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Government shutdown fears cloud legislative agenda as House returns to session

WASHINGTON — Concerns over a potential government shutdown have reached a fever pitch as the House of Representatives returns to session…

Photos: America marks the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks

Monday marks the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks — the deadliest such attack on U.S. soil — which…

Looming UAW strike puts ‘Union Joe’ Biden in a tough position

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden finds himself in a tough spot between his “Union Joe” persona and his aggressive climate goals…

Senators take up looming insurance crisis as policy issuers flee Florida and California

WASHINGTON — Low-income policyholders will be hit hardest by rising insurance premiums as the frequency of natural disasters caused by…

Biden hails West Coast dockworker union contract as possibility of UAW strike looms

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden celebrated the recent West Coast dockworker contract in a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday.…

Biden tests negative for Covid-19 days away from G20 summit

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tested negative Monday night for Covid-19, a day after his wife tested positive and three days…

Biden nominates Jack Lew to be U.S. ambassador to Israel

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden nominated former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Tuesday to serve as ambassador to Israel.…

Vice President Harris will face doubts and dysfunction at the Southeast Asian nations summit

Vice President Kamala Harris will deepen her outreach to Southeast Asia this week at an international summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she’ll…

White House calls Marjorie Taylor Greene talk of Biden impeachment a ‘partisan stunt’

WASHINGTON — The White House pushed back on Republican talk of impeachment as “a partisan stunt” after Rep. Marjorie Taylor…

Heading into Labor Day weekend, Biden celebrates new job growth

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden lauded new jobs data out Friday that showed robust growth in the past month. “As…