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WASHINGTON — In a newly released defense strategy plan, the Biden administration says China remains the most dangerous security threat to the U.S. but that “for the first time,” Washington faces two possible nuclear conflicts with that country and Russia. The review released Thursday will guide the future size and…

Packers WR Allen Lazard heard a "snap, crackle, pop" in his shoulder last week in Washington, and now he's not expecting to play Sunday in Buffalo.

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are launching an investigation into what they say could be the “potential misuse” by the Biden administration of the nation’s emergency oil reserves to lower gasoline prices, as well as White House deliberations over a fuel export ban.

WASHINGTON — The latest U.S. economic data shows that the economy “is continuing to power forward” and is not in a recession, President Joe Biden said.

One of the key races that will help determine control of the U.S. House of Representatives is playing out in Washington’s 8th Congressional District, where Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier is seeking a third term against a challenge from Republican Matt Larkin

Failure to prosecute those responsible for the 2008 financial meltown made a mockery of the criminal-justice system.

The Covid-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have reversed three decades of progress in reducing poverty, according to the World Bank, which is warning that the global goal of eradicating extreme poverty by 2030 is now out of reach. In its latest report, the Washington-based lender estimates that 70…

The penalty issued by a Washington state judge was the maximum allowed for more than 800 violations of the state's Fair Campaign Practices Act.

WASHINGTON — After analyzing the records of nearly 17,000 calls between 2016 and 2021 from its national immigrant detention hotline, Freedom for Immigrants released a report Wednesday that it and other advocacy groups say indicates a pattern of racism and abuse toward Black migrants.