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Pressure builds on Biden to turn to executive action despite its limits and risks

WASHINGTON — He is facing high inflation, a potential recession and a domestic agenda languishing in the Senate. Last week the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion ruling, and this week upended his climate plans. A looming midterm elections look dire for his party, and his base…

Los Angeles Times

Court hobbles EPA on climate, and its options are limited

WASHINGTON — Since February, when the Supreme Court held oral arguments in a case challenging the EPA’s authority to regulate carbon pollution from power plants, environmental lawyers and climate activists braced for a ruling that tattooed a deep, restrictive swath into the agency’s ability to curb emissions.

Tribune News Service

Google Settles Lawsuit With App Developers For Hefty Sum - Key Takeaways

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) agreed to settle a lawsuit with app developers for $90 million. The app developers accused Google of exploiting agreements with smartphone makers, technical barriers, and revenue-sharing deals to close the app ecosystem effectively and shunt most payments through its Google Play billing system with a default service fee of…

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Danny Westneat: The myth at the heart of the praying coach case

The praying Bremerton, Washington, coach won a great victory in the U.S. Supreme Court this week. But to get that win, he lost his way.

Tribune News Service

China urges U.S. to fulfill climate duties after Supreme Court ruling

The United States must meet its international obligations on climate change and do more than "shout slogans", China's foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting Washington's ability to cut power sector emissions.

Reuters

Big Ten Expansion Top 5 Candidates: Possible Schools To Join USC and UCLA

Top 5 schools the Big Ten might go after now that it grabbed USC and UCLA?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Delon Wright to Wizards

Adrian Wojnarowski: Free agent guard Delon Wright has agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal to sign with the Washington Wizards, his agent Greg Lawrence of @wassbasketball tells ESPN. Source: Twitter @wojespn What's the buzz on Twitter? Chase ...

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McConnell threatens support for China bill, citing budget talks

WASHINGTON — Republicans won’t back compromise legislation to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing and U.S. competitiveness with China if Democrats continue to negotiate a partisan budget package that can pass without GOP support, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday.

Tribune News Service

Bradley Beal agrees to return to Wizards on max contract

Adrian Wojnarowski: All-Star guard Bradley Beal has agreed to a five-year, $251 million maximum contract to stay with the Washington Wizards, his agent Mark Bartelstein of @Priority Sports tells ESPN. Source: Twitter @wojespn What's the buzz on ...

USA Today Sports Media Group

Senate drafts last-ditch drug pricing plan ahead of midterms

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are scraping together a last-minute plan to let Medicare negotiate prices directly with manufacturers for some prescription drugs ahead of the midterm elections, according to a summary of the plan obtained by CQ Roll Call.

Tribune News Service

Protesters arrested at Supreme Court abortion rights rally

Several dozen people were arrested Thursday afternoon, including Democratic lawmakers, near the Supreme Court in Washington during a protest in support of abortion rights.

Tribune News Service

Is Australia in the firing line of a new Chinese campaign against the US?

How can Australia navigate the tough and dangerous strategic environment in Asia today with America and China competing to be the leading regional power? The consensus in Canberra – on both sides of politics – is that we should stick as close as we can to America, in the hope…

The Conversation

J B Hunt Accelerates Overseas Transport Of New Containers

J B Hunt Transport Services Inc’s (NASDAQ: JBHT) cargo vessel Johnelle has docked at the Port of Everett in Washington, with more than 250 new containers reserved for the expansion of the intermodal fleet.

Benzinga

NBA Free Agency Blog: Tracking the Latest Rumors, Signings

Keep track of all the latest news and rumors as free agency begins.

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Meadows brought fraud allegation to Barr the day after 2020 election, records show

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff Mark Meadows questioned the results of the 2020 election just one day after it took place, texting Attorney General Bill Barr on Nov. 4 about looking into a fraud allegation, according to records released by the Justice Department.

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court will hear Republican state lawmakers’ bid for more power over elections

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a major election case and decide whether North Carolina’s Republican lawmakers have the power to draw a partisan election map without interference from state judges.

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court rules Biden can end Trump’s 'Remain in Mexico' policy

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld President Joe Biden’s power to enforce immigration laws, ruling he may repeal the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy, which barred most Central American migrants from entering the United States to seek asylum.

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court rules Biden can end Trump’s 'remain in Mexico' policy

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld President Joe Biden’s broad power to enforce the immigration laws, ruling he may repeal the Trump-era ‘“remain in Mexico” policy that barred most Central American migrants from entering the United States to seek asylum.

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Supreme Court rules for coal-producing states, limits EPA’s power to fight climate change

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday for the major coal-producing states and sharply limited the Biden administration’s authority to restrict the carbon pollution that is causing global warming.

Tribune News Service

Investors urge regulators to protect vulnerable from climate risk

WASHINGTON — Impact investors are ramping up their calls to federal agencies to protect financially vulnerable communities from the ramifications of climate change, with a particular focus on updating regulations implementing a 1977 anti-redlining law.

Reuters

Biden: U.S. to announce $800 million more weapons aid to Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said Washington will announce $800 million of additional weapons aid to Ukraine in the coming days.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Josh Hawley became a symbol of the Jan. 6 insurrection. He hasn’t come up in the hearings

WASHINGTON — The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol has presented a lot of evidence about the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Reason

Shoot a Cat, Lose Your Dog (and the Right to Own Other Dogs, Forever): Not Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Special bonus: It used to matter, under Washington law, that cats and dogs were both carnivorous mammals.

Reuters

Rise of Arab-Israel axis spurs Iran to redouble nuclear talks push

The spectre of an emerging Arab-Israeli bloc that could tilt the Middle East balance of power further away from Iran is driving the Islamic Republic to pursue nuclear talks with world powers with renewed determination, officials and analysts said.

Daily Mirror

Brit cryptocurrency expert on FBI's 'Most Wanted' list pleads to be allowed home

New York prosecutors say 30-year-old Christopher Emms conspired to violate the US International Emergency Economic Powers Act imposed by Washington to stop trade with North Korea

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