GOP Revolts on New COVID Spending as Aid Expiration Nears

WASHINGTON — In a shift, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was preparing Wednesday to roll out a “handful” of COVID-19 aid bills instead of a single package as Republicans revolt and split from the White House over priorities, according to a top lawmaker ...
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Trump Dons a Mask and Says It’s Patriotic

Donald Trump has yet to explain why he abandoned his personal practice of not wearing a face mask, but now that he has, the president wants everyone to know it. Monday, Trump tweeted a black-and-white image ...
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Trump, Statehood, Police Funding Fight Boost DC Mayor’s Profile

WASHINGTON — Muriel Bowser’s national profile had never been higher, thanks to a Twitter beef with President Donald Trump and a renewed push to turn the nation's capital into the 51st state. Now Washington's mayor must pull off a public juggling act as the cit...
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AP Fact Check: Trump Wholly Distorts Biden on Immigration

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is assailing Joe Biden for immigration proposals that Biden actually isn't proposing. Trump's account of what his Democratic presidential rival says he'd do with people in the country illegally is false in almost every detai...