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Shutdown leads to delays in lawsuits against government
Judges have granted the government’s requests for delays in an array of cases, including a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s asylum ban on immigrants who illegally cross the southern border.
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Florida’s new Trump-backed governor seeks to broaden appeal
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida voters who expected new Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to be politically divisive because of his strong ties to President Donald Trump may be surprised by the quick actions he’s taken…
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She fought cancer and Congress for DC’s right-to-die law
The bill passed in November 2016 by a surprising margin, 11 to 2. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, a practicing Catholic who did not publicly weigh in on the debate, signed it into law despite earlier misgivings by her administration.
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Los Angeles teachers’ strike shows Garcetti risks in ’20 bid
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles teachers’ strike that sent thousands of shouting educators into downtown streets, paralyzing traffic during a rainstorm and leaving a half-million students in uncertainty, isn’t the kind of publicity…
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UK’s Labour Party seeks ‘frank’ debate on Brexit impasse
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s opposition Labour Party is calling for an “open and frank debate” on the government’s stalled Brexit plan and an increased role for Parliament in managing Britain’s departure from the European Union…
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President Trump heading to Dover Air Force Base to honor the return of four Americans killed in Syria this week.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump heading to Dover Air Force Base to honor the return of four Americans killed in Syria this week.
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George W. Bush treats Secret Service detail to pizza
Former President George W. Bush treated his Secret Service detail to pizza to show his appreciation for their service without paychecks during the partial government shutdown.
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2019 Women’s March: Photos from DC and around the US
The first Women’s March came in January 2017. This year it may also include furloughed workers impacted by the partial government shutdown.
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Wild week over Brexit leaves British politics in crisis mode
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Parliament is crumbling — shored up by scaffolding, patched by endless repairs. And after a week of upheaval over Brexit in the House of Commons and angry exchanges on the streets…
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Women’s March returns to DC amid shutdown and controversy
The third annual Women’s March is returning to Washington this week amid inclement weather, ideological schisms and the longest government shutdown in American history.
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The Latest: US, North Korea plan 2nd round of talks
President Donald Trump is to hold a second summit with the leader of North Korea near the end of February to try to coax the North to give up its nuclear program.
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The Latest: Iranian TV journalist not accused of crime
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on an Iranian TV anchor detained in the U.S. (all times local): 3:05 p.m. According to partially unsealed federal court documents, a prominent American-born anchorwoman on Iranian state television who…
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Feds confirm jailed Iranian TV anchor not charged with crime
The son of an American-born anchor for Iran’s state television broadcaster says his mother will appear before a U.S. grand jury. She hasn’t been charged with a crime.
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Trump plans to make ‘major announcement’ on shutdown, border
President Donald Trump says he’ll make a “major announcement” on the government shutdown and the southern border on Saturday afternoon as the standstill over his border wall continues.
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The Latest: Democrats offer more money for border security
President Donald Trump says he will make a major announcement on the government shutdown and the southern border on Saturday afternoon from the White House.
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