The outcome of Tuesday’s election will shape the country’s future, determining whether the new White House has allies or skeptics on Capitol Hill – or faces a divided Congress.
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Mud-caked volunteers clean flood debris in Spanish town as authorities struggle to respond
The deluge powered a flood that knocked down two of the four bridges in the town and made a third unsafe to cross.
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Hiring slowed sharply in final month before election amid hurricanes, strikes
The a low unemployment rate suggests that the labor market is still fundamentally healthy, if not as robust as it was early this year.
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$635 million in federal grants to fund bridge work from Maine to Alaska
Maine will receive the most money – nearly $133 million for a dozen bridges along Interstate 95 and Interstate 295 – in the latest infusion from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law President Biden signed in 2021.
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White House altered record of Biden’s ‘garbage’ remarks, sources say
White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump, according to 2 U.S. government officials.
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Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes moves to federal court
A judge in Philadelphia has put a state challenge of Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes on hold while lawyers for the billionaire and his political action committee try to move the lawsuit to federal court
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Average rate on 30-year mortgage in U.S. rises for fifth straight week
The average rate on a 30-year home loan hasn’t been this high since Aug. 1.
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North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are heading toward Ukraine, U.S. says
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that officials are discussing what to do about the deployment, which he called a dangerous and destabilizing move.
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Prosecutors seek 17-year prison term for Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira
In a court document, prosecutors say the Massachusetts Air National Guard member ‘perpetrated one of the most significant and consequential violations of the Espionage Act in American history.’
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Harris urges voters to reject Trump’s efforts to sow division and fear
Kamala Harris is urging voters to reject Donald Trump’s efforts to sow division and fear, declaring, ‘It doesn’t have to be this way.’