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FILE - Associate Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. Thomas is absent from the court Monday with no explanation. The 75-year-old Thomas also is not participating remotely in arguments, as justices sometimes do when they are ill or otherwise can’t be there in person. Chief Justice John Roberts announced Thomas’ absence, saying that his colleague would still participate in the day’s cases, based on the briefs and the transcripts of the arguments. (AP Photo/J.

Justice Thomas misses Supreme Court session Monday with no explanation

April 15, 2024, 8:17am Nation & World

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was absent from the court Monday with no explanation. Read story

The bombing area at Abbey Gate is pictured August 26, 2021, in Kabul, Afghanistan, before the blast. A review released Monday, April 15, 2024, says the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed U.S. troops and Afghans in August 2021 was not preventable, and the “bald man in black” spotted by U.S. service members the morning of the attack was not the bomber. (U.S.

Review says Abbey Gate bombing wasn’t preventable, refutes claims troops sighted the would-be bomber

April 15, 2024, 8:10am Nation & World

The suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed U.S. troops and Afghans in August 2021 was not preventable, and the “bald man in black” spotted by U.S. service members the morning of the attack was not the bomber, according to a new review by U.S. Central Command. Read story

Trump just made a 2024 endorsement in this Eastern WA congressional grudge match

April 15, 2024, 7:41am Northwest

Former President Donald Trump has endorsed a MAGA challenger to U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse in a notch against the Sunnyside, Wash., Republican who voted to impeach Trump follow the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.+ Read story

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) talks on the phone near the Senate Chambers on March 23, 2024, in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September and avert a partial shutdown. The legislation will now go to the Senate for consideration.

Analysis: Senate fundraising dwarfs past Senate and presidential races

April 15, 2024, 6:00am Politics

First quarter fundraising totals once again demonstrate that Senate candidates are raising dramatically more in races compared to just 20 years ago, with candidates in top-tier Senate races now closer to spending what presidential candidates used to spend in the early 2000s. Read story

Tracy Toulou, the outgoing Director of the Office of Tribal Justice, stands in a hallway lined with flags of tribal nations at the Department of Justice, Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Washington. For more than two decades, Toulou has confronted the serious public safety challenges facing Indian Country by working to expand the power of tribal justice systems. Today, tribal law enforcement finally has a seat at the table when federal authorities coordinate with state and local police, according to the Justice Department’s point person on Native American tribes.

How to tackle crime in Indian Country? Empower tribal justice, ex-Justice Department official says

April 14, 2024, 4:23pm Northwest

A quarter-century ago, the Justice Department had few meaningful relationships with Native American tribes. Read story

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will push for aid to Israel and Ukraine this week

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump listens during a news conference, Friday, April 12, 2024, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla.

April 14, 2024, 3:35pm Latest News

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday he will try to advance wartime aid for Israel this week as he attempts the difficult task of winning House approval for a national security package that also includes funding for Ukraine and allies in Asia. Read story

News organizations urge Biden and Trump to commit to presidential debates during the 2024 campaign

This combination of photos show President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate on Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland, Ohio. Twelve news organizations issued a joint statement calling on the presumptive presidential nominees President Biden and former President Trump to agree to debates during the 2024 campaign. ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, PBS, NBC, NPR and The Associated Press all signed on to the letter.

April 14, 2024, 2:44pm Election

Twelve news organizations on Sunday urged presumptive presidential nominees Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to debates, saying they were a “rich tradition” that have been part of every general election campaign since 1976. Read story