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Biden's midterm self-edit: Less talk about inflation woes

In recent speeches, President Joe Biden has stopped talking so much about inflation worries

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2022

Biden to honor 9/11 victims as shadow of Afghan war looms

President Joe Biden will mark the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at the Pentagon

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2022

Rubio emerges as key Trump defender on FBI search

Republicans have largely rallied to former President Donald Trump’s defense after last month’s search-and-seizure operation by the FBI at the former president’s Palm Beach estate.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Sep 9, 2022

Outrage builds over new report Trump stashed top secret nuclear documents at Mar-a-Lago

Former President Donald Trump was slammed Wednesday after a new report claimed he had super top secret documents describing a foreign country’s nuclear capacities stashed at his Florida resort home.

Tribune News Service · Sep 8, 2022

Senate leans toward Dec. 16 stopgap funding bill

Senate leaders appear to be on board with an interim spending measure that will keep the government operating until Dec. 16, which is also the preferred expiration date for House Democrats as they prep a continuing resolution for a vote as soon as next week.

Tribune News Service · Sep 7, 2022

Senate leans toward Dec. 16 stopgap funding bill - Roll Call

Navigating the evenly divided Senate to get 60 votes to advance the bill will likely require talks on pandemic funding and other issues.

Roll Call · Sep 7, 2022

Stopgap funding bill set to dominate September agenda

Lawmakers return to Washington this month to wrestle with a White House request for $47.1 billion in emergency supplemental funds and the need to pass a stopgap spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown starting Oct. 1.

Tribune News Service · Sep 7, 2022

House GOP Leader McCarthy to roll out "Commitment to America" agenda in Pittsburgh

Remember the GOP's "Contract with America" in 1994?

Axios · Sep 7, 2022

Lindsey Graham says Trump could make one of ‘biggest political comebacks ever’ in 2024

The South Carolina senator is one of Trump’s more notable fair-weather friends

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

Stopgap funding bill set to dominate September agenda - Roll Call

Lawmakers will wrestle with a White House request for $47.1 billion in emergency funds and the need to avert a partial government shutdown.

Roll Call · Sep 6, 2022