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USDA’s Vilsack tests positive for COVID-19 in latest Washington case

WASHINGTON — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he tested positive for COVID-19, adding to the list of Biden administration officials infected with the virus.

Tribune News Service · Apr 10, 2022

President Raisi Says Iran Will Not Retreat from 'Nuclear Rights'

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday Tehran would not give up its right to develop its nuclear industry for peaceful purposes, and all parties involved in talks to revive the 2015 nuclear accord should respect this. Eleven months of indirect talks between Iran and the United States in Vienna…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 9, 2022

Washington State Enacts 2030 Target For Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee has signed into law a bill requiring all new cars registered in the state to be electric by 2030.

InsideEVs · Apr 9, 2022

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.

Reuters · Apr 9, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Apr 9, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Apr 9, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Apr 9, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Apr 8, 2022

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 · Apr 8, 2022

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 · Apr 8, 2022