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Braves mash their way past Nationals for 13th straight win

WASHINGTON — The majors’ longest winning streak this season continued on Tuesday, when the Braves handled the Nationals, 10-4, for their 13th straight win.

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Biden adviser Sullivan raised concerns with China over North Korea

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan has raised concerns with China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi over Beijing's veto at the United Nations of a U.S.-led push to impose more sanctions on North Korea, a senior U.S. official said.

Reuters

Trump ignored repeated warnings from Barr, advisers that election fraud claims were ‘bogus’

WASHINGTON — Former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien and former Attorney General Bill Barr recounted in video depositions their repeated admonitions to former President Donald Trump that his election fraud claims were groundless, in the second hearing this month by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection…

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Biden adviser raises concerns with Chinese diplomat over N Korea

Jake Sullivan told Yang Jiechi that Washington and Beijing can cooperate on North Korea issue, senior US official says.

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Key takeaways from the second hearing on the Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — The House Select Committee, tasked with investigating the root causes of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, held its second televised public hearing Monday morning and detailed how former President Donald Trump knowingly lied about voter fraud claims in the 2020 election.

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Trump became ‘detached from reality’ over voter fraud claims, Barr tells Jan. 6 panel

WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General Bill Barr told the Jan. 6 House select committee that former President Donald Trump became “detached from reality” amid his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results and that allegations of voter fraud were “bogus.”

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court rejects bond hearings for immigrants facing deportation

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that immigrants being held for deportation have no right to seek their release on bond, regardless of how long they may be held.

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Bradley Beal wants to remain in Washington for the rest of his career?

I've heard a rumble or two in recent months from parties hopeful of luring Bradley Beal away from Washington that Beal is known for saying, in essence, that he wants to be the Dirk Nowitzki of the Wizards in terms of playing only for the franchise ...

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Bradley Beal wanting to remain in Washington for the rest of his career?

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Trump shed campaign team for others willing to promote election fraud claims, aides testify

WASHINGTON — The Jan. 6 House Select Committee presented video depositions testimony Monday that recounted the skepticism of former President Donald Trump’s stolen election claims among his campaign team, with many on his staff unwilling to perpetuate claims of alleged fraud and distancing themselves from his team due to the…

Los Angeles Times

Blinken says U.S. will keep pressure on North Korea until it changes course

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said the United States will continue to keep pressure on North Korea until it changes course, after Washington this month warned that Pyongyang is preparing to conduct a seventh nuclear test.

Reuters

A ‘definitely intoxicated’ Giuliani urged Trump to push fraud claims on election night, aide says

WASHINGTON — An allegedly intoxicated Rudolph W. Giuliani was one of the few presidential advisers telling former President Donald Trump on election night 2020 that the election was stolen and that he should declare victory, according to testimony from another key campaign adviser shown Monday at a hearing held by…

Los Angeles Times

Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota urge Congress to lift EV tax credits cap

WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co., Stellantis NV and Toyota Motor Corp. sent a letter to congressional leaders Monday urging them to lift the 200,000 customer cap for existing electric vehicle tax credits.

Tribune News Service

If abortion is made a crime, will Microsoft, Amazon and other big data players cooperate with police?

In a moment when dozens of states are poised to curtail abortion access, Washington has been put forward as a safe harbor for reproductive rights.

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Supreme Court rejects bond hearings for immigrants facing deportation

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that immigrants being held for deportation have no right to seek their release on bond, regardless of how long they may be held.

The Independent UK

Pro-choice protesters blockade intersections near the Supreme Court ahead of Roe v Wade abortion ruling

Intersections in Washington, DC, near the high court were closed off as groups of abortion rights advocates took to the streets

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Terry McLaurin to skip Washington Commanders’ minicamp

Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin is expected to skip the team's minicamp as he seeks a new deal.

Los Angeles Times

Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien will not testify at Jan. 6 hearing due to family emergency

WASHINGTON — Former Trump campaign manager William Stepien will not testify Monday in a hearing expected to focus on the former president’s decision to spread false allegations of election fraud, despite admonitions from his own administration and campaign staff who told him his claims were groundless.

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Stepien, Barr repeatedly told Trump that fraud claims were false

WASHINGTON — Former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien and former Attorney General Bill Barr recounted in video depositions with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection their repeated admonitions to former President Donald Trump that his election fraud claims were groundless, testimony that set the tone for…

The Guardian - US

Jan 6 updates: Garland says he’s watching hearings as pressure mounts to charge Trump – as it happened

Attorney general speaks as DoJ faces pressure to bring charges against Donald Trump

Tribune News Service

After subcommittees’ work, Pentagon funding remains a question mark

WASHINGTON — Last week, House Armed Services subcommittees approved their portions of the Pentagon’s annual policy bill, indicating support for a big pay raise for troops and some resistance to ship retirements. But the panels left the biggest question unresolved: how much defense funding to authorize.

Tribune News Service

Top Trump targets Nancy Mace and Tom Rice face GOP voters

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s effort to extract revenge on lawmakers who challenged his hold on the GOP meets its latest test Tuesday in South Carolina, where he has thrown his weight behind challengers to Reps. Tom Rice, who voted to impeach him, and Nancy Mace, who criticized his…

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GOP Senate retirements could spell trouble for earmarks’ future

WASHINGTON — The Senate Republican Conference will lose some prolific earmarkers to retirement next year, as the party faces some soul-searching over whether to keep the practice if they retake one or both chambers after November’s midterms.

Los Angeles Times

Two Trump impeachment trials later, Rep. Zoe Lofgren will lead hearing on his Jan. 6 actions

WASHINGTON — Rep. Zoe Lofgren was at work on Capitol Hill each of the four times Congress moved to impeach a president in modern U.S. history, first as a staffer and later as representative — the only member with such experience.

Los Angeles Times

Biden's foreign policy prioritizes alliances. Beyond Ukraine, there's little to show for it

WASHINGTON — A year ago during his first meetings with Group of 7 and NATO leaders, President Joe Biden vowed that "America is back," promising the world's other industrialized democracies that they could once again count on the U.S. to shore up alliances and the global order.

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