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Asylum seekers confront rejection as Europe puts up roadblocks

In a 128-page draft law produced by the German Interior Ministry and obtained by The Washington Post, the government would speed asylum procedures, cut ... >> view original

Hillary Clinton laughs at possible criminal charges in email scandal

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times - Friday, September 18, 2015. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton burst into laughter when asked ... >> view original

Here's what it was like inWashingtonthe first time a pope came to visit

Pope John Paul II was the first pope to visit Washington, on a whirlwind 1979 tour of the United States that also included stops in Boston, New York, Philadelphia ... >> view original

US, Russian defense heads talk about Syrian military buildup

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ash Carter called his Russian counterpart Friday, the first step in direct military talks proposed by Russia about Moscow's ... >> view original

Congress inching ever closer toward government shutdown

President Obama has been ramping up his attacks on fractious congressional Republicans in recent days, accusing them of pushing the country toward a ... >> view original

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Back then, Washington was still struggling to control the disease's spread. Revolutionary drugs had reduced the risk of mother-to-child infections to less than 2 ... >> view original

Washington'swildfires gave this sea otter asthma. Now she's...

Like many people in Washington State and across the west, she has been having trouble breathing the air that's suddenly full of dust and soot. So, like people ... >> view original

The GOP's dangerous 'debate' on vaccines and autism

In fact, a woman in Washington state died from pneumonia due to measles: the first measles death in the country in more than a decade. More from Morning Mix. >> view original

A Trump questioner called Obama a Muslim. Many (maybe even...

At a Donald Trump event Thursday night in New Hampshire, a man asking a question prefaced it by saying that President Obama is a Muslim. Trump is now ... >> view original

Joey Meek, friend of Dylann Roof, pleads not guilty to federal charges

Bever and Izadi reported from Washington. Adam Goldman, Stephanie McCrummen, Sarah Larimer and Abby Phillip contributed to this story, which has been ... >> view original