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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is headed toward a standoff over the national debt next year, when Republicans newly in control of the U.S. House threaten to demand concessions for raising the government’s legal borrowing limit.

WASHINGTON — It looked like a wave and sounded like a party as fans here rose from their lower-bowl seats and roared for the visiting point guard Washington once called its own for a decade.

The United States is expected to discuss the African Union’s role at a three-day summit in Washington, DC.

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The United States said Friday it was pressing the United Nations not to update a blacklist of companies doing business in Israeli settlements, despite Washington's calls on its ally to stop expansion in occupied Palestinian territory. The State Department confirmed that it had approached the UN human rights office with…

The United States on Friday expressed alarm over a "full-scale defense partnership" between Moscow and Tehran, describing it as "harmful" to Ukraine, Iran's neighbors and the world. Iran stands accused by Western powers of supplying drones to Russia -- which rejected the US allegations -- as Moscow batters Ukraine's energy…

The impacts of climate change hit communities across the country, yet voters in rural areas are the least likely to feel Washington is in their corner on the issue

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington men’s basketball team believed they were closing the gap on No. 18 Gonzaga considering the scoring margin in their past two matchups — both Bulldog wins — was an average of 4 1/2 points and the games were decided in the final minutes.

WASHINGTON — There was concern in beginning a tough road trip here Friday night that these four Kraken away games could undo much of what they’ve largely accomplished thus far.