Lightning strike near White House leaves 4 in critical condition
Four people are in critical condition after a lightning strike near the White House on Thursday, officials in the US ...
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Freeing WNBA’s Griner a ‘priority’ for Biden: White House
US President Joe Biden has read a letter from Brittney Griner, the women's basketball star who has been detained in ...
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BTS ‘devastated’ by US hate crimes
South Korean K-pop sensations BTS didn’t sing a word during a White House visit Tuesday to meet President Joe Biden, ...
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Karine Jean-Pierre named as first Black W.House press secretary
US President Joe Biden on Thursday named Karine Jean-Pierre as the next White House press secretary, the first Black person ...
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US, allies seek ‘free and open’ Indo-Pacific
(Last of Two Parts) The primary requisite for the U.S.’ and her close allies’ vital interests is having a free ...
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US will continue defending Indo-Pacific
(First of Two Parts) Extending a modernized role drawn on “all instruments of power,” the U.S. will defend Indo-Pacific interests, ...
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US judge rules Trump Capitol attack records can be released to Congress
A US judge Tuesday ordered White House records that could implicate former President Donald Trump in the January 6 attack ...
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White House press secretary tests positive for Covid-19
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Sunday she has tested positive for Covid-19, after deciding not to travel to Europe ...
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Trump sues to keep records on US Capitol attack secret
Washington—Donald Trump is suing to block the release of White House records related to the January 6 insurrection that he ...
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Biden cancels trip with agenda under threat, debt crisis looming
President Joe Biden postponed a Wednesday trip to Chicago to stay in Washington and fight for his domestic agenda, which ...
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