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Biden, Harris prepare for traditional Labor Day events

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will head to events championing unionized labor at an inflection point for the movement, with workers in new industries and geographies seeking to organize.

Tribune News Service

First it was Trump, now McConnell’s taking fire from Rick Scott over GOP Senate chances

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell is used to getting trashed by Donald Trump.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Biden to host Pacific Island summit with wary eye on China

President Joe Biden will host Pacific Island leaders in Washington later this month amid growing worries by the U.S. and Western allies about China’s activity in the region

The Independent UK

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Matt Calkins: What is the Seahawks' plan for the future? Well, it's not really clear.

RENTON, Wash. — If you were hoping for candor, you instead got delusions of grandeur.

Tribune News Service

Capitol riots: Retired New York officer jailed for attacking Washington policeman

He has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after striking an officer with a flagpole during the insurrection

Evening Standard

Unpredictable Solomon Islands fuels U.S. concern as China's influence grows

(Corrects paragraph 17 to show Solomon Islands recognised Beijing, not Taiwan)

Reuters

Godfrey: We Expect the Formation of a Sudanese Civilian Gov’t Soon

The head of Sudan’s military-led Sovereignty Council Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Thursday confirmed that he had received the credentials of the first US Ambassador to the North African nation in 25 years, John Godfrey. Burhan affirmed the importance of Khartoum and Washington developing ties and hoped that Godfrey’s appointment…

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Donald Trump promises pardons and apologies for US Capitol convicts if elected again

The riots in Washington on January 6 last year followed Trump's election defeat to Joe Biden, with 140 law-enforcement officials injured in the chaos and four people dying

Daily Mirror

Oath Keepers lawyer arrested on Jan. 6 conspiracy charge

WASHINGTON — A top lawyer with the Oath Keepers militia group was arrested Thursday on charges that she participated in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and conspired with others to obstruct certification of the 2020 election.

Tribune News Service

US calls Iran’s response to nuclear talks ‘not constructive’

WASHINGTON — The U.S. considers Iran’s response in the talks to revive the 2015 nuclear accord to be “not constructive,” the State Department said Thursday night.

Tribune News Service

Zuckerberg targeted by House GOP eager to probe Hunter Biden

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are demanding that Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg hand over FBI warnings and communications that led Facebook to suppress news about President Joe Biden’s son weeks before the 2020 election.

Tribune News Service

Biden takes aim at Trump, 'MAGA Republicans' in prime-time speech

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden delivered an urgent call to the country Thursday night, asserting in a prime-time speech that American democracy remains in great peril and bluntly singling out the person he sees as the biggest threat to the system: former President Donald Trump.

Los Angeles Times

In race for Washington congressional seat, Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez courts voters of both parties

RIDGEFIELD, Wash. — Amid the corn dog stands, bumper cars and llama pens at the Clark County Fair in early August, Democratic candidate Marie Gluesenkamp Perez looked for signs of hope for her congressional campaign this fall.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 committee wants to interview former House Speaker Newt Gingrich

WASHINGTON — The House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection wants former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to submit to an interview about his alleged involvement in “aspects” of attempts to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.

Tribune News Service

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Washington school board passes new curriculum guidelines on U.S. history and race topics

The Kennewick School Board in Washington state unanimously voted to adopt a new set of curriculum guidelines on August 24, 2022, that aim to restrict teachings on U.S. history and race.

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Incumbent Kim Schrier (D) and Matt Larkin (R) are running in the general election for Washington’s 8th Congressional District

Incumbent Kim Schrier (D) and Matt Larkin (R) are running in the general election for Washington’s 8th Congressional District on November 8, 2022.

Reuters

U.S. agents search New York properties linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch -NBC

U.S. law enforcement agents on Thursday searched New York properties linked to Viktor Vekselberg, a sanctioned billionaire Russian oligarch, NBC New York reported, as Washington seeks to use sanctions and property seizures to pressure Moscow to stop its invasion of Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Biden administration to refocus Afghan resettlement efforts in US

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Thursday it would refocus its efforts to resettle vulnerable Afghans in the United States, emphasizing existing immigration pathways in a new long-term operation dubbed “Operation Enduring Welcome.”

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US says China must be 'held to account' after UN report on Xinjiang abuse

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that a long-awaited UN report on human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province reaffirmed Washington's view that Beijing is committing "genocide" against the Uyghurs.

Tribune News Service

House preparing stopgap funding bill through mid-December

WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders are working on a tentative plan to take up a temporary spending bill the week of Sept. 12 that would extend current government funding levels through Dec. 16, sources familiar with the discussions said.

Al Jazeera

Texas buses migrants to Chicago, worsening political tensions

Governor Greg Abbott says the buses are needed because President Joe Biden has failed to secure the southern border.

Tribune News Service

Survey: Budget boost raised Hill pay, but disparities remain

WASHINGTON — A majority of staff in both the House and Senate got raises after lawmakers boosted office budgets this year, but disparities in pay for people of color and women remain a concern, a new survey found.

Tribune News Service

Klobuchar, Murkowski raise concerns over work permit delays

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan pair of senators have raised concerns about lengthy work permit delays at a federal immigration agency, which they say have kept Ukrainian refugees and other constituents out of work for months and aggravated workforce shortages.

Tribune News Service

Kansas has one of the most competitive US House seat races. Does Davids or Adkins have momentum?

WASHINGTON — Republicans created fertile ground for Amanda Adkins to win the Kansas 3rd Congressional District, but shifting national momentum might stifle their chances of a successful harvest in the fall.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Former Washington GM Scot McCloughan is a big fan of new Commanders CB Tariq Castro-Fields

Scot McCloughan is a big fan of Tariq Castro-Fields.

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