Washington & Politics

Longtime prosecutor dies says after 2 family members killed

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ISLANDTON, S.C. — A longtime prosecutor in South Carolina has died just days after his grandson and daughter-in-law were found dead on the family's...

Arkansas woman sues trooper for flipping car during stop

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas woman who says she was injured when a state trooper crashed into her car, causing it to flip,...

Law enforcement struggles to recruit since killing of Floyd

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Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next generation of police officers...

Biden sells G-7 on global tax, but U.S. Congress is a hurdle

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President Joe Biden might have persuaded some of the world's largest economies to hike taxes on corporations, but the U.S. Congress could be a...

Lisbon mayor criticized for sharing Russian dissidents’ data

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MADRID — Lisbon's mayor has come under fire after admitting that municipal employees shared with Russian officials personal details of at least three Lisbon-based...

Trump DOJ seized data from House Democrats in leaks probe

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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department under former President Donald Trump seized data from the accounts of at least two members of the House Intelligence...

2 women vie to make history as Virginia lieutenant governor

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RICHMOND, Va. — It's been nearly three decades since Virginia's only woman to win a statewide race held political office. ...

Trial begins for Marine accused in soldier’s hazing death

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NORFOLK, Va. — To hear a military prosecutor tell it, U.S. Marine Mario Madera-Rodriguez was tasked with smashing open the bedroom door of a...

Tokyo Olympics still undecided on fans — or no fans at all

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TOKYO — The question of allowing any fans into Tokyo Olympic venues is still being debated with a decision unlikely to be announced before...

Justice Department will review restrictive GOP voting laws

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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will scrutinize a wave of new laws in Republican-controlled states that tighten voting rules, Attorney General Merrick Garland said...