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Huskies suffer loss in district tournament
OTHELLO — The Othello Huskies (19-4) suffered a 5-1 loss at home to the Ellensburg Bulldogs in the semifinals of t…
$1 trillion infrastructure plan clears another Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate further advanced a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan Friday with a bipartisan group of senators helping it clear one more hurdle and bracing to see if support can hold during the …
EXPLAINER: Washington tenants get modified eviction reprieve
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday, after the Biden administration extended the original date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the …
Biden lands win, but virus surge threatens to derail agenda
NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Biden wagered his campaign and now his presidency on the premise that government itself could still work, even at a time of fractious political division.
Senate work on infrastructure plan slides into Saturday
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are returning to the Capitol for a rare Saturday session as they try to make further progress on a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan.
Evictions loom after Biden, Congress fail to extend ban
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Pentagon grappling with new vaccine orders; timing uncertain
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is vowing he “won't let grass grow under our feet” as the department begins to implement the new vaccine and testing directives. But Pentagon officials on Friday wer…
$1 trillion infrastructure plan clears another Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate further advanced a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan Friday with a bipartisan group of senators helping it clear one more hurdle and bracing to see if support can hold during the …
Evictions looming, Biden fails to get Congress to extend ban
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Biden signs bill to fund Capitol security, Afghan visas
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday signed emergency legislation that would bolster security at the Capitol, repay outstanding debts from the violent Jan. 6 insurrection and increase the number of visas…
To get shots in arms, governments turn to money in pockets
Millions of people in the U.S. who haven't gotten the
With evictions looming, Congress strains to extend ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours before a
AP FACT CHECK: No, Pelosi is not out to arrest mask refusers
WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the House Republican leadership is spreading a false accusation that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is out to get people arrested if they refuse to wear a mask inside the premises.
EXPLAINER: Washington tenants get modified eviction reprieve
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday, after the Biden administration extended the original date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the …
Justice says IRS must give Trump tax returns to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department, in a reversal, says the Treasury Department must provide the House Ways and Means Committee former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, apparently ending a long legal show…
Senate advances nearly $1 trillion infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate advanced a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan on Friday with a bipartisan group of senators helping it clear one more hurdle and bracing to see if support can hold during the next …