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McCarthy ousted as speaker

He says he won’t run for post again after his removal puts House in uncharted territory

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The vote to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy was a step never before taken in the history of the House of Representatives.

It was pushed by an increasingly radicalized Republican faction that has repeatedly shut down the government and led the country to the brink of a default on its debt.

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Judge issues gag order in fraud case after Trump assails judge’s staffer on social media

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An epidemic of chronic illness is killing Americans in their prime

Among people under 65, chronic illnesses erase more than twice as many years as overdoses, homicides, suicides and car accidents combined, a Post examination found.

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High court to weigh whether disability activists can sue hotels after online searches

The Supreme Court will hear the case of an activist who looked online and sued hotels that did not provide ADA-mandated accessibility information.

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An emergency alert will hit phones Wednesday. Here’s what to expect.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission are conducting a test of the national emergency alert systems, which are designed to let the government reach hundreds of millions of people in the United States if there is a disaster affecting the entire country.

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The NBA’s ‘only real rivalry’ isn’t on the court. It’s between two reporters.

In a battle for scoops and attention, it’s ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski vs. his former protégé, the Athletic’s Shams Charania. Every second counts.

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Laphonza Butler sworn in as the third Black female senator in history

Butler, a onetime labor leader who was most recently the head of Emily’s List, was tapped by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to fill the term of Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

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Schumer to lead bipartisan Senate delegation to China amid tensions

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John Kelly’s full-throated confirmation of Trump’s ugliest comments, parsed

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September shattered global heat record — and by a record margin

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Wildfire smoke from Canada invades East Coast as far south as Florida

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Atlantic hurricane season has slowed, but beware of October

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We project a marginally warm and dry October for the D.C. area

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Man charged with kidnapping 9-year-old girl who went missing for days

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Colorado man accused of killing bear and her two cubs

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Liberty University broke safety laws for years, government asserts

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