Colby Itkowitzm, The Washington Post (c) 2024 A broad coalition of advocacy groups called on every member of Congress to commit to certify the results of the presidential election on Jan. 6, 2025, warning lawmakers in a letter sent Monday that “our most fundamental rights and freedoms will be jeopardized once again” if they don’t […]
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Takeaways on AP’s story about challenges to forest recovery and replanting after wildfires
By TAMMY WEBBER, BRITTANY PETERSON and CAMILLE FASSET, Associated Press The U.S. is struggling to replant forests destroyed by increasingly intense wildfires, with many areas unlikely to recover on their own. Researchers are studying which species are likely to survive — and where — as climate change makes it difficult or impossible for many forests […]
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Harris visiting border amid intensifying fight over immigration
Matt Viser, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to call for tougher border security measures on Friday during a visit to the southern border, a trip that amounts to her latest attempt to directly confront some of her biggest political vulnerabilities. In what her campaign is billing as a major […]
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Justice Dept. charges three men in alleged Iran hack of Trump campaign
By Devlin Barrett, The Washington Post (c) 2024 The Justice Department has charged three men with carrying outIran’s alleged hack and leak attack against Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Since June, the FBI has been investigating hacking activity aimed at the email accounts of Trump campaign staff and other people in the former president’s orbit. The […]
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Trump meets with Zelensky, opening new chapter in a fraught relationship
By Marianne LeVine, Michael Birnbaum, Isabelle Khurshudyan, The Washington Post (c) 2024 NEW YORK – Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday morning, opening a new chapter in a fraught relationship roiled by skepticism from the Republican presidential nominee and his party over U.S. involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war. While Trump said it was […]
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New York Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to corruption charges
By Shayna Jacobs, Devlin Barrett,The Washington Post (c) 2024 Mayor Eric Adams was arraigned Friday and pleaded not guilty to federal charges of bribery, wire fraud and taking illegal campaign donations. Appearing in a packed courtroom not far from City Hall, Adams – the first sitting New York mayor charged with a crime – listened as […]
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Harris signals support for crypto, in potential break with Biden
Jeff Stein, Cat Zakrzewski, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris is signaling support for expansion of the cryptocurrency industry in the United States, attempting to rebuff claims that she would seek a crackdown on the rapidly growing but controversial sector. In a speech in Pittsburgh about the economy on Wednesday, Harris said it […]
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NM Auditor says no evidence of misuse of $5.3M at troubled water utility
By Danielle Prokop, Source NM The New Mexico Office of the State Auditor released the findings of an investigation into a troubled southern New Mexico utility Tuesday, concluding that there was no evidence of misuse of $5.3 million in public funds. The New Mexico Environment Department called for multiple state agencies to take a closer look at […]
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Free covid tests by mail program revived by Biden administration
By Fenit Nirappil, The Washington Post (c) 2024 CORRECTION: The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service. Follow this story and more by signing up for health, science, and environment email alerts. Americans can again order free rapid coronavirus tests by mail, the Biden administration announced Thursday. People can […]
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams’s indictment comes after years of connections to Turkey
Mikhail Klimentov, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Long before Eric Adams was charged Thursday over accusations of “corrupt relationships” with Turkish business executives and at least one official, the New York mayor was known for his sometimes eccentric connections to Turkey. “I’m probably the only mayor in the history of this city that has not […]