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New York on the brink

The awakening few see coming

Politics

House plans Thursday vote on government funding bill to extend spending through November

The government funding drama intensifies as House Republicans can only lose two votes while Democrats demand concessions to avoid a potential shutdown by Sept. 30.

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House passes two bills overhauling DC sentencing policies

The House passed two bills on Tuesday to assert congressional control over the District of Columbia’s sentencing policies, the first portion of a slate of legislation coming to a vote this week aimed at overhauling Washington, D.C.’s criminal justice system. The first bill is the D.C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act, or DC...