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A vote is expected this week on whether Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.), who has denounced Donald Trump’s election fraud claims, will remain the No. 3 Republican in the House.
Texas state Rep. Rafael Anchía (D-Dallas) questioned Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park) on May 7 about language used in a bill on voting regulations. (Texas House of Representatives)
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Congressional representatives, retired officers and a wave of parents and students pressed the Air Force behind closed doors to reexamine decisions to reject 1,000 cadets, an Air Force official said.
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The Nationals Park press box during the World Series. Thomas Boswell is in the bottom row, center, in a baseball hat. (Jonathan Newton/The Post)
That Thomas Boswell is one of the best sportswriters of his generation is obvious to anyone who read his work. Seeing how he did that work, though, was nothing short of a master class.
The 6-foot-3 Wizards point guard tied Oscar Robertson's all-time career record of 181 triple-doubles Saturday. But what does it mean?
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