Mystics

The Mystics’ guard scored a career-high 19 points to go with a nasty welt above her left eye as Washington moved with a half game of the eighth and final playoff spot. … [Read more...] about Karlie Samuelson’s toughness, three-point accuracy lift Mystics past Mercury

House Republicans have released their proposed funding patch that includes legislation requiring proof of citizenship to vote and postpones a final decision on government spending until next year, formally setting up a battle with the Democrat-led Senate. … [Read more...] about House GOP tees up six-month funding patch for likely vote next week

A federal judge on Thursday probed the terms of a proposed $2.78 billion settlement of antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA and major conferences and revealed a potential snag in the deal, questioning whether payments to college athletes from booster-funded organizations should be restricted. … [Read more...] about Judge questions restrictions on booster payments to athletes in $2.78B NCAA settlement

The National Security Agency revealed new details on Thursday of its pivotal role in tracking the most wanted terrorist in American history: Osama bin Laden, including how it helped finger the courier who led to the al Qaeda leader's hideout and how it helped protect the mission that finally hunted him down. … [Read more...] about NSA opens up on role in hunting down Osama bin Laden: ‘This one was different’

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant Oklahoma's request to halt the federal government from withholding millions of dollars from its health department over its new abortion ban. … [Read more...] about Supreme Court won’t stop feds from withholding money to Oklahoma over abortion law — for now