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Bad blood: John Boehner and his 'jackass' tormentor Ted Cruz

The setting was a low-budget eatery on Capitol Hill called the “Tortilla Coast,” not known for its ambiance, as The Washington Post's Amy Argetsinger described ... >> view original

What happens now for the Nationals?

Perhaps this season had to end like this, because the higher the hopes, the greater the disappointment. And these Washington Nationals had the highest hopes ... >> view original

Shell backtracks on controversial Arctic drilling plan

After the Obama administration gave Royal Dutch Shell conditional approval to explore oil drilling off the coast of Alaska this May, protesters dangled from a ... >> view original

Spain: Tough talks loom for Catalonia pro-secession parties

BARCELONA, Spain — Secessionist parties that want Catalonia to break away from Spain but agree on little else were facing tough political negotiations aimed ... >> view original

India's Prime Minister Modi cried at Facebook. Here's why.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is wrapping up a whirlwind tour of Silicon Valley, where he met tech CEOs, gave a speech before a roaring crowd of more ... >> view original

Nonprofits seek Supreme Court review of contraceptives case

Appeals courts in Chicago, Cincinnati, Ohio, Denver, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., have dismissed those claims. But the 8th U.S. ... >> view original

Papelbon, Harper brawl in Nationals' loss to Phillies

The Washington Nationals' disappointing season reached a dreadful new low Sunday afternoon. The day after the Nationals were eliminated from playoff ... >> view original

Senate set to act on stopgap spending bill to avoid shutdown

In this photo taken Aug. 6, 2015, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate is on ... >> view original

Alcoa splitting into 2 companies

FILE - This April 7, 2014, file photo, shows the Alcoa logo in the lobby of Alcoa's headquarters in Pittsburgh. Alcoa announced, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, it will ... >> view original

Putin calls US support for rebels in Syria illegal

NEW YORK — In advance of a meeting with President Obama on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin labeled U.S. support for rebels in Syria as illegal, ... >> view original