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Photos: Veterans participate in the 2022 PGA HOPE National Golf & Wellness Week at Congressional Country Club

Twenty veterans living with physical or cognitive challenges traveled to the nation's capital for specialized golf and wellness training.

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‘I had my son on my hip’: How this congresswoman from Delaware landed her first internship

WASHINGTON — When Lisa Blunt Rochester went to a town hall meeting in the late 1980s, she wasn’t necessarily looking for a job. She just wanted to hear what her elected officials had to say.

Tribune News Service

Appellate ruling may force another Supreme Court look at CFPB

WASHINGTON — An appeals court ruling that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding structure is unconstitutional raises the stakes in a long battle over the agency, potentially setting the stage for a test the Supreme Court sidestepped only two years ago when it declined to find the entire agency unconstitutional.

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Herzog In DC: The Bond Between Israel And The US Is Unbreakable

Israeli President Isaac Herzog met a diverse group of American Jewish Leaders Tuesday.

Zenger

Behind U.S. Supreme Court race cases, a contested push for 'color blindness'

The U.S. Supreme Court's first Black woman justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, wasted no time making clear her views on race. On her second day of hearing arguments on the court, Jackson said the U.S. Constitution is not "race blind" and that governments may consider race to ensure that people are…

Reuters

Washington family ran for their lives after motorbike bursts into flames on petrol station forecourt

Jonathan and Jordan Brown described how they had to run for their lives with their four children after a motorbike burst into flames at Esso petrol station in Washington

Chronicle Live

North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles on Friday, the South's military said, the latest in a blitz of launches that Washington and Seoul have warned could culminate in Kim Jong Un conducting another nuclear test. The launch comes as South Korea and the US conclude 12 days of amphibious…

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Japan in late-stage talks with U.S. for Tomahawk missile purchase -Yomiuri

Japan is in the final stages of negotiations with the United States to buy U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles, the Yomiuri daily reported on Friday, citing multiple unnamed Japanese government sources.

Reuters

Prosecutor urges Supreme Court not to delay Graham testimony

WASHINGTON — A Georgia prosecutor urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to force Sen. Lindsey Graham to testify before a grand jury investigating the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state.

Tribune News Service

Watchdog group asks feds to investigate funding behind Florida's ghost candidate scandal

TALLAHASSEE — The secret fundraising network created by political operatives working for Florida Power & Light and other clients appears to have violated campaign finance laws and should be investigated, according to a complaint filed Thursday with the Federal Elections Commission by a Washington-based watchdog group.

Miami Herald

China biggest security challenge to US, but Russia is a potential nuclear threat

WASHINGTON — In a newly released defense strategy plan, the Biden administration says China remains the most dangerous security threat to the U.S. but that “for the first time,” Washington faces two possible nuclear conflicts with that country and Russia. The review released Thursday will guide the future size and…

Los Angeles Times

Packers WR Allen Lazard (shoulder) doesn’t expect to play vs. Bills

Packers WR Allen Lazard heard a "snap, crackle, pop" in his shoulder last week in Washington, and now he's not expecting to play Sunday in Buffalo.

USA Today Sports Media Group

‘Waiting on Pennsylvania’: Why the US Senate race may drag past Election night

WASHINGTON — If Pennsylvania’s tightening U.S. Senate race turns out to be as close as its current trajectory, it’s unlikely the winner will be apparent on the night of Nov. 8.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Golfweek’s Best: Gamble Sands

Gamble Sands, the centerpiece of Brewster, Washington, is located on 115 acres of fine fescue grasses designed by renowned architect David McLay Kidd. Here, golfers enjoy the feeling of pure golf with panoramic vistas, and the beautiful Cascade ...

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‘Pacing challenge’: US defence strategy focuses on China

In report outlining threats, Pentagon describes China as the most ‘comprehensive and serious challenge’ to US security.

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Dramatic moment Esso petrol station was engulfed by flames in Washington

The footage shows dark smoke billowing out from the forecourt of the Esso garage on Heworth Road in the Concord area

Tribune News Service

House Republicans launch probe of Biden’s oil reserve release

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are launching an investigation into what they say could be the “potential misuse” by the Biden administration of the nation’s emergency oil reserves to lower gasoline prices, as well as White House deliberations over a fuel export ban.

Tribune News Service

Biden says GDP growth undercuts ‘doomsayers’ ahead of midterms

WASHINGTON — The latest U.S. economic data shows that the economy “is continuing to power forward” and is not in a recession, President Joe Biden said.

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The Independent UK

GOP aims to flip Washington House seat back in key race

One of the key races that will help determine control of the U.S. House of Representatives is playing out in Washington’s 8th Congressional District, where Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier is seeking a third term against a challenge from Republican Matt Larkin

Zenger

Obama, Bush Protected White-Collar Criminals And Upended The Rule Of Law

Failure to prosecute those responsible for the 2008 financial meltown made a mockery of the criminal-justice system.

France 24

Fight against poverty has ground to a halt, World Bank warns

The Covid-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have reversed three decades of progress in reducing poverty, according to the World Bank, which is warning that the global goal of eradicating extreme poverty by 2030 is now out of reach. In its latest report, the Washington-based lender estimates that 70…

WEKU

Facebook's parent is fined nearly $25M for violating a campaign finance disclosure law

The penalty issued by a Washington state judge was the maximum allowed for more than 800 violations of the state's Fair Campaign Practices Act.

Los Angeles Times

Abuse reports from detained Black immigrants disproportionately high, advocacy groups say

WASHINGTON — After analyzing the records of nearly 17,000 calls between 2016 and 2021 from its national immigrant detention hotline, Freedom for Immigrants released a report Wednesday that it and other advocacy groups say indicates a pattern of racism and abuse toward Black migrants.

Tribune News Service

Nutrition advocates want investors to improve food sector practices

WASHINGTON — Shareholder coalitions say the power of investor money can be harnessed to press the food industry to provide more nutritional foods and still improve the companies’ bottom lines.

The Times of India

When Antony Blinken spoke about Bajrang Bali at the White House

WASHINGTON: US secretary of state Antony Blinken highlighted the importance of religious freedom as a fundamental American value and informed that a 500-year-old stolen statue of Hanuman, a Hindu deity, was returned to the Indian government earlier this year.

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