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The request, expected to be granted quickly, is an effort to increase protections for more people, according to two people familiar with the situation.
If they succeed, the former president and his backers could pull down some of the guardrails that prevented him from overturning President Biden’s victory, critics say.
Responding to increasingly common extreme weather is a vast undertaking that many state transportation departments are only beginning to tackle.
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In a tweet, Dorsey said he was resigning. CTO Parag Agrawal will take over as CEO. Nasdaq earlier suspended Twitter stock trades amid the reports Dorsey would step down.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken left Monday on a trip to Europe, and Washington is looking to consolidate a position among allies.
“This is not about one hateful statement or one politician; it is about a party that has mainstreamed bigotry and hatred,” Omar said in a statement calling on House GOP leaders to take action.
Britain's Prince Charles arrived Sunday in Barbados, as the Caribbean island nation prepares to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. (Reuters)
The easternmost Caribbean island, known for cricket, rum and Rihanna, will become the first Commonwealth realm in nearly three decades to declare itself a republic.
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Democrats are eager to tout the bills they have passed in President Biden’s first year, but a strategy tying together the disparate pieces of legislation is still lacking.
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Democratic strategists say lackluster turnout for the Atlanta mayoral race points to voter apathy and the hurdles of a new voter law.
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Israeli soldiers guarding Jewish settlers block the way of a group of Palestinians in Hebron in the West Bank on Wednesday. (EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
Amid a wave of beatings, arson and other violence, Israeli officials have directed soldiers to do more to stem the incidents.
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The prosecutor described “horrific abuse” of victims, while the defense attorney questioned the accounts.
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Fundraising campaigns have brought in $40,000 for the small library, far exceeding the $3,000 that was rejected by the local government.
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Agencies will continue to counsel, but not suspend or fire, federal employees who have not yet complied with the vaccine mandate until at least early next year, the White House has told unions.
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The sheer volume of people flying for the Thanksgiving holiday marked a milestone for air travel’s return to pre-pandemic levels.
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Esperanza Garcia, who visits D.C. for a climate march, eats dinner from an Anacostia-based restaurant at Freedom Plaza. (Katherine Frey/The Post)
Over the past year, D.C. officials have embraced protest tourism as they try to bring back office workers and attract international visitors.
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