McCarthy confronts a spending mess that will test his speakership
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McCarthy confronts a spending mess that will test his speakership

McCarthy has embraced conservative demands in recent weeks, with appropriators setting spending levels below those he arranged with President Joe Biden. But despite major concessions from leadership, hardliners have already warned they aren’t sold on the funding bills. On the other side, McCarthy allies are doubtful that those conservatives will ever support a final spending… […]

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani interviewed in Jan. 6 investigation
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Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani interviewed in Jan. 6 investigation

FILE – Rudy Giuliani speaks with reporters as he departs the federal courthouse, May 19, 2023, in Washington. Giuliani, who as a member of Donald Trump’s legal team sought to overturn 2020 presidential election results in battleground states, was interviewed recently by investigators with the Justice Department special counsel’s office, according to a person familiar… […]

Shock, grief in Newton as suspect in killings of 3 elderly residents arraigned
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Shock, grief in Newton as suspect in killings of 3 elderly residents arraigned

NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — Jill D’Amore helped make Our Lady Help of Christians Church beautiful, tending to flowers and decorating the parish season by season. Her mother, 97-year-old Lucia Arpino, never missed morning Mass until the coronavirus pandemic hit. And Jill’s husband, Bruno, proudly flipped burgers at the parish picnic.Their apparently random beating and stabbing… […]

Prigozhin has moved to Belarus, and Russia won’t press charges for mutiny
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Prigozhin has moved to Belarus, and Russia won’t press charges for mutiny

Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the private army of prison recruits and other mercenaries who have fought some of the deadliest battles in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, escaped prosecution for his abortive armed rebellion against the Kremlin and arrived Tuesday in Belarus.The exile of the 62-year-old owner of the Wagner Group was part of a deal… […]

The Great Grift: $200 billion in Covid aid may have been stolen…
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The Great Grift: $200 billion in Covid aid may have been stolen…

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives, according to new estimates from a federal watchdog investigating federally funded programs that helped small businesses survive the worst public health crisis in more than a hundred years.The numbers issued Tuesday by the U.S. Small Business Administration inspector… […]

Simone Biles’ incredible dominance, by the numbers
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Simone Biles’ incredible dominance, by the numbers

playSimone Biles set to return to competitive gymnastics (0: 41)Christine Williamson and Domonique Foxworth react to Simone Biles announcing her return to gymnastics. (0: 41)ESPN.comJun 28, 2023, 07: 29 PM ETSimone Biles is returning to competition.The 26-year-old gymnast, who last competed in 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics, will be part of the field at the… […]

NHL draft live updates: Blackhawks take Connor Bedard at No. 1
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NHL draft live updates: Blackhawks take Connor Bedard at No. 1

ESPN staffJun 28, 2023, 10: 45 PM ETWelcome to the 2023 NHL draft. From the first round all the way to pick No. 224, this page will be your home for tracking every selection, including notes on team fit for the 32 players taken in the first round from Ryan S. Clark, Kristen Shilton and… […]