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WASHINGTON — The circumstances weren’t ideal. The decision-making that went into the timing of it left them a little peeved. The repercussions likely won’t be felt so much on Thursday when they play the Rangers in Texas, but probably on Friday or Saturday because that’s how lack of sleep works.

Vince Catania announced his exit from politics more than a month ago, but voters in the seat of North West Central are still weeks away from finding out when they will head to the polls.

Western Australia's Liberal and National opposition partners will face off in a by-election for the state's largest electorate.

WASHINGTON — After a severe thunderstorm that featured excessive rain and high winds pummeled Nationals Park about an hour before first pitch on Tuesday evening and with lightning and rain expected to remain in the area, the game between the Mariners and Nationals was postponed until Wednesday.

ATLANTA — The Braves swept the Nationals with a 4-3 victory on Sunday at Truist Park. Atlanta is 52-35.

It wasn’t the prettiest of wins, but the Phillies managed to squeak past the Washington Nationals, 5-3, on Thursday afternoon to take their second straight series win before they head on a nine-game road trip to St. Louis, Toronto, and Miami. The Phillies are now 44-39 and, if the Cardinals…

PHILADELPHIA — Entering Wednesday’s game against the Nationals, Kyle Schwarber had hit 25 home runs, which ranked second in club history behind Raul Ibañez for most home runs within a player’s first 80 games as a Phillie.

The Phillies faced their biggest game in recent memory Sunday night. The visiting Cardinals sat just ahead of them in the playoff race, and they’d split the first two games of the weekend series.

There have been renewed calls for increased biosecurity efforts at Australian airports after the discovery of foot and mouth disease in Bali.

PHILADELPHIA — After an 11-0 win over the Nationals on Tuesday, the Phillies are a half a game out of a wild-card spot. Of course, there is plenty of baseball left — half an 162-game season left, to be exact — but it is still a remarkable feat, considering how…

After eight years in politics, Steph Ryan has announced her retirement. Her resignation, in the lead-up to the birth of her second child, means the Victorian Nationals have lost a third of its female MPs in one hit.