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Yellen defends IRS cash infusion, plugs customer service plans

WASHINGTON — The IRS will use part of its new $80 billion influx of cash to fully staff in-person help centers, increase phone and online services and assemble a team of experts to guide the agency’s customer service efforts, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen announced Thursday.

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Sniper denied parole, 20 years after terrorizing D.C. area

Virginia has denied parole to convicted Washington, D

The Independent UK

Senate doesn’t have to release full CIA torture report, judge rules

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate does not have to release its full report detailing the Central Intelligence Agency’s interrogation and detention program following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

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Seahawks safety Jamal Adams will miss rest of 2022 season with injury

RENTON, Wash. — Confirming the worst fears the moment the injury happened Monday night, Seahawks safety Jamal Adams is expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering a knee/quad injury in Seattle’s 17-16 win over Denver that will require surgery.

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With control on the line, these 10 senators are most vulnerable

WASHINGTON — Control of the Senate in 2023 remains a toss-up race itself, as Democrats seek to expand their tiny majority and Republicans attempt to flip the chamber.

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Texas sends two buses of migrants to US vice president’s home

Migrants stood outside Kamala Harris’s residence in Washington, DC before aid workers guided them to nearby church.

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Migrants, long used as political props, were dumped Thursday at the vice president’s residence

WASHINGTON — Politicians have been using migrants as props for decades. Republicans visit the Southwest border and declare that immigration is out of control. During the Trump administration, Democrats made their way to detention centers to decry the treatment of children locked in cages.

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Fight over border security escalates after governors send migrants to Kamala Harris’ home and Martha’s Vineyard

The latest moves by Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week have triggered outrage among immigration rights’ groups and Democrats who have accused the Republicans of engaging in human trafficking and treating migrants like “human cargo” to score political points.

The Texas Tribune

Officer who claimed she ‘can drive 90mph’ sparks new criticism after only getting one-shift suspension

Washington Federal Way Police Department (FDWP) officer Breanna Strauss was given a 10-hour suspension

The Independent UK

2 busloads of migrants dropped off near VP Harris' residence

Two buses of migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border were dropped off near Vice President Kamala Harris’ home in residential Washington on Thursday

The Independent UK

With control on the line, these 10 senators are most vulnerable

WASHINGTON — Control of the Senate in 2023 remains a toss-up race itself, as Democrats seek to expand their tiny majority and Republicans attempt to flip the chamber.

Tribune News Service

Texas sends two buses of migrants to Kamala Harris’s home

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a public emergency last week and announced the city would be creating a new office to provide services for migrants

The Independent UK

Biden says deal to avert rail strike is a ‘big win’ for America

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden hailed a tentative railway labor agreement, one that he helped broker and that averted an economically perilous nationwide work stoppage less than two months ahead of the November midterm elections.

Tribune News Service

The 1972 Washington Redskins were a ‘special’ team

Washington's 1972 team was a special group.

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Biden says tentative railway labor deal has been reached, averting a strike

President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.

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Former Washington social club will be transformed into a 'family-friendly gym'

The Whitehouse Social Club will be replaced by a new facility with a climbing wall, boxing club and space for yoga

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Vows to Re-Evaluate its Position on Palestinian Organizations

The US administration has agreed to re-examine its position in rejecting Tel Aviv's decision to ban the activities of six Palestinian organizations. A high-ranking Israeli delegation arrived in the US, seeking Washington's support for Tel Aviv's designation of the Palestinian civil society groups as terrorist organizations. Political sources revealed that…

Reuters

Washington should focus on climate change for Pacific islands- leaders

Washington should accept Pacific island priorities for the region, making climate change - not superpower competition - the most urgent security task, the region's leaders said in Hawaii, ahead of a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden this month.

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With another memorable trip around the bases, Gunnar Henderson leads Orioles to 6-2 win over Nationals

WASHINGTON — More so than the speed Gunnar Henderson showed as he rounded the bases, and more so than the ball slipping out of left fielder César Hernández’s grasp on his throw, perhaps the most surprising thing about the play that broke Wednesday night’s game open was that Henderson never…

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Senate panel approves Taiwan bill after diluting some provisions

WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday sent to the floor a major Taiwan security assistance bill, but not before agreeing to dilute some of the legislation’s provisions that would have ordered certain enhancements to U.S. diplomatic engagement with the self-governing island.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

VP Harris and Caribbean leaders to roll out new US partnership on climate change, energy

Three months after the Biden administration and Caribbean leaders agreed to fine-tune details of a new energy and climate change partnership, leaders will meet face-to-face in Washington Thursday to review their progress and announce a series of steps the United States will take to address the needs of the Caribbean…

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court refuses for now to shield Yeshiva University in battle with LGBTQ club

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote said Wednesday that it will not shield Yeshiva University from a state court order that requires it to recognize an LGBTQ student group on campus.

Tribune News Service

White House tightens rules on federal software purchases

WASHINGTON — The Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday issued new guidelines that require all federal agencies to buy and use only software that complies with development and security processes approved by the federal government.

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This ‘weird committee’ isn’t calling it quits quite yet

WASHINGTON — It felt almost like a graduation ceremony Wednesday at the final hearing of the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, as witnesses and lawmakers alike celebrated their wins and dreamed of the future.

Tribune News Service

How the freight rail strike would impact US commuters

Several U.S. cities are bracing for travel disruptions as a looming strike against freight railroads threatens ripple effects on passenger service from Washington to Chicago and Los Angeles.

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