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72 Democrats sign letter opposing Manchin permitting bill

WASHINGTON — Seventy-two House Democrats said Friday they oppose including legislation to change federal permitting laws in a funding bill to keep the government running at the end of September, teeing up a clash with party leadership.

Tribune News Service

Cam Robinson slated to be Jaguars’ sixth captain for tilt vs. Washington

Robinson earned captainship for the Jaguars' season opener after signing a big extension in the offseason.

USA Today Sports Media Group

After 975 Days, Washington's Governor Will Finally Relinquish His Emergency Pandemic Powers

Gov. Jay Inslee says Washington state's COVID-19 emergency will finally come to an end on October 31.

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Washington, D.C., mayor declares public health emergency over Texas’ migrant busing

Muriel Bowser will open a $10 million office to provide services to the migrants arriving as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s busing program.

The Texas Tribune

North Korea Law Makes Nuclear Program 'Irreversible'

North Korea has passed a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes, including in the face of conventional attacks, state media said Friday. The move effectively eliminates the possibility of denuclearization talks, with leader Kim Jong Un saying the country's status as a nuclear state was now "irreversible".…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US imposes new sanctions on Iran over Albanian cyberattack

US sanctions on Iran’s intelligence ministry come after Albania blamed Iran for July incident, which Tehran has denied.

Al Jazeera

Senators say vote on election reform bill unlikely until after midterms

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators pushing legislation designed to prevent a repeat of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol say a vote on the package isn't likely until after election day.

Los Angeles Times

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Henry Payne: Five things about the 2024 Chevy Equinox EV

With the 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV, General Motors Co. takes a significant fork in the road to the company's electric future as governments from California to Washington state target gas engines for elimination over the next decade.

Tribune News Service

Washington State-Wisconsin deserves proper tribute to the gameday drinking gods

A proper cocktail for the drunkest possible Rose Bowl matchup. The best of Pullman and Madison in one drink.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Washington’s Carson Wentz ready for Jaguars and Pederson

Carson Wentz has nothing but praise for his former head coach.

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Megan Hilty mourns loved ones who died in floatplane crash: 'Truly no words'

Megan Hilty has publicly broken her silence about the loved ones she lost in a floatplane crash Sunday afternoon in Washington state.

Los Angeles Times

Jaguars coach Doug Pederson respects Commanders’ defensive line

Doug Pederson is concerned with Washington's defensive line in Week 1.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Analysis: Vietnam and Afghanistan — America's 2 longest wars, with very different lasting impacts

WASHINGTON — When a comparison was made between the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan a year ago and a similar debacle in Vietnam 46 years earlier, President Joe Biden and his administration recoiled.

Los Angeles Times

After Kyiv visit, Blinken meets U.S. allies in Brussels in bid to maintain unity

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Brussels on Friday after a visit to Kyiv, as Washington seeks to strengthen unity as Europe faces a winter of raised energy costs.

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Roll Call

Photos of the week ending September 9, 2022 - Roll Call

Photos of the week: The summer recess ended for the northern side of the Capitol as the Senate returned to Washington on Tuesday.

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Former Washington safety Deshazor Everett sentenced to house arrest

Deshazor Everett was sentenced to three months of house arrest for misdemeanor reckless driving in an accident that killed his longtime girlfriend.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mossad Chief Hands over Evidence of Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions to Washington

Mossad chief David Barnea concluded his visit to Washington, where he held talks with senior US officials and presented them with sensitive intelligence information confirming Iran’s dishonesty in its nuclear negotiations with the US and world powers, according to Tel Aviv political sources. According to evidence carried by Barnea, Iran…

Asharq Al-Awsat

NATO Condemns Cyberattack on Albania amid Diplomatic Row with Tehran

NATO allies on Thursday condemned a recent cyberattack against Albania that the governments in Washington and Tirana have blamed on Iran. The organization’s condemnation coincided with the Albanian counter-terrorism police searching the empty Iranian embassy in Tirana, hours after Iranian diplomats burned papers inside the premises following the severing of…

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Biden Wants Other 'Options' to Block Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability if Deal Fails

US President Joe Biden wants to ensure that the United States has "other available options" to ensure that Iran does not achieve nuclear weapons capability, if efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal fail, a White House spokesperson said. National security spokesman John Kirby said Washington would remain active…

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US President Biden, first lady sign condolence book at British Embassy after Queen Elizabeth's demise

US President Joe Biden with First Lady Jill Biden on Friday visited the British Embassy in Washington to sign a condolence book after the death of British Queen Elizabeth II. Read more on Dynamite News:

Al Jazeera

China’s great leap forward in chips faces US pushback

Beijing’s efforts to secure dominance over critical chips are facing growing resistance from Washington.

Tribune News Service

Biden rallies Democrats with attack on Trump and his supporters

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden assailed his predecessor, Donald Trump, for promising to pardon rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol, and warned voters against putting Trump’s followers in charge of the House or Senate in November’s elections.

Tribune News Service

Matt Calkins: Why Seahawks fans should boo Russell Wilson on Monday night

RENTON, Wash. — Pete Carroll is usually pretty reliable when it comes to propping up his former players. Doesn’t matter if one flipped him off midgame (Earl Thomas) or accosted him publicly for signing off on a pass play at the 1-yard line (Richard Sherman).

Los Angeles Times

Justice Department plans to appeal ruling for a special master in Trump Mar-a-Lago search

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice intends to appeal a federal judge’s decision to grant former President Donald Trump’s request for a special master to review documents seized by the FBI from his Florida home, a ruling that temporarily halts the use of the records for investigative purposes.

Tribune News Service

Biden team weighs new oil release among steps to rein in prices

WASHINGTON — Officials within President Joe Biden’s administration are hunting for ways to head off a feared spike in oil prices later this year, including the possibility of an additional release from the nation’s emergency crude reserves.

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