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Trump-backed plan to avert shutdown heads for House vote

A plan to avert a partial government shutdown backed by President Donald Trump is heading for a House-wide vote on Tuesday. The House Rules Committee, the final gatekeeper before legislation hits the House of Representatives chamber, advanced the bill along party lines on Monday evening.  Tuesday is expected to first see a vote to allow…

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Top Washington Post columnist leaves paper after 40 years amid editorial shakeup by owner Jeff Bezos

Top Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus resigned, accusing the paper’s chief executive and publisher Will Lewis of killing her column that criticized owner Jeff Bezos’s mandate to shift opinion columns to focus on libertarian sentiments. In a letter obtained by NPR, Marcus announced her resignation as a columnist and associate editor after four decades of…

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Reporter’s Notebook: Here we go again (again)

It seems like just a few weeks ago, there was a crisis on Capitol Hill as lawmakers tried to avert a government shutdown. Well, you have a good memory. But you don’t have to have a long one. The reason is that a government funding drama played out in Washington just before last Christmas. House…

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Meghan Markle’s estranged father rips Netflix series, accuses Duchess of ‘faking it for the cameras’

Meghan Markle’s estranged father has plenty of blistering words to say about her Netflix series. Thomas Markle has accused the Duchess of Sussex of being inauthentic in “With Love, Meghan.” He even went as far as to say that the 43-year-old used “pre-planned” facial expressions to appear relatable. “Unfortunately, Meghan has never been authentic,” the…

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