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House will try again on reauthorization of US spy program after Republican upheaval
WASHINGTON — House Republicans will try again Friday to advance a bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance…
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House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with White House to advance Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with the White House as he prepares for the treacherous task of…
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Biden considering Australia’s request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S.…
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Biden to meet Japan’s PM Kishida amid shared concerns about China and differences on US Steel deal
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida begins a much-anticipated visit to Washington on Tuesday aiming to…
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Key lawmakers float new rules for personal data protection; bill would make privacy a consumer right
WASHINGTON — Two influential lawmakers from opposing parties have crafted a deal on legislation designed to strengthen privacy protections for…
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US and China plan talks on economics, including manufacturing issue, Yellen says
GUANGZHOU, China — The U.S. and China agreed to hold talks that will address a key American complaint about China’s…
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IRS has 940K unclaimed tax refunds from 2020 that are about to expire. Is one yours?
WASHINGTON — The IRS is warning taxpayers that they may be leaving more than $1 billion on the table. The…
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TikTok bill faces uncertain fate in the Senate as legislation to regulate tech industry has stalled
WASHINGTON — The young voices in the messages left for North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis were laughing, but the words…
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Arrests for illegal border crossings nudge up in February but still among lowest of Biden presidency
WASHINGTON — The number of arrests for illegally crossing the U.S. southern border with Mexico nudged upward February over the…
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US fighter jets strike storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen
WASHINGTON — U.S. fighter jets from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier struck three underground storage facilities in Houthi-controlled…
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