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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) declared that Republicans will not vote to increase the Treasury’s authority to continue borrowing. As he has before, he has essentially created a new rule out of whole cloth to justify his actions.
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Members of the Ahmadi family look at the mangled remains of the car where Zemarai Ahmani was targeted on Aug. 29 in a U.S. drone strike. Ten people were killed. (Lorenzo Tugnoli for The Post)
The U.S. apology was welcomed. But they want someone held accountable for the attack that claimed 10 lives. Family members in interviews on Saturday expressed no visible animosity toward the United States government for killing their loved ones. But "forgiveness" may be too strong a word.
A small band of right-wing protesters decrying the treatment of the mob that overran the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was dwarfed by hundreds of police and news reporters. Police said they made four arrests and seized two weapons.
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Paul Snodgrass often drops his children off or picks them up from day care on his electric bike during his commute. (Katherine Frey/The Post)
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Women protest against the six-week abortion ban on Sept. 1 at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman/AP)
“I wanted to make sure that Texas didn’t get away with its bid to prevent this blatantly unconstitutional law from being tested,” a San Antonio physician wrote in an op-ed in The Washington Post.
Gabby Petito’s disappearance has galvanized online sleuths across social media platforms, especially TikTok, where the #gabbypetito hashtag has been viewed more than 200 million times.
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The judge said the woman appeared intoxicated on the stand, but her attorney and a prosecutor said she was anxious about facing the man accused of assaulting her.
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Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder celebrates after an NCAA college football game Saturday in Bloomington, Ind. Cincinnati won 38-24. (Darron Cummings/AP)
The Bearcats' win over Indiana will help its argument as it tries to become the first Group of Five team to make the College Football Playoff.
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