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nd Ruth Eglash) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to become the nation's longest-serving leader after elections for the upper house of Parliament favored Abe's Liberal Democratic Party. The coalition won 71 of 124 seats in the election, bringing its total to 141 out of 245 seats in the upper

dget and debt deal are unlikely to include many — if any — actual spending cuts, even as the debt limit is lifted for two years. Damian Palette and Erica Werner report: "The agreement appeared likely to mark a retreat for White House officials who had demanded major spending cuts in exchange for a new budg

and Ruth Eglash) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to become the nation's longest-serving leader after elections for the upper house of Parliament favored Abe's Liberal Democratic Party. The coalition won 71 of 124 seats in the election, bringing its total to 141 out of 245 seats in the upper

dget and debt deal are unlikely to include many — if any — actual spending cuts, even as the debt limit is lifted for two years. Damian Paletta and Erica Werner EFTA00044480 report: "The agreement appeared likely to mark a retreat for White House officials who had demanded major spending cuts in exchange

Muslim lawmaker. At least 45 lawmakers are gay, lesbian or bisexual, according to their public statements. One publication called it the 'pinkest' Parliament in the world. There are many new members, too, who attended state-run schools and universities — alongside the usual outsize number of graduates fr

47495 PERSONNEL IS POLICY: -- Mick Mulvaney is building a fiefdom as acting White House chief of staff. Seung Min Kim, Lisa Rein, Josh Dawsey and Erica Werner interviewed 32 White House aides, current and former administration officials, lawmakers, and legislative staffers for an in-depth exploration of

of migrant children in U.S. custody, which were added to secure passage amid bubbling anger over Trump's handling of the crisis. Mike DeBonis and Erica Werner report: "The 230-to-195 vote, largely along party lines, followed a flurry of last-minute negotiations among Democrats who said they have been horr

s choice). 'A few months ago, a lot of people thought that this new coalition of the far right could have a majority or could block any majority at the European Parliament, which didn't happen,' he said. 'This is, for me, one of the positive outcomes of these elections, even if they were very much helped by foreign in