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Supreme Court hearing gets heated, as the end is in sight

WASHINGTON — Ketanji Brown Jackson navigated cleanly through a second day of questioning at her confirmation hearing, despite several Republicans who ratcheted up their confrontations with the Supreme Court nominee.

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West gives more support to Ukraine, raises stakes for Russia

NATO promised Kyiv new military support and assigned more troops to the alliance's eastern flank while London and Washington stepped up sanctions on Moscow during a trio of summits on Thursday aimed at showing Western unity against Russia's war in Ukraine.

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Invasion reignites debate over the future of energy

WASHINGTON — Senators clashed Wednesday over what type of energy future the U.S. should pursue in light of Russia’s ongoing attack of Ukraine, with Democrats pushing for a lower-carbon path and Republicans calling for more exports of natural gas.

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Limited US Capitol tours return Monday, but some say it’s happening too slow

WASHINGTON — Cherry blossoms reached peak bloom in Washington this week, but most tourists in town for the foliage won’t get a chance to step inside the nearby Capitol. Even as the building begins a gradual reopening Monday, spots remain scarce.

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John Cornyn digs in on claim that Judge Jackson called Bush and Rumsfeld ‘war criminals’

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) defended his assertion that Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson called then-President George W. Bush and his Pentagon chief “war criminals,” rejecting Democrats’ contention Wednesday that he distorted her petitions on behalf of militants detained at Guantánamo Bay.

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Commanders sign defensive end Efe Obada

Efe Obada brings experienced depth to Washington behind Chase Young and Montez Sweat — and that's a good thing.

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Commanders will have a new radio partner in 2022

Washington Commanders games will no longer be on the Team 980 in 2022.

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Supreme Court rejects GOP effort to overturn Wisconsin congressional map

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an effort by Wisconsin Republicans to overturn a court-chosen congressional map in the state.

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Ukraine latest updates: NATO will ‘respond’ to chemical weapons

Ukraine-Russia news from March 24: US President Joe Biden warns Russia against using chemical weapons in Ukraine.

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Washington governor signs bills tightening gun rules

Washington has joined nine other states, including California and New Jersey, that restrict firearm magazine capacity size

The Independent UK

Hiker dies after taking mushrooms, police say

Body of Alisonstar Molaf found by searchers in Washington state river

The Independent UK

Commanders Flagship Radio Station Will No Longer Carry Team Games

The team will announce a new radio partner in the coming weeks.

Sports Illustrated

Washington city ambivalent about small Amazon robots scooting along streets and sidewalks

Kirkland could be among a small selection of cities in the United States where Amazon's small delivery robots scoot along sidewalks, through crosswalks and up driveways to bring packages to awaiting residents.

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Congress’ protections for whistleblowers only go so far

WASHINGTON — Congress wants to ensure that former President Donald Trump’s attempted coercion of Ukraine in 2019 — and his effort to thwart and intimidate the official who disclosed it — never recur. But a new law aimed at doing that is insufficient, several whistleblower advocates contended.

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House GOP heads to Florida to narrow in on policy plans

WASHINGTON — In a midterm campaign year that typically favors the minority party in Congress, House Republicans will convene their annual retreat Wednesday in Florida, aiming to home in on policy proposals that members have been considering as they work to regain the majority in November.

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Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies at 84 – as it happened

Albright served as the senior US diplomat in the administration of Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001 – follow the latest

The Conversation

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s path to Supreme Court nomination was paved by trailblazing Black women judges

Just five women and two African Americans, both men, are among the 115 people who have served on the United States’ highest court over more than two centuries. Both of those numbers may change in 2022, with President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a 51-year-old Washington, D.C.,…

The Independent UK

What they want: Allies meet in Europe for Ukraine summits

Western allies have already clinched the most important part of what all will be looking for in three summits on Thursday held in Europe's diplomatic capital of Brussels

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As armed robbers hit Washington marijuana shops, owners say there's a simple solution

When the Snohomish County, Washington dispensary Dexter Warren worked at was robbed last year, four men simply walked in. When one of those men hit him in the face with a pistol and demanded he open the safe, the cash-based business had thousands of dollars on hand, he said.

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Erika Ettin: In dating, it’s easy to get in your own way

I used to rent office space to meet with clients (now everything happens on Zoom… thanks, COVID-19), and that space was in downtown Washington, D.C. When I walked to the office (gotta love city living), I tried to avoid streets where the sidewalks were closed due to construction. In the…

The Independent UK

China's ZTE says probation ends after clash with Washington

Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp. says a U.S. judge has allowed a probation period to end after the company was nearly destroyed in a clash with Washington over its dealings with Iran and North Korea

Asharq Al-Awsat

Washington Increases Security, Defense Cooperation with Saudi Arabia

The United States has pledged to continue providing Saudi Arabia with the necessary means to defend its territories and repel attacks carried out by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen. At the same time, it has demanded an immediate end to the war in Yemen and urged against targeting civilians…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Blues rejoin the playoff race, cruise past Caps 5-2

WASHINGTON – Before at least some of the Blues went to sleep Monday night, they found themselves out of second place in the Central, and all the way into the fourth spot – a wild-card spot – in the division.

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Hearing for court nominee Jackson veers into hot-button topics

WASHINGTON — Ketanji Brown Jackson on Tuesday rolled unscathed through a marathon day of questioning for her nomination to the Supreme Court, as some of the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee spent time on outside issues peripheral to her qualifications.

Los Angeles Times

Ukrainians go on counteroffensive even as Russia tries to subdue strategic port

LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces defending the capital, Kyiv, managed to wrest back control of a strategic outlying town that Russian troops had earlier captured, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday, but invading troops were reported to have breached the besieged port city of Mariupol, scene of some of the war’s most…

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