Washington & Politics

Tennessee’s transgender bathroom sign law challenged again

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Tennessee's first-of-its-kind law that requires businesses and government facilities to post signs if they let transgender people use multiperson public bathrooms of their choice...

UK urged to defer winding down of salary support program

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LONDON — Business leaders and unions joined forces Thursday to urge the British government to maintain a salary subsidy program that is being wound...

House poised to approve $715 billion transportation bill

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WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led House is set to approve a sizable $715 billion transportation bill Thursday, a potential investment in roads, rail, public transit...

What’s in a tag? Twitter revamps misinformation labels

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Last May, as Twitter was testing warning labels for false and misleading tweets, it tried out the word “disputed" with a small focus group....

Russia launches booster shots amid soaring infections

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MOSCOW — Russian health authorities on Thursday launched booster vaccination for those who had been sick with COVID-19 or immunized more than six months...

Rumsfeld, a cunning leader who oversaw a ruinous Iraq war

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WASHINGTON — Calling Donald H. Rumsfeld energetic was like calling the Pacific wide. When others would rest, he would run. While others sat, he...

Idaho will send 5 troopers to help Arizona secure border

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BOISE, Idaho — Five Idaho State Police troopers will go to Arizona for 21 days to help with border security, Gov. Brad Little said...

Census Bureau dodges challenge to controversial privacy tool

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The U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday dodged a challenge for now to its use of a controversial statistical method aimed at keeping people’s data...

Man who stormed Capitol with Oath Keepers pleads guilty

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An Alabama man who stormed the U.S. Capitol with members of the Oath Keepers extremist group pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy and is cooperating...

Key part of US residency program for investors set to expire

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WASHINGTON — A program that has allowed wealthy foreign investors to obtain U.S. residency, and has long been the subject of complaints that it...