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Government shutdown is averted just after deadline as Congress rejects Trump’s debt limit demands
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would...
Read moreDetailsSenate passes RFK Stadium land bill, giving the Washington Commanders a major off-the-field win
The path for the NFL's Washington Commanders to return to the nation’s capital is clear after an on-again, off-again saga in Congress ended...
Read moreDetailsReynolds scores 25 as Saint Joseph’s pulls away from Virginia Tech in 2nd half, win 82-62
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Erik Reynolds II knocked down five 3-pointers and put up 25 points to help Saint Joseph's pull...
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House GOP floats new plans to prevent government shutdown with just hours to go
WASHINGTON (AP) — Veering toward a midnight Friday government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson is proposing a new plan that would temporarily fund...
Read moreDetailsAlabama profits off prisoners who work at McDonald’s but deems them too dangerous for parole
DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A storm was looming when the inmate serving 20 years for armed robbery was assigned to...
Read moreDetailsIndiana man sentenced to the maximum of 130 years in prison for 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during a winter hike was...
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What to know about the debt ceiling debate as a government shutdown looms in Washington
A debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a dispute over funding that is pushing Washington to...
Read moreDetailsFor some, the pope’s big Holy Year only aggravates housing crisis as overtourism pushes out Romans
When Pope Francis left the Vatican earlier this month for his traditional Christmastime outing downtown, he acknowledged what many Romans...
Read moreDetailsHouse rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain
WASHINGTON (AP) — A day before a potential government shutdown, the House resoundingly rejected President-elect Donald Trump's new plan Thursday to fund...
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Judge: Pardoning Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes for Capitol riot plot would be ‘frightening’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge who presided over the seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers members said Wednesday that it would...
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