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Congress is moving into crisis mode as time runs short to avoid a government shutdown

WASHINGTON — With a government shutdown five days away, Congress is moving into crisis mode as Speaker Kevin…

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Sen. Booker says fellow New Jersey Democrat Menendez should resign over ‘shocking’ bribe allegations

WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is calling on Sen. Bob Menendez to resign, saying in a statement…

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Biden visits UAW picket line, tells union to ‘stick with it’

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — President Joe Biden joined United Auto Workers strikers on their picket line Tuesday…

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Texas Walmart shooter agrees to pay more than $5M to families over 2019 racist attack

AUSTIN — A white Texas gunman who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019 after ranting about…

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Democratic Sen. Menendez rejects calls to resign and says cash found in home was not bribe proceeds

UNION CITY, N.J. — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey defiantly pushed back against federal corruption…

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Lahaina residents begin returning to sites of homes destroyed by deadly wildfire

HONOLULU — Some Lahaina residents returned to their devastated properties Monday for the first time since the Hawaii…

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Trump pushes Republicans to shut down government unless they get ‘everything’ from Dems

Former President Donald Trump Monday urged right-wing congressional Republicans to shut down the government “UNLESS YOU GET EVERYTHING”…

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Deadline from auto workers grows closer with no sign of a deal as Stellantis announces layoffs

The car maker Stellantis expects to lay off more than 300 workers in Ohio and Indiana, blaming the…

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Texas AG Ken Paxton touts Donald Trump’s support in final stretch of impeachment trial

AUSTIN — With time running out in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial on corruption charges, the…

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After days of heavy rain and flash flooding in New England, Hurricane Lee is up next

PORTLAND, Maine — Days of wild weather that produced torrential rain, flooding, sinkholes and a likely tornado in…