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The new president can either listen to Republican calls for bipartisanship, or he can heed the advice of some allies who believe that GOP lawmakers are merely setting traps to end up in gridlock.
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While engaging in negotiations, the president is also preparing to impose new costs on Russia pending an intelligence assessment and is ruling out a “reset” in relations with Moscow, senior officials said.
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The fracas began Wednesday when the Biden administration asked now-former general counsel Peter Robb to resign, a White House official said.
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Some members of the ruling coalition are reported to have developed cold feet, but Tokyo and the IOC insist the show will go on.
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The alliance leader said he looked forward to cooperation and calmer ties with the Biden administration.
In an inaugural address that pleaded for unity, President Biden identified an enemy.
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Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn speaks at the Pentagon on March 26, 2020. (Department of Defense)
The brother of disgraced former national security adviser Michael Flynn defended his actions in the U.S. military's deliberations over how to respond to the assault on the Capitol.
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With a veteran reporter taking the place of controversial overseer Michael Pack, the dominoes started falling in other top offices.
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A lawyers’ group has filed an ethics complaint against Rudy Giuliani with New York’s courts.
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State leaders cited research showing that schools are not virus “superspreaders,” while making the case that the toll of virtual schooling is too great.
State Sen. Amanda Chase struck a deal that requires her to explain her comments on the Senate floor, according to three people with knowledge of the tentative agreement.
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After a peaceful Inauguration Day, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser requested the D.C. National Guard be on “standby” until Jan. 30 to deal with “white extremism” and other threats.
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The appointments of Rebecca Kelly Slaughter as acting chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission and Jessica Rosenworcel at the Federal Communications Commission come as Democrats prepare to roll back a slew of deregulatory actions implemented by the Trump administration.
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