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Biden and McCarthy's debt-ceiling talk is a clash of strategies

Biden called McCarthy a “decent man."

Axios

Biden has bolstered 9th Circuit’s liberal flank, but has yet to match Trump’s impact

LOS ANGELES — President Joe Biden is leaving a distinct mark on the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, adding relatively young jurists of color who have bolstered the influential court’s liberal flank.

Los Angeles Times

McCarthy, Biden to meet in hopes of avoiding debt limit debacle - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden could actually have a chance to avoid a fiscal crisis this summer.

Roll Call

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Biden reveals his cat sleeps on his head

‘She has no limits,’ the US president says about his cat, Willow

The Independent UK

Biden, McCarthy, once breakfast mates, wrangle over US debt

Not long ago, Joe Biden and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy used to have breakfast together in the then-vice president’s home

The Independent UK

State of the Union address: The seven most bizarre moments over the years

From a congressman shouting ‘you lie!’ to the Speaker of the House tearing the speech to pieces, here are some of the most memorable and regrettable SOTU moments

The Independent UK

'It really disturbs me to say this, but I think I agree with Larry.' Paul Krugman sides with frenemy Larry Summers on inflation fight.

Both economists think the U.S. Federal Reserve is just as likely to overestimate inflation as underestimate it.

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Putin vs the West review: World leaders seem rightly shamefaced about how they got taken for a ride by Russian president

David Cameron and François Hollande are among the talking heads in this forensic analysis of European diplomacy in response to Putin’s aggression

The Independent UK

Putin vs the West review: World leaders seem rightly shamefaced about how they got taken for a ride by the Russian president

David Cameron and François Hollande are among the talking heads in this forensic analysis of European diplomacy in response to Putin’s aggression

The Independent UK

"Constitutional sheriffs" ignore gun law

In Illinois, approximately 80 of the state’s 102 sheriffs oppose the new Protect Illinois Communities Act

Salon

Sheriffs who see themselves as ultimate defenders of the Constitution are especially worried about gun rights

A gun control law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois in January 2023 immediately faced opposition from a group key to the law’s enforcement: sheriffs. They are county-level, locally elected public officials who run jails, provide courthouse security, and, in many counties, are the primary providers of law enforcement…

The Conversation

Steve McQueen says 12 Years a Slave wouldn’t have been made if Obama wasn’t president

‘I wouldn’t have gotten the money,’ director and artist told an audience

The Independent UK

Never Give an Inch review: Mike Pompeo as ‘heat-seeking missile for Trump’s ass’

The former secretary of state wants to be president. His vicious memoir will sell, but he may not find buyers at the polls

The Guardian - US

Are evangelicals breaking up with Trump?

For evangelical voters, Donald Trump is the abusive boyfriend they can't quit. Don't expect that to change

Salon

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Tribune News Service

Biden faces GOP debt showdown with bitter memory of 2011 crisis

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden was there in 2011 when Democrats tried to negotiate the type of broad deficit-reduction plan that GOP lawmakers are once again demanding as a condition of raising the federal debt ceiling.

Irish Mirror

Joe Biden picks Covid-19 response leader Jeff Zients as his next White House chief of staff

Jeff Zients is an experienced technocrat who headed the Biden administration's response to the Covid-19 pandemic

Tribune News Service

Biden’s announces Zients as new chief of staff

President Joe Biden announced he is picking Jeff Zients as his next chief of staff, ushering in a new top aide as he prepares to launch a reelection bid while contending with a divided Congress.

The Independent UK

He’s a corporate executive worth $150m. Can Jeff Zients keep progressives happy and Biden White House on track?

Jeff Zients made a fortune in the private sector before leading the government’s Covid response. Andrew Feinberg reports on the former management consultant’s next big assignment: White House chief of staff

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Axios

Biden confirms Jeff Zients will be chief of staff

Ron Klain is expected to leave the White House after the State of the Union address in February.

Los Angeles Times

Meet the Justice Department attorney who'll square off in House GOP investigations

WASHINGTON — Assistant Attorney General Carlos Uriarte has spent months preparing to face off against House Republicans as they unleash a gantlet of congressional investigations into the Justice Department.

Miami Herald

Cuban American named US ambassador to the OAS wants to champion democracy in the region

MIAMI — Frank Mora, a Miami native and the new U.S. ambassador to the Organization of Americas States, wants to make the organization “even more relevant” amid the “increasing erosion” of the democratic system in Latin America and the Caribbean, he told journalists on Thursday, discarding the possibility that the…

The Independent UK

National Archives asks former presidents to double check for unauthorised records

Classified documents controversy now envelops two presidents and one vice president

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Debt ceiling showdown is probably not what Congress imagined in 1917

It began as a way to make it easier for the federal government to sell bonds to finance the U.S. role in World War I.

The Guardian - AU

With only a simple yes or no vote available in the referendum, scenes on Invasion Day expose the problem Labor faces

Objections to the date of Australia Day persist, but this year opposition to the voice bubbled to the fore

The Independent UK

He’s a corporate executive worth $150m. Can Jeff Zients keep progressives happy and Biden White House on track?

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