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Mark Z. Barabak: Sarah Palin quit as Alaska governor. Now she wants to be relevant again

Alaska has a tradition of electing members of Congress and keeping them in Washington for a long time. A very long time. Like somewhere between 40 and 50 years.

Los Angeles Times

Pete Alonso crushes first-career grand slam, Chris Bassitt dazzles in Mets win

WASHINGTON — Pete Alonso stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded against a gassed 23-year-old Nationals pitcher. Alonso closed his eyes and took a deep breath on a 2-1 count. Then the Mets slugger sent Joan Adon’s 86th and final pitch of the night to the moon —…

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U.S. to send officials to Solomon Islands due to tensions over China security pact - FT

The White House’s top Asia official is set to travel to the Solomon Islands in a rare high-level visit that underscores alarm in Washington over the Pacific nation’s security pact with China, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

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Clarence Thomas poses with Senate candidate Herschel Walker in Supreme Court photo

WASHINGTON — Justice Clarence Thomas spent time at the U.S. Supreme Court this week with Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker, posing for a photo tweeted out by the former football star’s campaign spokesperson.

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RJ Barrett suffers scary knee injury in Knicks' victory over Wizards

WASHINGTON — The Knicks won at basketball but lost at ping pong and, more importantly, lost their best player.

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Planned Parenthood clinics in Washington, Oregon prepare for surge as Idaho and other states restrict abortion

SEATTLE — Planned Parenthood clinics in Washington and Oregon are preparing for a potential surge in patients seeking abortions and reproductive care, as the end of Roe v. Wade looms and Republican-led states push to restrict or ban abortion.

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A Proud Boys leader will plead guilty in US Capitol riot case

WASHINGTON — A regional president of the right-wing Proud Boys group is pleading guilty to charges stemming from the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, splitting with the organization’s former chairman Enrique Tarrio and other members who are due to go on trial later this year.

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Rape exceptions to abortion bans were once widely accepted. No more

WASHINGTON — As conservative states enacted stringent abortion bans in recent decades, there was one threshold they were loath to cross: Abortion was nearly always allowed in cases of rape or incest.

Los Angeles Times

Deja vu permeates as lawmakers ready to debate Iran nuclear deal - Roll Call

The Biden administration is close to striking an agreement with Iran, and lobbying machinery is cranking back into action on Capitol Hill.

Roll Call

Biden, Jackson to mark judge’s historic Supreme Court confirmation

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday will herald the historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who is about to become the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court, during a ceremony at the White House.

Los Angeles Times

To protect wildlife from free-roaming cats, a zone defense may be more effective than trying to get every feline off the street

Should domestic cats be allowed to roam freely outdoors? It’s a contentious issue. Those who say yes assert that they’re defending outdoor cats and the people who care for them. Critics respond that free-roaming cats kill so many birds, reptiles, mammals and important insects like butterflies and dragonflies that they…

The Conversation

Moscow rules: Why the west’s Middle East partners choose Putin over principle in Ukraine war

Gulf nations have refused to condemn the invasion or back western sanctions against Russia, underscoring deepening ties with Moscow as their faith in the US fades, writes Borzou Daragahi

The Independent UK

Top US General Against Removing Iran's Quds Force from Terrorist List

The US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, said that he does not support removing the Quds Force, the foreign arm of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), from the list of foreign terrorist organizations. "I believe the IRGC is a terrorist organization, and I do…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nats’ Dreary Opener a Reminder of How Quickly The 2019 Title-Winning Team Vanished

The 2019 World Series win now well in the past, Washington has begun what will inevitably be another rebuilding season.

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US Bans Exports to Three Russian Airlines for Sanctions Violations

The US government has banned exports to Russian state airline Aeroflot as well as two other carriers for flying aircraft in violation of sanctions, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Washington warned last month that the carriers had gone against penalties imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine by flying…

Newsday

As usual, Mets win on Opening Day

WASHINGTON — After the rain stopped, the players waved, the flag unfurled and the anthem played, the New York Mets did Thursday what they so often do on Opening Day: win.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

In Pennsylvania Senate race, Republicans go national, while Democrats keep it local

WASHINGTON — Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Sen. Ted Cruz and Mike Pompeo all came out early for Dave McCormick.

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Max Scherzer ready to go for Mets debut in ‘crazy, wild atmosphere’ against Nationals

WASHINGTON — Max Scherzer anticipated that his hamstring tightness would take just a few days to clear up, and this is Mets fans’ first lesson that they should have no reason to doubt him.

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Democrats revel in history during Supreme Court confirmation vote

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris couldn’t hold back a broad smile and a crack in her voice as she guided the Senate’s final steps to confirming the first Black woman to the Supreme Court Thursday.

ABC News

Donald Trump regrets not marching with supporters in Capitol riot, denies destroying phone records

In an interview with the Washington Post, the former US president defends not speaking out for hours during the attack on January 6, 2021. He also denies removing call logs or using a burner phone on the day.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

‘He kept a promise’: How Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation boosts Biden’s legacy

WASHINGTON — White House allies say they’re confident Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court will shape President Joe Biden’s legacy long after he leaves office — even if the appointment does not offer Democrats a political boost in time for November’s midterm elections.

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Analysis: Biden’s actions and words since Warsaw align with walked-back declaration that Putin must go

WASHINGTON — The White House might have walked back President Joe Biden’s declaration that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” in Russia, but his words and actions since then fall in line with the boldest statement of his term.

The Independent UK

US: Man impersonated agent, claimed ties to Pakistani intel

Federal prosecutors say one of two men accused of impersonating federal agents and giving actual Secret Service agents gifts and free apartments in Washington has claimed to have ties to Pakistani intelligence and had visas showing travel to Pakistan and Iran

Benzinga

Funko Consolidates Its US Distribution Facility To Arizona

Pop culture lifestyle brand Funko Inc (NASDAQ:FNKO) has relocated its main U.S. distribution facility from several distribution centers in Washington to one distribution center in Arizona. The company is leasing a 958,000-square-foot facility in Buckeye, Arizona, which will create over 300 jobs. Funko expects the facility to be operational in April 2022. The new…

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 17 (April 7, 2022)

In this issue: 48 candidates running in Alaska’s special U.S. House election and a rundown of recent Senate forums in Pennsylvania

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