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‘I don’t want it to happen again,’ Uvalde student says as gun laws debated

WASHINGTON — Miah Cerrillo gave lawmakers a horrifying firsthand account of the school massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde as she described covering herself in her friend’s blood to play dead while the shooter gunned down her classmates.

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Supreme Court shields border agents from lawsuits over excessive force

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday shielded federal border patrol agents from being sued over allegations of unreasonable searches and the use of excessive force.

Los Angeles Times

Summit of the Americas: Biden to address regional leaders, envoys

Washington has brushed off boycotts by several leaders as Biden aims to restore US clout at the regional event.

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Democrats think they can win the Missouri Senate seat. It just depends on who can beat Greitens

WASHINGTON — There is a shadow looming over the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Missouri.

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California man with weapon, burglary tools detained near Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s Maryland home

A California man carrying at least one weapon and burglary tools was detained Wednesday by Maryland law enforcement near Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home in Montgomery County, according to a Washington Post report that cited people familiar with the investigation.

Los Angeles Times

Judge to Eastman: Give Jan. 6 committee more emails, including the one presenting evidence of a likely crime

WASHINGTON — Conservative lawyer John Eastman must give 159 more emails to the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, including one a judge says is evidence of a likely crime related to the effort to overturn the election.

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Judge to Eastman: Give Jan. 6 committee more emails, including the one presenting evidence of a likely crime

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President Zelenskyy’s Traditional Embroidered Shirt Sells For $100,000 At Washington DC Auction

'Vyshyvanka' is a casual name for the traditional embroidered shirts worn by Ukrainians.

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Exclusive: Under Biden, China has widened trade lead in much of Latin America

China has widened the gap on the United States in trade terms in large swathes of Latin America since U.S. President Joe Biden came into office early last year, data show, underscoring how Washington is being pushed onto the back foot in the region.

Reuters

Department of Agriculture unveils $503 million in nationwide outdoor recreation funding at Franklin Falls

MT. BAKER-SNOQUALMIE NATIONAL FOREST, Wash. — Backdropped Monday morning by one of Washington's most popular trails, Deputy Agriculture Secretary Jewel Bronaugh unveiled $503 million in new funding for outdoor recreation infrastructure as part of the Great American Outdoors Act.

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Matt Calkins: After career turnaround with Jazz, what's next for Quin Snyder?

SEATTLE — It's hard to think that the journeyman's journey is anywhere close to over. The pride of Mercer Island, Wash., just finished one of the NBA's most impressive coaching stints in the past decade, even if the postseason success was lacking.

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How shutting Russia out of Turkish airspace will curb Moscow's influence in Middle East

Turkey is increasing pressure on Russia's military presence in Syria with the closure of its airspace to Russian planes flying over Syrian airspace and restricting its warships from using Turkish waters.

Radio France Internationale

Ford, Volkswagen, BMW and others seek to defend California emissions powers

WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co. and the U.S. branches of Volkswagen AG, BMW AG, Honda Motor Co. and Volvo Cars Ltd. are asking to intervene in a federal lawsuit to defend California's power under the Clean Air Act to set its own stringent emissions standards.

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Stuart Rothenberg: What’s next for Chris Murphy?

According to my 2006 calendar, I met Connecticut Democratic candidate Christopher S. Murphy on Feb. 28. I had a breakfast speaking engagement in Florida that morning but still got back to Washington, D.C., for a midafternoon interview about his run for the state’s 5th District seat.

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Don’t call us ‘crazy Texans,’ says Rep. Sylvia Garcia

Rep. Sylvia Garcia wants you to know something about people in her home state — they mostly support abortion rights and they definitely aren’t “crazy Texans.”

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Key results from Tuesday’s primaries

WASHINGTON — Voters in seven states picked nominees in primaries and in one district held a special election to fill a House vacancy on Tuesday. Here’s some of the highlights of the results:

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Republican Connie Conway leading in race for Devin Nunes’ open seat

WASHINGTON — Voters in California’s 22nd Congressional District will decide Tuesday who will serve the remainder of former Rep. Devin Nunes’ term.

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Novavax COVID-19 shot gets backing from FDA advisory panel

WASHINGTON — Novavax Inc.’s coronavirus vaccine won the support of a panel of U.S. government advisers, paving the way for authorization of another tool to fight the coronavirus.

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Michigan secretary of state interviewed again by Jan. 6 committee ahead of public hearings

WASHINGTON — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was interviewed last week by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

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Bannon subpoenas Pelosi, Jan. 6 committee in contempt case

WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon’s lawyers are seeking to question under oath Speaker Nancy Pelosi and every member of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot as part of a legal challenge to whether the panel was properly formed.

Los Angeles Times

Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey visits White House to plead for change

WASHINGTON — Actor Matthew McConaughey delivered an impassioned speech in the White House briefing room Tuesday, calling for stricter gun laws in the wake of the deadly school shooting last month in his hometown in Texas.

Tribune News Service

Armed Services Committee plans 4.6% military pay raise

WASHINGTON — The House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee’s portion of the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act would raise military pay by 4.6% and support a proposed cut of 12,000 Army soldiers.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

North Carolina’s Sen. Thom Tillis works to change gun laws following mass shootings

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis is one of four senators leading the charge on examining the country’s gun laws following two high-profile mass shootings last month that left 31 people dead.

The Independent UK

Detectives: Killing of Washington family linked to drugs

Three men accused of killing a Washington state family five years ago pleaded not guilty Tuesday, as detectives asserted the killings were about “drugs and money."

Tribune News Service

Kamala Harris emerges as Biden team’s leading voice in battle over abortion rights

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has emerged as the Biden administration’s leading voice in the battle over abortion rights, as the president has yet to forcefully weigh in on an issue that may offer Democrats a lifeline in November’s midterm elections.

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