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Now in the spotlight, FERC has an acting leader and a vacancy

WASHINGTON — Decisions on electric transmission, grid stability, extreme weather, climate impacts and leadership await the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the independent national agency that regulates the power grid, as it enters the new year with an interim chairman at the helm and down a member.

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Peters will run Senate Democrats’ campaign arm again

WASHINGTON — Michigan Sen. Gary Peters will chair the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee for a second cycle, as Democrats face a more difficult election map in 2024.

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Federal complaint: George Santos hid sources of funds he lent his campaign

WASHINGTON — A watchdog group filed a complaint Monday with the Federal Election Commission urging it to immediately open an investigation into questions about Rep. George Santos’ campaign fundraising, loans and expenditures.

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McCarthy concessions raise stakes on budget, debt limit

WASHINGTON — The deal between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his conservative detractors lays a foundation for the massive spending cuts that some want, but also sets up a daunting challenge for GOP lawmakers who want to keep the government functioning after winning control of the House.

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Quandre Diggs, Abe Lucas post highest PFF grades for Seahawks in Week 18

On offense, right tackle Abe Lucas led the way with an 82.9 grade after missing the previous game due to injury.

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U.S. to give extra $100 million to Pakistan floods recovery

A senior official from the U.S. development agency USAID said on Monday that Washington would provide an additional $100 million in funding for Pakistan's recovery from devastating floods last year.

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Editorial: The FDA is right to allow pharmacies to distribute abortion medication

Precisely when human life begins is above our pay grade, but at a time when states are radically restricting women’s right to seek reproductive health care — and forcing rape and incest victims, among others, to give birth — policymakers in Washington ought to be wisely using the levers of…

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Commanders defeat Cowboys: Everything we know

News and notes from Washington's win over Dallas.

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LOOK: Best photos from Seahawks OT victory over Rams in Week 18

Take a look at some of the best photos from the Seattle Seahawks 19-16 overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 18 at Lumen Field.

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Gervonta Davis’ Knockout Of Hector Garcia Earns Mega-Bout With Ryan Garcia

“Tank was using his IQ, analyzing,” said trainer Calvin Ford.

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Twitter reacts to Sunday possibly being Dan Snyder’s last as owner of the Commanders

Is this it for Dan Snyder?

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‘Let’s fight now’ over debt ceiling, House GOP lawmaker says

WASHINGTON — A conservative Republican at the center of the tortured effort to elect House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he’d welcome a hard-fought battle over the U.S. debt ceiling, but said both parties should start negotiating terms for the increase now so it doesn’t go down to the wire.

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‘Let’s fight now’ over debt ceiling, House GOP lawmaker says

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Seahawks: Updated 53-man roster going into Week 18

Here's the team's complete 53-man roster by jersey number plus their two practice squad elevations for today's game.

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Biden heads to Mexico with immigration, fentanyl on the agenda

US President Joe Biden will seek Mexico's help tackling illegal flows of migrants and drugs, particularly deadly opioids, during a visit beginning Sunday for a North American leaders' summit.

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Japan, U.S. to release joint paper on security cooperation

Japan and the United States are arranging to release a joint document focusing on bilateral security cooperation after the summit between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden to be held in Washington on Friday, it has been learned.

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Sonny Jurgensen celebrated with family Saturday

Sunday is a big day for Washington legend Sonny Jurgensen. But Saturday was special for Jurgensen, too.

The Independent UK

Kishida highlights security concerns on trip to Europe, US

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida begins a weeklong trip to strengthen military ties with Europe and Britain and bring into focus the Japan-U.S. alliance at a summit in Washington

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Probe into sailor suicides reveals taxed mental health system aboard USS George Washington

The mental health system aboard the USS George Washington is “overwhelmed” and sailors have a poor understanding of alternative resources, according to the Navy’s investigation into three sailor suicides.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson book deal joins trendy Supreme Court side hustle

WASHINGTON — Ketanji Brown Jackson’s new book deal adds to what has become a phenomenon at the U.S. Supreme Court: Justices looking to craft their own images and perhaps score a hefty payday along the way.

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Climate change action could set off a copper mining boom: how Zambia can make the most of it

At last year’s US Africa leaders summit in Washington the US signed an historic memorandum of understanding with Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo to develop an electric vehicle battery supply chain.

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McCarthy starts out with agenda already hemmed in by dissidents

WASHINGTON — Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sought to rally Republicans with pledges to champion federal spending cuts, strengthen border security and counter “woke indoctrination,” hinting at his dependence on a small group of populist conservatives over the next two years.

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Santos sidesteps lies saying Congress isn’t about personal life

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican who has acknowledged inventing significant parts of his life story, said his work in Congress “is not about my personal life” and vowed “to start delivering results.”

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Washington disabled woman left freezing cold in her own home due to 'inefficient' heating system

Janette Gray, from Washington, struggles to regulate her temperature and her husband John says she is suffering a lot more this year

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Newcastle END. warehouse worker stole £105,000 of trainers, clothes and jewellery in six weeks

Wakas Hussain, of Newcastle, breached the trust placed in him while working at the Washington warehouse by stealing high-value items

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