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Ginsburg misses Supreme Court arguments for 1st time as she recovers from cancer

January 7, 2019 at 7:57 a.m.

WASHINGTON - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will not be on the bench Monday when the Supreme Court hears oral arguments, the first time in her career she has missed a...

Park Service takes “extraordinary step” of dipping into entrance fees to bolster operations at popular sites

January 6, 2019 at 3:23 p.m.

The National Park Service will take the unprecedented step of tapping entrance fees to pay for expanded operations at its most popular sites, officials said Sunday, as the federal government...

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President Trump heads to Camp David as shutdown enters third week

January 6, 2019 at 12:03 p.m.

WASHINGTON - With the partial government shutdown dragging into its third week, President Donald Trump on Sunday headed to Camp David for a White House staff retreat at which border...

Groups gather for the Women’s March in Washington in January 2017. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Amanda Voisard

California Women鈥檚 March rally canceled over concerns that it would be “overwhelmingly white”

January 5, 2019 at 1:54 p.m.

A Women's March group is canceling its January rally in Humboldt County, California, over concerns that its participants would be "overwhelmingly white."

Moving day at St. Anthony's in Denver to the new hospital in Lakewood. Joe Amon, The Denver Post (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Woman in a vegetative state for over a decade gave birth in Phoenix, prompting rape investigation

January 5, 2019 at 1:02 p.m.

A near-drowning had left the woman in a persistent vegetative state for nearly a decade. Awake but immobile, and apparently unaware, her universe consisted mostly of a room at a...

On Jan. 1, Day 11 of the partial government shutdown, the U.S. Capitol dome is viewed through a reflection of the American flag on Capitol Hill.

Millions face delayed tax refunds, cuts to food aid as White House scrambles to deal with shutdown

January 5, 2019 at 10:34 a.m.

WASHINGTON - One economist predicted the implications would disproportionately hit low-income Americans who rely on government benefits or need tax refunds to pay their bills immediately.

U.S. Postal clerks Steven Prince and Alyssa Loomis scan and process packages

U.S. economy adds 312,000 jobs in December, unemployment rate up to 3.9 percent

January 4, 2019 at 9:14 a.m.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy added 312,000 jobs in December, smashing expectations for year-end growth, and the unemployment rate crept up to 3.9 percent - the highest level since July,...

U.S. House Representative Rashida Tlaib participates in a ceremonial swearing-in at the start of the 116th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Tlaib kicked off her term with an expletive-laced vow to impeach President Donald Trump, triggering Republican outrage and testing party discipline barely a day after Democrats regained the House.

Michigan Congresswoman drops “F” bomb in promising to impeach Trump

January 4, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., made history Thursday afternoon for being the first Palestinian-American woman sworn into Congress.

A sign announcing closure of the National Archives due to a partial government shutdown is displayed in Washington on Dec. 22, 2018. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Zach Gibson

Shutdown enters second week as furloughs, closings to expand

January 1, 2019 at 7:23 p.m.

The partial U.S. government shutdown enters its second week on Saturday, with nearly 14,000 workers at the Environmental Protection Agency going on furlough and the Smithsonian announcing its museums will...

Why do we kiss on New Year鈥檚?

December 31, 2018 at 7:00 a.m.

In many countries, including the United States, it's traditional to count down from 10 to 1 and then lock lips with a loved one, friend or stranger you just met.

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