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Watergate Inspires Scandal Terms around the World

Around 50 years ago, a failed robbery took place at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington. Since then, the building has been linked to many scandals, including one that was revealed by the Washington Post and led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon…

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Justice Department makes public search warrant targeting Sen. Richard Burr over stock trades

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday made public a search warrant it used to obtain Sen. Richard M. Burr’s cellphone in 2020 as part of an investigation into his stock trades at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Los Angeles Times

Phillies sweep doubleheader against Nationals with crazy nightcap

WASHINGTON — It took 27 players, to say nothing of a savvy move by a veteran third base coach, over 19 innings that spanned more than seven hours by day and by night.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Trump aide Navarro tells judge he needs time to promote his book

WASHINGTON — Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro pleaded not guilty to criminal contempt and asked a federal judge to hold off on his trial so he could promote his book.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 panel says 'it won't be an obstacle' to Justice Department after Proud Boys case delay

WASHINGTON — The congressional Jan. 6 committee said it’s working to get the Justice Department access to transcripts of witness interviews, a day after the Capitol riot prosecution of two Proud Boys was delayed due to lack of access.

Tribune News Service

Bannon asks that Jan. 6 evidence be banned from trial

WASHINGTON — Longtime Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon asked a federal judge to exclude all evidence relating to the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol from his criminal contempt trial.

Tribune News Service

NC’s senators vote no on bill that helps Camp Lejeune vets exposed to toxic water

WASHINGTON — Sens. Thom Tillis and Richard Burr voted Thursday against the bill they helped craft that would benefit veterans from Camp Lejeune who were exposed to toxic chemicals in the base’s water for nearly three decades.

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Police appeal for information after motorcycle crash in Washington which left man fighting for his life

For reasons yet to be established, the motorcycle collided with a wall on the opposite side of the road

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Texas GOP convention delegates boo Sen. John Cornyn over bipartisan gun law talks in Washington

HOUSTON — Republican Sen. John Cornyn on Friday was roundly booed at the Texas GOP Convention by delegates angry about his key role in a bipartisan Senate compromise on gun safety.

Tribune News Service

Phillies hold off Nationals, 5-3, for third straight win

WASHINGTON — Two outs into the seventh inning of the opener of a doubleheader Friday, César Hernández surprised the Phillies by bunting for a hit.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Lakers are reportedly interested in Bradley Beal

One NBA reporter has said the Lakers have interest in Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Senate panel wants to boost pay for low-income troops

WASHINGTON — The Senate Armed Services Committee’s new defense authorization bill would expand a program enacted last year to help low-income military families make ends meet and feed themselves — but advocates say legislative fixes to date have fallen short of what’s needed.

Tribune News Service

As abortion ruling nears, Supreme Court’s standing already has dropped, polls show

WASHINGTON — Sometime in the next two or three weeks, the Supreme Court will release a decision on abortion rights that probably will rank among its most controversial in decades.

Los Angeles Times

Gov. Ron DeSantis reverses, allowing Florida health care providers to order vaccines for young children

WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is now allowing health care providers, including pediatricians and children’s hospitals, to order COVID-19 vaccines from a federal program for children between 6 months and 5 years old, a reversal from earlier this week, White House officials told McClatchy.

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Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey hires DC lobbyists in push for ‘responsible’ gun laws

WASHINGTON — Actor and Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey is continuing his push for federal gun law changes, now hiring a team of D.C. lobbyists to represent him on Capitol Hill.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Aspiring Pa. Proud Boy sentenced to 2 weeks behind bars for role in Capitol riot

A once-aspiring Proud Boy from Camden County was sentenced Friday to two weeks’ incarceration for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

WEKU

The U.S. Capitol has named two rooms after female senators for the first time ever

Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Margaret Chase Smith couldn't wear pants or use the main bathroom during their tenures, when female senators were scarce. Rooms in the Capitol now honor their legacies.

Tribune News Service

Former Trump aide Navarro pleads not guilty in contempt case

WASHINGTON — Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro pleaded not guilty in the criminal contempt case against him for defying a subpoena by the congressional committee investigating the Capitol riot.

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Reuters

U.S. and Marshall Islands seek economic assistance deal by yearend

The United States and the Marshall Islands agreed to try to reach a deal on U.S. economic assistance by late 2022, according to a statement seen by Reuters on Friday, a sign of momentum in talks as Washington worries about China's expanding Pacific influence.

Tribune News Service

Grant funding becomes sticking point in gun negotiations

WASHINGTON — A key sticking point in the negotiations over a bipartisan gun violence package being drafted in the Senate has become how states can use grant money in that package.

The Independent UK

Putin accuses West of trying to crush Russia with ‘stupid’ sanctions in economic ‘blitzkrieg’

Putin said Washington and its allies were trying to “change the course of history” and weaken a sovereign Russia

Chicago Sun-Times

This week in history: A break-in at the Watergate Hotel

On June 17, 1972, five men broke into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Los Angeles Times

Inside the MAGA world scramble to produce findings suggesting the 2020 election was stolen

WASHINGTON — Days after the 2020 presidential election, before all votes were counted and Joseph R. Biden was declared the winner, cyber experts and analysts piled into suites at the Trump Hotel in Washington and other hotel rooms in the area.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

US sees perils for Russian influence in Americas if Ukraine war drags on

WASHINGTON — Over dinner at the lush Getty Villa in Los Angeles, where curators have recreated a classical Roman home overlooking the Pacific, President Joe Biden had a rare opportunity to speak with leaders from across the Americas all together and in private.

Tribune News Service

Analysis: Jan. 6 committee’s criminal referral spat was avoidable — and unnecessary

WASHINGTON — Evidence. The word was uttered 41 times Monday during the Jan. 6 select committee’s second much-anticipated June hearing and over and over by its members during a weeklong cable TV blitz.

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