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Crafts retailer Joann files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

More than 800 stores, including one in PA, continue to operate

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Congress faces two shutdown deadlines

No agreements yet as spending bills loom

President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday in Washington about the war in Israel and Ukraine. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via The Associated Press)

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Biden declares support for Israel, Ukraine ‘vital’ for US security

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden declared it is “vital for America’s national security” for Israel and Ukraine to…

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other House Republicans after Gaetz filed a motion to oust McCarthy from his leadership role at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday. (J. Scott Applewhite/The Associated Press)

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McCarthy becomes the first speaker to be ousted from the job in a House vote

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., gives two thumbs up as the Senate votes to approve a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open on Saturday in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Associated Press)

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Government shutdown averted with little time to spare

Ukraine funding remans an issue

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Senate pushes for bill to avert federal closure

Test vote on House bill scheduled for Friday

Kyle Rittenhouse and one of his attorneys.

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Rittenhouse acquitted of all charges in Kenosha shootings

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EXPLAINER: Employers have legal right to mandate COVID shots

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The state of California. New York City. Hospitals and nursing…

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., walks to a news conference as the Democratic-led House is poised to pass a bill that enshrines protections in the nation's labor and civil rights laws for LGBTQ people, a top priority of President Joe Biden, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (J. Scott Applewhite/The Associated Press)

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U.S. House approves conservation package

WASHINGTON — The House has passed legislation that would create about 1.5 million acres of new wilderness and…

Congressman Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor.

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U.S. House passes Wild Olympics bill with public-lands package

Legislation targets more than 126,000 acres for protection

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo Ethan Nordean, with backward baseball hat and bullhorn, leads members of the far-right group Proud Boys in marching before the riot at the U.S. Capitol. Nordean, 30, of Auburn, Washington, has described himself as the sergeant-at-arms of the Seattle chapter of the Proud Boys. The Justice Department has charged him in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., with obstructing an official proceeding, aiding and abetting others who damaged federal property, and knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building. He asked a judge Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, to release him from detention pending trial. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster,File)

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Judge halts Proud Boy’s release in Capitol breach case

By Gene Johnson

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Trump’s pardon largesse a boon for patrons, friends

By Eric Tucker

President Joe Biden signs his first executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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On Day One, Biden targets Trump policies on climate, virus

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden moved swiftly to dismantle Donald Trump’s legacy on his first day in office,…

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, as their children Ashley and Hunter watch.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

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Biden takes the helm: ‘Democracy has prevailed’

President takes oath in peaceful power transfer

President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday in Washington. (Gerald Herbert/The Associated Press)

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President impeached in historic second charge

Trump calls for no violence, vandalism

Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. (J. Scott Applewhite/The Associated Press)

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Chaos in Capitol: Riots over election

Mob breaks into Capitol

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President Donald Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Sunday, ending days…

Trump signs immigration order featuring numerous exemptions

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Trump signs immigration order featuring numerous exemptions

Experts: Edict will merely delay the issuance of green cards for a minority of immigrants

Trump, Congress near deal on small business, hospital aid

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Trump, Congress near deal on small business, hospital aid

Timeline for agreement not immediately clear

Some US manufacturers reopening amid fierce political heat

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Some US manufacturers reopening amid fierce political heat

By COLLEEN LONG, GENE JOHNSON and MIKE CORDER | Associated Press