trigger on an indictment, the former […]

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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has resisted political pressure and endured withering criticism from both parties during his tumultuous 15 months in office, leaving some legal analysts surprised that he is preparing to knuckle under to demands to indict former President Trump. Mr. Bragg, a […]

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TikTok is mobilizing a cadre of influencers to descend on Washington and persuade lawmakers not to kill the China-founded app’s operation ahead of CEO Shou Zi Chew’s testimony in the House this week. The content creators are expected to appeal to lawmakers’ emotions, while the […]

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President Biden issued his first veto Monday, nixing Congress’ move to roll back new Labor Department rules allowing retirement fiduciaries to engage in ESG investing that takes climate change and social justice politics into consideration. Mr. Biden said he was fighting back against “MAGA House […]

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A potential indictment of former President Donald Trump is turning into a loyalty test for other Republicans, with MAGA-world pressuring Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others to protest actions by New York prosecutors as the presidential contest takes shape. Some Republicans in the potential 2024 […]

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On March 20, 2003, President George W. Bush announced the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein and destroyed his alleged stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. But U.S. forces found no WMD, and rather than greeting the invaders as liberators after reaching Baghdad, […]

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WASHINGTON — Adam Sandler placed his hand on the bronze bust of Mark Twain and speculated that it “one day might be the weapon used to bludgeon me in my sleep.” A host of comedic and entertainment royalty gathered at Washington’s Kennedy Center as Sandler […]

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NEW YORK — New York Community Bank has agreed to buy a significant chunk of the failed Signature Bank in a $2.7 billion deal, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said late Sunday. The 40 branches of Signature Bank will become Flagstar Bank, starting Monday. Flagstar […]

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy opened up over 42,000 hours of U.S. Capitol footage from Jan. 6, 2021, to all media outlets to view, but the public must wait a little longer before they can see the security video from the day of the riot. “This […]

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ORLANDO, Fla. — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said supporters of former President Donald Trump should not hold protests if Mr. Trump is indicted on charges related to alleged hush-money payments he made seven years ago. “I don’t think people should protest this, no, and if […]

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NEWS AND OPINION: At least one New York City political organization is responding to former President Donald Trump’s complex legal situation, which he has suggested could lead to his arrest on Tuesday. The New York Young Republican Club — established in 1911 — has quietly […]

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WASHINGTON — A lawyer who previously advised Michael Cohen, the key government witness in the hush money payment investigation into Donald Trump, has been invited to appear Monday before a Manhattan grand jury that is considering potential charges against the former president, according to a […]

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Sen. Mike Rounds said Sunday that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent characterization of Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine as a “territorial dispute” is all about politics. The South Dakota Republican suggested the remark was the result of “primary politics,” as Mr. DeSantis weighs whether to […]

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren tore into Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell on Sunday, accusing the presidential appointee of wanting to put millions of people out of work to combat inflation by continuing to raise interest rates. “He has a dual mandate. Yes, he is responsible for […]

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Donald Trump of recklessly attempting to stoke rage among his supporters after the former president called for protests in response to his expected arrest over alleged hush payments in 2016. The California Democrat warned that Mr. Trump “cannot hide […]

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Wyoming’s Republican Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill making it illegal to prescribe or dispense abortion pills, making his state the first to ban what has become the nation’s most common method of pregnancy termination. The bill signed Friday comes at a time when the […]

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The wait for the full peak bloom of D.C.’s cherry blossoms is nearing its end. The National Park Service announced that the Tidal Basin cherry trees now had puffy white buds. Puffy white buds are stage five in the blooming process. Peak bloom, which is […]

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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israelis on Saturday took to the streets in protests, now in their 11th week, against plans by Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government to overhaul the country’s legal system. The protesters say the proposed changes undermine the country’s democracy by restricting the […]

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