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Fourth Congressional District candidates share immigration policy opinions
MOSES LAKE — Eleven candidates are running in the primary election for Washington’s 4th Congressional District. Al…
GOP's Sen. Scott suggests Dems use race as political weapon
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott accused Democrats on Wednesday of dividing the country and suggested they're wielding race as “a political weapon," using the official Republican response to
AP FACT CHECK: Biden skews record on migrants; GOP on virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking a swipe at his predecessor, President Joe Biden gave a distorted account of the historical forces driving migrants to the U.S. border, glossing over the multitudes who were desperate to esc…
Analysis: Biden pitches big government as antidote to crises
WASHINGTON (AP) — Forty years ago, a newly elected American president declared government the source of many of the nation's problems, reshaping the parameters of U.S. politics for decades to come. On Wednesday nig…
Biden's declaration: America's democracy 'is rising anew'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden declared that “America is rising anew” as he called for an expansion of federal programs to drive the economy past the pandemic and broadly extend the social safety net on a sc…
The Latest: In GOP response, Scott says US isn't racist
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The Latest: Handshakes and hand-holding as Biden exits House
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Biden to the nation and world: 'America is rising anew'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden declared Wednesday night in his first address to a joint session of Congress that “America is rising anew," and pointed optimistically to the nation's emergence from the pandem…
AP FACT CHECK: Claims from Biden's joint address to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press is fact-checking remarks from President Joe Biden's
The Latest: Biden presses for `reasonable reforms' on guns
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Biden speech takeaways: Government is good, and so are jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden returned to the U.S. Capitol, his home for more than three decades, and used his
Biden to the nation: 'America is rising anew"
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden declared Wednesday night in his first address to a joint session of Congress that “America is rising anew" on the verge of overcoming the historic pandemic. Looking to the futu…
The Latest: Biden says he intends to raise taxes on richest
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The Latest: Biden marks 100th day with address to Congress
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Harris, Pelosi make history seated behind Biden at speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made history Wednesday as the first women — one of them Black and Indian American — to share the stage in Congress during a presidential…
Harris, Pelosi to make history seated behind Biden at speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are set to make history Wednesday as the first women — one of them Black and Indian American — to share the stage in Congress during a p…