The same week, several allies of the president won Republican primaries against their incumbent rivals and federal prosecutors announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro
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Washington Roundup: Trump-Xi summit yields little for Lai; hospice Medicare moratorium
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonPresident Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a high-stakes summit in Beijing on May 15.
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Washington Roundup: High court to hear birthright citizenship case, OKs Texas congressional map
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe Supreme Court on Dec. 5 said it would take up a case regarding the Trump administration’s executive order to end birthright citizenship.
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Washington Roundup: Trump wants filibuster nixed; SNAP payments ordered; nuclear tests back, and more
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonA federal judge ordered the Trump administration to make SNAP payments Oct. 31; Trump also ordered the U.S. military to resume nuclear testing after a pause of more than three …
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Washington Roundup: Voting Rights Act on trial; White House boosts Down Syndrome awareness; and more
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 15 heard oral arguments over a Voting Rights Act provision and the White House drew attention to Down Syndrome Awareness Month.
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Washington Roundup: USCCB greets ‘first phase’ of Gaza deal; shutdown continues; and more
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonIsrael’s government ratified what the White House called the “first phase” of a ceasefire deal, as President Donald Trump indicated he planned to visit the region.
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Washington Roundup: Shutdown continues; Hamas agrees to hostage release after Trump Gaza proposal
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe federal government shutdown stretched into its third day with indications it would continue after lawmakers once again failed to pass a spending bill.
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Washington Roundup: Trump, Putin meet in Alaska; State Department scales back human rights report
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonPresident Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska Aug. 15, as Trump seeks to end that nation’s war in Ukraine.
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Washington Roundup: Senior US officials visit Gaza amid hunger crisis, Trump announces new tariffs
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonU.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and special envoy Steve Witkoff made a rare trip to Gaza Aug. 1, after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would be “going to …
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Washington Roundup: Supreme Court OKs layoffs; Reagan’s surgeon remembered; Pope Leo’s US ‘reset’
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThis week in Washington: The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to conduct further layoffs of federal workers, declined to revive a hardline Florida immigration law, …
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