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Filemon Vela Is Just the Latest Texas Congressman to Swing Through the Revolving Door

Of the 15 members who’ve left the U.S. House since 2018, at least half have gotten into the business of political influence-peddling.

Texas Observer

More Republicans have died of COVID-19. Does that mean the polls are off?

WASHINGTON — Doctors and demographers recently noticed another tragic example of how polarization shapes America: The pandemic has killed more people in the nation’s Republican enclaves than its Democratic strongholds. They explain the gap by pointing to Republican resistance to vaccines and the GOP’s more cavalier approach to combating the…

Tribune News Service

Analysis: Many denounce war crimes in Ukraine, but justice is slow. Why this time may be different

WASHINGTON — With rare speed, the U.S. government has determined that Russian forces are committing war crimes as they attempt to bombard Ukraine into submission, a brutal onslaught that has displaced millions and likely killed thousands of civilians.

Los Angeles Times

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US sees Russian sabre-rattling reshaping nuclear landscape

Washington says it is working with Nato partners to mitigate the risk of a potential nuclear incident linked to the Kremlin’s invasion

The Independent UK

RSPCA appeal after feather-footed 'show' pigeons are abandoned in Washington car park

The RSPCA has taken four birds into the care of a Sunderland-based rescue

Chronicle Live

Q&A: What plays in Peoria? Rep. Cheri Bustos would know

WASHINGTON — Cheri Bustos is a former journalist, a fact made evident the second you meet her and start getting peppered with questions: Where are you from, how long have you been doing this, do you do a lot of these interviews, do you like doing them?

Tribune News Service

Washington woman on the 10-minute cataract op which has transformed her eyesight

Angela Nichols, 68, had put off getting her worsening 'white cataracts' seen too during the Covid-19 crisis - but now she's delighted at the difference her first operation has made

Chronicle Live

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Chuck Schumer, Jon Stewart demand passage of Gillibrand’s bill granting full benefits to veterans exposed to burn pits

WASHINGTON — When Gina Cancelino’s veteran husband Joe died in 2019 of cancer linked to toxic exposures in Iraq, he was still fighting for benefits at his home in Seaford, Long Island.

Tribune News Service

Jamaica PM to meet with VP Kamala Harris as White House works on Caribbean relationships

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will host Jamaica’s prime minister at the White House on Wednesday as part of an effort to improve the United States’ relationship with Caribbean nations.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Stock trader resentenced to 5 years for deadly bunker fire

A wealthy stock trader has been resentenced to five years in prison for his role in the fiery death of a man who was helping him secretly dig tunnels for a nuclear bunker under a home in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D

The Independent UK

White House won’t bar Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump Jan. 6 testimony

WASHINGTON — The White House will not block former President Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, from testifying to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Tribune News Service

$100 a month to help offset California gasoline price spikes? Congress is thinking about it

WASHINGTON — Will Californians get $100 a month in gasoline rebates from Washington in addition to the gas relief money state officials want to send to consumers?

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Sen. Josh Hawley says he missed a call from Trump on morning of Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley said Tuesday that former President Donald Trump attempted to call him on Jan. 6, 2021 but the two were not able to connect.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Washington lawmakers pass bill giving moviemakers more incentives to film in state

SEATTLE — What first comes to mind when you hear the name Forks, Washington?

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Analysis: Biden’s non-gaffe on Putin suggests a president steeped in foreign policy resisting his instincts

WASHINGTON — It was historic. It was forceful. It was bold. It was presidential.

Reuters

Russian oligarch Deripaska loses U.S. court battle to lift sanctions

A U.S. appeals court in Washington on Tuesday rejected a bid by Russian aluminum tycoon Oleg Deripaska to lift sanctions imposed on him by the United States in 2018, finding that American officials had sufficient evidence to back up their action.

Tribune News Service

‘Revered and feared’: Don Young lies in state at the Capitol

WASHINGTON — It was freezing out the morning Don Young, the dean of the House, returned to the Capitol one last time.

The Independent UK

Her cousin was murdered – now she’s hunting a serial killer

At least five people varying in age, gender and physical description vanished or were killed over a three-year period near the Idaho/Washington border. The cases have never been solved – though theories abound, particularly about one man, Sheila Flynn writes

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Roll Call

Lawmakers see alternatives to Russian energy in their districts - Roll Call

With gas prices high and the world looking for alternatives to Russian energy, lawmakers are finding solutions in their own districts.

Reuters

Biden says 'we'll see' if Russia de-escalates in Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said it remains to be seen whether Russia follows through with any actions to scale down its military operations in Ukraine, saying Washington and its allies will continue with strong sanctions and aid for Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times

LA Mayor Garcetti's confirmation vote as ambassador to India delayed

WASHINGTON — A key Senate Republican said it will be at least another month before he finishes an investigation into whether Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was aware at the time of a top aide’s alleged sexual harassment of others in the mayor’s office, likely further delaying any Senate action…

Benzinga

Old Dominion Freight Line Adds Capacity Via New, Expanded Facilities

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc (NASDAQ:ODFL) revealed its expansion efforts with service center growth in seven cities in 4Q21 and 1Q22. The less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier's new or improved facilities include Alliance, Texas; Byhalia, Mississippi; Clear Lake, Iowa; Kernersville, North Carolina; Marysville, Washington; West Columbia, South Carolina; and Westfield, Massachusetts. The company specified that…

Tribune News Service

Fine with fines? Amazon isn't making enough changes to protect warehouse workers, Washington state says

Amazon and Washington's workplace safety watchdog are trapped in a cycle.

Los Angeles Times

Vice President Kamala Harris, in her toughest hour, is keeping a tighter circle

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris was marinating in a fresh stew of commentary about her public polling that showed her home state approval numbers were almost as dismal as her national ones. Russia had just invaded Ukraine, forcing the vice president to accelerate her on-the-job training as the administration…

Tribune News Service

Analysis: Inflation may shrink Biden’s big defense plan

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s new defense budget request is more sizable than many observers had expected, and Congress is all but certain to beef it up further.

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