Congress attempting to address Afghan refugee status once again
By FATEMA HOSSEINI WASHINGTON – More than two years after the final U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, over 70,000 refugees
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Makes Pleas to Congress and White House for More Aid
By JOSIE JACK and MONICA GODNICK WASHINGTON – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday used face-to-face meetings with Congress and
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‘1898’ Exhibit at the Smithsonian Explores Complex History Behind US Expansionism
By MICAELA HANSON WASHINGTON – When Taìna Caragol, the National Portrait Gallery’s curator of painting, sculpture and Latino art and
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Harris Wraps National Infrastructure Tour as She Touts New Bridge Funding
By IAN DECKER WASHINGTON – As part of the Biden administration’s infrastructure agenda, Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday announced nearly $300
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Light Pollution has Far Reaching Impacts on Earth’s Ecosystems and Human Health
By HUNTER SAVERY WASHINGTON – Every year it is becoming more and more difficult to see the stars. This will
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Gun control bill advances in Maryland Senate
By JENNIFER GABLE ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Maryland Senate passed the controversial Gun Safety Act of 2023, which limits the
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Advocates Call for Maryland Senate to Pass ‘Safe Harbor’ Protections for Sex Trafficking Victim
By MICHELLE LARKIN ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Monique Smith was sex trafficked from New York to Maryland at age 1. Because
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Who Are the People Fleeing the United States?
By HUNTER SAVERY WASHINGTON — At the foot of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor are the words “Give
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New House Democratic Leaders Look to Being in the Minority in January
By COURTNEY COHN WASHINGTON — As Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy struggles to gain support to become speaker, Democrats have rallied around their new leaders
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Trump Dinner With Anti-Semites is One Indicator of Rising Hate Speech and Incidents
By MAXINE FRIEDMAN and KATE SELTZER WASHINGTON – The furor over former President Donald Trump’s dinner with notorious antisemite Nick
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