Tag: District of Columbia

Biden to hold first formal news conference next week

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will hold his first formal news conference on March 25 at the White House, press secretary Jen Psaki said...

McConnell vows ‘scorched earth’ if Senate ends filibuster

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WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell warned ominously Tuesday of a “scorched earth” landscape if Democrats use their new majority to bring an...

Pelosi pledges swift work on major infrastructure package

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday pledged swift work by Congress on a job and infrastructure package that will be “fiscally sound,”...

Antetokounmpo triple double helps Bucks beat Wizards 125-119

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WASHINGTON — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds for his sixth triple-double of the season to help the Milwaukee Bucks...

Man charged in Capitol riot plot to be released from jail

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A man charged with conspiring with members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group in the attack on the U.S. Capitol will be released...

More than 1,000 Guard troops now leaving DC; others stay on

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WASHINGTON — More than 1,000 National Guard members will be leaving Washington, D.C. over the next few days, but several thousand others will stay...

Embiid exits game following awkward landing on leg

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WASHINGTON — Joel Embiid left the Philadelphia 76ers’ game against the Washington Wizards in the third quarter Friday following a dunk that resulted in...

Embiid exits with apparent leg injury, 76ers beat Wizards

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WASHINGTON — Joel Embiid scored 23 points but departed midway through the third quarter following an apparent leg injury in the Philadelphia 76ers' 127-101...

Stay or go? Fence, Guard pose Capitol security questions

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WASHINGTON — Nobody, it seems, wants to keep the security fence around the U.S. Capitol anymore — except the police who fought off the...

Biden played ‘sheriff’ on ’09 aid, now salesman on COVID law

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WASHINGTON — In 2009, then-Vice President Joe Biden was "Sheriff Joe,” the enforcer making sure federal dollars from a massive economic aid package were...