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Biden attends Mass at DC church where he worshipped as VP

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden attended Mass for the first time since taking office, worshipping Sunday at the church he frequented when he was vice president. Biden, the nation’s second Catholic president, picked Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington's Georgetown neighborhood, a few miles from the White House. It's where the nation’s only other... VIEW

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In this image from video, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., speaks as the House debates the objection to confirm the Electoral College vote from Pennsylvania, at the U.S. Capitol early Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (House Television via AP) WX414 WX414

January 24, 2021 at 6:00 am

Can Republican Reps. Dan Newhouse and Jaime Herrera Beutler survive their Trump impeachment votes?

U.S. Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse won praise for their votes to impeach President Donald Trump, but now they're facing backlash from Washington... Updated 9:57 am

January 24, 2021 at 5:53 am

One county, worlds apart: Bridging the political divide VIEW

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — She fired up her laptop to scour the internet for bits from right-wing websites and conspiratorial YouTube channels. The inauguration of... Updated 11:09 am

January 24, 2021 at 4:37 am

Why Biden’s immigration plan may be risky for Democrats VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is confronting the political risk that comes with grand ambition. As one of his first acts, Biden offered a... Updated 11:09 am

January 23, 2021 at 7:13 pm

Pennsylvania lawmaker played key role in Trump’s plot to oust acting attorney general

WASHINGTON — When Rep. Scott Perry joined his colleagues in a monthslong campaign to undermine the results of the presidential election, promoting “Stop the Steal”...

Brad Smith, president of Microsoft Corp., speaks during a meeting in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, May 29, 2020. President Donald Trump unleashed an executive order targeting social media companies like Twitter that have drawn his wrath of late — a move that raised immediate doubts about its constitutionality and whether it would actually deliver its intended punch. Photographer: Erin Schaff/The New York Times/Bloomberg

January 23, 2021 at 6:48 pm

As pressure mounts, Microsoft hints it may end political giving to Republicans who voted to overturn election

Microsoft said it will decide by Feb. 15 whether to "suspend further donations" to members of Congress who objected to certifying the Electoral College results...

January 23, 2021 at 6:10 pm

Defense chief orders review of military sex assault programs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in his first directive since taking office, has given his senior leaders two weeks to send him reports... Updated 10:33 am

January 23, 2021 at 5:50 pm

Teacher who made Sanders’ mittens says they are no longer on hand

Winter shoppers smitten with the mittens that Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to President Joe Biden’s inauguration could be hard-pressed to get their paws into similar...

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January 23, 2021 at 2:48 pm

Britain’s Boris Johnson presses Biden for new trade deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made clear to President Joe Biden on Saturday that he's eager to forge a new U.S.-U.K. trade...

January 23, 2021 at 2:08 pm

How your U.S. lawmaker voted

WASHINGTON — Here’s how state members of Congress voted on major issues during the legislative week that ended Friday. HouseSecretary of defense waiver: By a...

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January 23, 2021 at 2:06 pm

Walter Bernstein, scriptwriter who skewered McCarthy-era blacklist in ‘The Front,’ dies at 101

Walter Bernstein, a scriptwriter who was blacklisted in the 1950s for his Communist Party membership and two decades later skewered the McCarthy era in "The...

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