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Senate Republicans made major changes to their bill and picked up the votes to push it through the chamber on Friday.
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
He met with Muslim refugees and heard their stories, but did not address his earlier public silence about them while in Myanmar.
Rep. Blake Farenthold, Republican of Texas, settled a sexual harassment suit for $84,000, one of six House settlements funded by taxpayers since 2013.
The Pentagon intends to keep indefinitely its legacy cluster munitions, more than 1.5 million of which are in South Korea.
Senate leaders say they are confident they have 50 votes needed to pass the bill along party lines.
Kenneth Franklin Shinzato admitted raping his victim, a 20-year-old Japanese woman, but denied that he intended to kill her.
Two more senators, Steve Daines and Ron Johnson, say they will vote yes. If Senator Susan Collins of Maine votes yes, and no surprise opponents pop up, Republicans would have 50 votes.
FIFA will place the 32 qualified teams for next summer’s World Cup into their first-round groups on Friday.
Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
Dark plays are fitting for a dark month, and perhaps for our national mood. These productions offer criticism, mystery, warning and hope.
