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Manchin floats Democrats unilaterally hiking debt-ceiling with expedited support from GOP

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., walks through the subway on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin III, a key swing vote for the White House’s legislative agenda, said on Monday that Democrats could unilaterally hike the nation’s borrowing limit with minor help from Republicans.

A man browses largely empty shelves for cat food at Pet Club on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Emeryville, Calif. According to store employees, supply chain issues are preventing the store from keeping products stocked. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Supply-chain problems persist despite Biden’s efforts to alleviate congestion

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Emily Halvorson, center, of Washington, with Planned Parenthood, joins groups of abortion-rights and anti-abortion activists as they rally outside the Supreme Court, on, Nov. 1, 2021, as arguments are set to begin about abortion by the court, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Expect plenty of opinions Wednesday at the Supreme Court when crowds of demonstrators converge for rallies timed to oral argument on a Mississippi abortion law that could upend Roe v. Wade. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Dueling mass rallies planned for Supreme Court hearing in pivotal abortion case

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Ohio National Guard's Pfc. Trey Risner, assigned to Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, prepares to operate the Avenger Air Defense System during exercise Forager 21 on July 30, 2021, Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands. The Avenger is a self-propelled surface-to-air missile system which provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units. Exercise Forager 21 exercises our ability to conduct strategic deployment and Joint operational maneuver of forces into and across the Indo-Pacific theater. (Photo by Army Spc. Olivia Lauer) **FILE**

Eyeing China, Pentagon to shift resources, seek ‘access’ from Pacific allies

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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FILE - Former &quot;Empire&quot; actor Jussie Smollett leaves the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, Feb. 24, 2020. Smollett's trial will boil down to the question of whether the jury believes the actor's version of what he says was a racist and homophobic attack or that told by two brothers who say they helped the actor fake the attack. The trial starts with jury selection Monday, Nov. 29, 2021 and is expected to last a week. (AP Photo/Matt Marton, file)

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Kyle Rittenhouse keeps his composure while starting to cry as he is found not guilty on all counts at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. The jury came back with its verdict afer close to 3 1/2 days of deliberation. (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, Pool)

Students demand Arizona State expel ‘racist murderer’ Kyle Rittenhouse

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Salvation Army National Commander Commissioner Kenneth Hodder, in face mask, stands at one of the group's Red Kettle Campaign outposts to kick off the 2021 effort. (Photo courtesy of The Salvation Army)

Salvation Army pulls anti-racism document after donor blowback

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In this Aug. 13, 2020 file photo, the logos for Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus and Sling TV are pictured on a remote control in Portland, Ore. The Hollywood Reporter reported on Monday that the 16th season of Fox’s animated sitcom now jumps from episode 11 to 13 for viewers of the Disney+ streaming service in Hong Kong. Episode 12 depicts the Simpsons family journeying to China, where they encounter in Tiananmen Square a sign that reads: “On this site, in 1989, nothing happened.” (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Disney pulls ‘Simpsons’ episode mocking Chinese censorship

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A man browses largely empty shelves for cat food at Pet Club on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Emeryville, Calif. According to store employees, supply chain issues are preventing the store from keeping products stocked. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Supply-chain problems persist despite Biden’s efforts to alleviate congestion

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Gingerbread houses sit in the East Room of the White House during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House gingerbread display includes tiny gas station, minus price

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President Joe Biden answers a question as he speaks about the COVID-19 variant named omicron, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in Washington. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to the president, listens at left. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden abruptly calls off his speech about fixing the supply chain crisis

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President Joe Biden talks to members of the media before entering Nantucket Bookworks in Nantucket, Mass., Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., walks through the subway on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Manchin floats Democrats unilaterally hiking debt-ceiling with expedited support from GOP

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters following a GOP strategy meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

NDAA stalls on Senate floor as end-of-year pressure builds

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In this April 20, 2021, photo Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks in Brooklyn Center, Minn., during a news conference at the site of the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright by a police officer during a traffic stop. Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert apologized Friday, Nov. 26, for using anti-Muslim language in describing a recent encounter she had with Omar. In her apology, Boebert didn't address Omar's criticism that Boebert made up her story about the encounter at the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) **FILE**

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Sen. Rand Paul blasts Dr. Fauci for claiming that he represents science

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Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, appears before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss vaccines and protecting public health during the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Washington. Collins says he is stepping down by the end of the year, having led the research center for 12 years and becoming a prominent source of public information during the coronavirus pandemic. A formal announcement was expected Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, from NIH. (Michael Reynolds/Pool via AP, File)

Omicron variant renews COVID fears, triggers travel bans

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U.S. and Chinese national flags are hung outside a hotel during the U.S. Presidential election event, organized by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ** FILE **

Feds pay billions to fraudsters tied to China and Russia in COVID-19 schemes

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A hiring sign is placed at a booth for prospective employers during a job fair Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, in the West Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

A worker revolution? Seismic shift in the labor market remakes the employer-employee relationship

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In this Dec. 18, 2020 file photo, pipes to be used for the Keystone XL pipeline are stored in a field near Dorchester, Neb. Experts say President Joe Biden's pledge to undo his predecessor's anti-regulatory policies on the environment won't be accomplished easily, despite a fast start. After taking office, Biden returned the U.S. to the Paris climate accords, revoked the Keystone oil pipeline’s federal permit and halted oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP) ** FILE **

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President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 variant named omicron, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases listen. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Emily Halvorson, center, of Washington, with Planned Parenthood, joins groups of abortion-rights and anti-abortion activists as they rally outside the Supreme Court, on, Nov. 1, 2021, as arguments are set to begin about abortion by the court, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Expect plenty of opinions Wednesday at the Supreme Court when crowds of demonstrators converge for rallies timed to oral argument on a Mississippi abortion law that could upend Roe v. Wade. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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In this April 6, 2021, file photo, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker speaks to reporters after receiving a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. Gov. Baker is facing increasing criticism of his handling of the COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home, with calls mounting for a legislative response to the deaths, which claimed the lives of 76 veteran residents last spring. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald via AP, Pool, File)

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Washington Football Team quarterback Taylor Heinicke (4) celebrates after an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021 in Landover. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)

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Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson (24) scores on a two-point conversion against the Seattle Seahawks during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Wizards' Bradley Beal (3) drives against San Antonio Spurs' Dejounte Murray during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)

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