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Former Washington defensive lineman Chris Baker recovering from stroke

Baker's mother said he suffered a "serious" stroke last week.

USA Today Sports Media Group

‘Not fly-over country’: Dingell and other Midwestern Democrats start Heartland Caucus

WASHINGTON — Debbie Dingell’s quest for a leadership position within the House Democratic Caucus came with a map.

Tribune News Service

Woman pleads guilty to sending ricin in 2020 letter to Trump

A Canadian woman has pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington to mailing a threatening letter containing the poison ricin to then-President Donald Trump at the White House

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US will send dozens of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, Biden announces

US president says the new military aid underscores Washington’s ‘enduring commitment’ to Kyiv against Moscow’s invasion.

Al Jazeera

Western unity is critical, but Ukraine needs more than tanks to win this war

Washington joins Berlin in agreeing to send tanks – but offer will only go so far to keep Russians at bay

The Guardian - UK

House GOP aims to tie oil reserve sales to public land drilling

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday may begin consideration of a bill that would alter the president’s authority to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. President Joe Biden has said he would veto it.

Tribune News Service

Watch live: Lockerbie plane bombing suspect to appear in federal court

Watch as a man suspected of making a bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103, killing 270 people above Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988, is to appear in a Washington federal court today, 25 January.

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LaVar Arrington on Dan Snyder: ‘I told y’all’

LaVar Arrington looks back on his situation with Dan Snyder and says, "I told y'all."

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Leaders are meant to keep state secrets. Just not at home.

The discovery of classified documents at the home of former Vice President Mike Pence is scrambling the blame game in Washington

The Independent UK

New Hampshire has led the presidential primaries for 100 years. Democrats say that's enough

WASHINGTON — Phil Hatcher and his wife moved to New Hampshire from the Midwest in 1986, and soon got a taste of what makes the state's first-in-the-nation primary so special to the people who live there.

Los Angeles Times

‘Cope with your own debt’, China tells US over Zambia debt relief

Washington and Beijing are vying for influence in Africa, where Chinese banks are major lenders.

Al Jazeera

Libyan Lockerbie Bombing Suspect to be Arraigned in US Federal Court

A Libyan intelligence operative suspected of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 and killed 270 people will be arraigned in a US court on Wednesday, where prosecutors are also expected to ask for him to be detained through trial. Abu Agila…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin Says US-Supplied Tanks Will 'Burn' in Ukraine

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that any Abrams battle tanks supplied to Ukraine by the United States would "burn", dismissing the expected delivery as an expensive folly. US officials told Reuters on Tuesday that Washington was poised to send dozens of its M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, reversing its…

Asharq Al-Awsat

GOP bill to protect speech on social media may gag officials

WASHINGTON — The bill that senior House Republicans introduced this month to prohibit federal officials from pressuring social media companies to censor speech has some experts worried it could hamstring government efforts to combat online content that’s widely perceived as harmful, including threats to public safety.

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Reason

Brickbat: No Need for Any Testing

Jane Carhuff crashed her car three times on the drive from her home to her doctor's office. When Puyallup, Washington, police officers and firefighters arrived, they found her incoherent. They tried to question her, and she mumbled something about being diabetic. Firefighters told the officers she wasn't having a medical…

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin on ‘back foot’ with US, Germany and other allies sending tanks to Ukraine, says Rishi Sunak

US has joined Germany in promising battle tanks which Kyiv hailed as ‘an important step on the path to victory’ against Russia

Asharq Al-Awsat

Microsoft Quarterly Results Saved by Cloud Computing

Microsoft on Tuesday said sales slowed and profits slumped in the last quarter of 2022 as a darkening economic outlook pushed it to lay off 10,000 workers. The Washington state-based tech giant -- owner of LinkedIn, Xbox and Windows -- said overall sales rose just two percent in the October-to-December…

France 24

Ukraine's Zelensky wants long-range missiles and jets from the West

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday he wanted the West to send long-range missiles and jets to his war-torn country to help repel Russian troops, after the US announced it will send Abrams tanks to Ukraine in a major reversal. Read our live blog to see how all the…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Washington Urges Accountability for Beirut Port Blast

The United States has reiterated that the Lebanese authorities should complete a “swift and transparent” probe into the explosion that rocked Beirut port in August 2020. “We in the international community have made it clear since the explosion that ... we support and urge Lebanese authorities to complete a swift…

The Denver Post

Nathan MacKinnon’s milestone helps Jared Bednar reach his in Avalanche’s 3-2 win over Capitals

DENVER — Seven years can take a toll on a relationship, but the spark is still there between Nathan MacKinnon and Jared Bednar.

Tribune News Service

Wizards frustrate Luka Doncic, Mavericks as Dallas comes up short in final minutes

DALLAS — The Washington Wizards’ visit to Dallas for Tuesday night’s game against the Mavericks sparked tangible memories and discussion of their big-swing trade a year ago — even if Kristaps Porzingis watched from the sideline in a gray suit and black button-down while nursing a left ankle sprain.

Tribune News Service

McConnell says debt-ceiling solution hinges on McCarthy, Biden

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says it’s up to President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to avert a catastrophic debt default later this year.

Tribune News Service

McCarthy says Santos can be removed, but only for crimes

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said George Santos, the embattled freshman representative from New York, could be removed from office if the chamber’s Ethics Committee determined that he had broken the law — but not until then.

Los Angeles Times

McCarthy bans Schiff, Swalwell from Intelligence Committee

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday rejected fellow California Reps. Adam B. Schiff and Eric Swalwell from continuing to serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Los Angeles Times

US expected to send Abrams M1 tanks to Ukraine, directing a political message to Germany

WASHINGTON — Putting aside resistance from the Pentagon and elsewhere, the Biden administration is planning to announce a decision to send Abrams M1 tanks to Ukraine, officials said Tuesday.

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