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Freight train cars sit in a Norfolk Southern rail yard in Atlanta on Sept. 14, 2022. Business groups are increasing the pressure on lawmakers to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month's deadline in the stalled contract talks. A coalition of more than 400 business groups sent a letter to Congressional leaders Monday, Nov. 28, 2022 urging them to step in because of fears about the devastating potential impact of a strike that could force many businesses to shut down. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik) **FILE**

House passes bill to block freight rail strike, bill moves to Senate

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters following a closed-door policy meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

GOP senators urge McConnell to resist long-term funding deal ahead of mid-December deadline

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, listens as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, Nov. 29, 2022, about their meeting with President Joe Biden. Congress is moving swiftly to prevent a looming U.S. rail workers strike. Lawmakers are reluctantly intervening in a labor dispute to stop what would surely be a devastating blow to the nation’s economy if the transportation of fuel, food and other critical goods was disrupted (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Congress prepares to take up bill preventing rail strike

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Nov. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Hakeem Jeffries elected to lead House Dems’ next generation

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

President Joe Biden, center, speaks at the top of a meeting with congressional leaders to discuss legislative priorities for the rest of the year, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2020, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. From left are House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, of N.Y., Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., and White House chief of staff Ron Klain. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Bipartisan House and Senate leaders vow to avert rail strike

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Freight train cars sit in a Norfolk Southern rail yard on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Atlanta. President Joe Biden said Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a strike that could have been devastating to the economy before the pivotal midterm elections. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik)

Split widens between labor, Biden on move to impose contract on railroad workers to avert strike

By Dave Boyer and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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A rich history of 125 years of holiday chess at Hastings

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden returns a salute before boarding Air Force One at Nantucket Memorial Airport in Nantucket, Mass., Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. Biden is heading back to Washington after spending the Thanksgiving Day holiday in Nantucket with family. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden lays out ambitious year-end agenda with congressional leaders

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

This April 2, 2021, file photo shows freight train cars and containers at Norfolk Southern Railroad's Conway Yard in Conway, Pa. Railroad engineers accepted their deal with the railroads that will deliver 24% raises, but conductors rejected the contract casting more doubt on whether the industry will be able to resolve the labor dispute before next month’s deadline without Congress’ help. The votes, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, by the two biggest railroad unions follow the decision by three other unions to reject their deals with the railroads that the Biden administration helped broker before the original strike deadline in September. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Train union down on Biden for pushing Congress to avert strike

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks to reporters about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., just after she addressed Congress to say she will step down as House Democratic leader but will remain in Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress embarks on a busy to-do list in the lame-duck session

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a news conference Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Still in the pipeline: Manchin won’t give up on his payoff for voting for Biden’s climate change law

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

President Biden speaks with members of the press before leaving Washington for a weekend at his home in Delaware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

House Republicans see ‘obstruction’ in Biden administration’s freeze-out of Afghan watchdog

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Vice chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., offers a motion to subpoena former President Donald Trump as Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., left, and Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., listen as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

House Jan. 6 committee’s $8 million probe leaves behind an uncertain legacy

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md. puts his mask on after speaking during a signing ceremony for the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, H.R. 266, after it passed the House on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Washington. The almost $500 billion package will head to President Donald Trump for his signature. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Retiring Sen. Roy Blunt praises former House whip rival Steny Hoyer

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

What can Congress do about China Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

What to do about China in the next Congress

By Robby Stephany Saunders

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks on the House floor at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

In this lame duck Congress, start with stopping the spend

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions the witnesses about Zelle, at a Senate Banking Committee annual Wall Street oversight hearing, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Court showdown looming on Elizabeth Warren’s Wall Street-policing agency

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This April 2, 2021, file photo shows freight train cars and containers at Norfolk Southern Railroad's Conway Yard in Conway, Pa. Railroad engineers accepted their deal with the railroads that will deliver 24% raises, but conductors rejected the contract casting more doubt on whether the industry will be able to resolve the labor dispute before next month’s deadline without Congress’ help. The votes, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, by the two biggest railroad unions follow the decision by three other unions to reject their deals with the railroads that the Biden administration helped broker before the original strike deadline in September. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Railroad strike looms as largest freight union rejects Biden-brokered deal

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, of Calif., speaks during a news conference, Nov. 15, 2022, after voting on top House Republican leadership positions, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Republican Party’s narrow capture of the House majority is poised to transform the agenda in Washington, empowering GOP lawmakers to pursue conservative goals and vigorously challenge the policies of President Joe Biden and his administration. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

McCarthy set to bounce Democrats Schiff, Omar and Swalwell from House committees

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times