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Senate clears government funding extension, averting shutdown with no time to spare
The Washington Times stories: Politics Dec 21, 2024 | 04:51 amThe Senate early Saturday passed legislation to extend government funding through March 14, barely averting a shutdown with a vote coming just after the midnight deadline.
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Senate approves 235th judge of Biden's term, beating Trump's tally
The Washington Times stories: Politics Dec 21, 2024 | 00:12 amPresident Joe Biden secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency Friday, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor's total by one after Democrats put extra emphasis on the federal courts following Donald Trump's far-reaching first term, when he filled three seats on the Supreme Court.
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Senate approves 235th judge of Biden's term, beating Trump's tally
The Washington Times stories: White House Dec 21, 2024 | 00:12 amPresident Joe Biden secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency Friday, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor's total by one after Democrats put extra emphasis on the federal courts following Donald Trump's far-reaching first term, when he filled three seats on the Supreme Court.
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Missouri's near-total abortion ban is not enforceable, judge rules
The Washington Times stories: Politics Dec 21, 2024 | 00:00 amA judge ruled Friday that Missouri's near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment, ensuring abortion will be legal in the state.
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U.S. wins ruling in a trade dispute with Mexico over genetically modified corn
The Washington Times stories: National Dec 20, 2024 | 23:13 pmThe United States won a ruling on Friday in a trade dispute with Mexico, which had sought to ban imports of genetically modified corn for human consumption.
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U.S. wins ruling in a trade dispute with Mexico over genetically modified corn
The Washington Times stories: World Dec 20, 2024 | 23:13 pmThe United States won a ruling on Friday in a trade dispute with Mexico, which had sought to ban imports of genetically modified corn for human consumption.
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House passes revamped government funding extension hours before shutdown deadline
The Washington Times stories: National Dec 20, 2024 | 22:58 pmRepublicans and Democrats coalesced around the GOP's revamped legislation to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday, hours ahead of the government funding deadline.
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House passes revamped government funding extension hours before shutdown deadline
The Washington Times stories: Politics Dec 20, 2024 | 22:58 pmRepublicans and Democrats coalesced around the GOP's revamped legislation to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday, hours ahead of the government funding deadline.
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Stonehenge may have been built as unity symbol of ancient British populations, new study contends
The Washington Times stories: World Dec 20, 2024 | 20:59 pmA new study published in the journal Archaeology International asserts that Stonehenge was built as a symbol of unity between ancient British populations.
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House Republicans to take up government funding extension, defer debt limit vote until next year
The Washington Times stories: Politics Dec 20, 2024 | 20:22 pmHouse Republicans, with input from President-elect Donald Trump and his team, have agreed to move a temporary government funding extension and wait until early next year to tackle the debt limit.
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Biden administration withdraws pending regulations on transgender athletes, student debt
The Washington Times stories: White House Dec 20, 2024 | 20:22 pmPresident Joe Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections for transgender student athletes and cancel student loans for more than 38 million Americans, the first steps in an administration-wide plan to jettison pending regulations to prevent President-elect Donald Trump from retooling them to achieve his own aims.
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Greece's former royal family seeks to reclaim citizenship 50 years after monarchy abolished
The Washington Times stories: World Dec 20, 2024 | 19:28 pmMembers of Greece's former royal family have applied for Greek citizenship and formally acknowledged the country's republican system of government, in a landmark move 50 years after the monarchy was abolished, officials confirmed Friday.
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Italian court clears Vice Premier Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on a rescue ship in 2019
The Washington Times stories: World Dec 20, 2024 | 19:27 pmA court in Sicily Friday found Italian Vice Premier Matteo Salvini not guilty of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard a humanitarian rescue ship in 2019, when he was interior minister.
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At least 2 dead, 60 injured in suspected car attack on Germany Christmas market
The Washington Times stories: World Dec 20, 2024 | 19:23 pmA car plowed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring at least 60 others in what authorities called a deliberate attack.
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Where's Biden? White House pressed on president going dark as shutdown clock ticks down
The Washington Times stories: White House Dec 20, 2024 | 18:47 pmThe White House on Friday sidestepped a barrage of questions from the media about why President Biden has been missing in action while a potential government shutdown looms.
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Donald Trump shifts shutdown blame: 'This is a Biden problem to solve'
The Washington Times stories: White House Dec 20, 2024 | 15:11 pmPresident-elect Donald Trump says any shutdown in federal operations should begin immediately under President Biden and not when he takes charge at the White House.
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Biden was losing mental abilities even before 2020 election, report says
The Washington Times stories: White House Dec 19, 2024 | 23:08 pmThe June presidential debate between President Biden and then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump may have been the first time that some voters noticed just how diminished Mr. Biden's capabilities were, but the problems were present more than four years earlier, according to a report.
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Wind-driven brushfire at Baltimore wood recycling yard closes expressway, light rail, schools
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Dec 6, 2024 | 15:20 pmFirefighters were battling a massive, wind-driven brushfire at a Baltimore wood recycling yard that closed a section of the expressway into the city's downtown, the neighboring light rail line and nearby roads and schools on Friday morning.
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Too little, too late? Shift on missiles exposes the limits of Biden's slow-walk approach
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Nov 18, 2024 | 22:00 pmOne major question remains after the Russia-Ukraine war has been raging for nearly three years: What, exactly, does President Biden want Ukraine to achieve?
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Winners and losers around the world brace for Trump's return to power
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Nov 6, 2024 | 18:50 pmThe shock waves from President-elect Donald Trump's decisive election win Tuesday reverberated worldwide, with allies offering congratulations and potential adversaries looking to smooth over relations with an incoming American president known for rewarding loyalty and holding grudges.
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Lower court to decide if Trump's communications with Pence, tweets have immunity
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Sep 17, 2024 | 13:51 pmSpecial counsel Jack Smith's new indictment against Donald Trump relies on conversations between him and former Vice President Mike Pence, as well as the former president's own tweets about his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election results.
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Analysis: Donald Trump questioning Kamala Harris' race shows he doesn't understand code-switching
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Aug 2, 2024 | 12:36 pmKamala Harris has range. She can grill nominees for the Supreme Court or meet with foreign dignitaries, then pivot to hosting a Diwali celebration or dancing enthusiastically alongside an HBCU-styled marching band.
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