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Kishida keen to visit U.S. for Biden talks 'early next year'

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hopes to visit the United States in January for a summit meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, and he "isn't considering" dissolving the House of Representatives soon for a general election, Kishida said in an exclusive interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun on Thursday.

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Key takeaways from the January 6 committee's final report on the attack on the US Capitol

After nine public hearings, the US House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol releases its long-awaited final report, concluding "none of the events of January 6th would have happened without" Donald Trump.

ABC News

Sixteen of 31 Texas House committee chairs raised more money than the average member this cycle

Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held an 83-65 majority heading into the election.

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy Tells US Congress Aid Is ‘Not Charity’, Urges More Support

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the US Congress that aid to Ukraine was an investment in democracy and "not charity" as he invoked American battles against the Nazis in World War Two to press for more assistance for his country's war effort. Zelenskiy's comments on Wednesday come as Republicans - some…

Asharq Al-Awsat

GOP congressman accuses Biden of ‘fooling himself’ on Ukraine aid

A Republican congressman contended ahead of Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech to Congress on Wednesay that Joe Biden was the biggest hurdle standing in between Capitol Hill and Washington approving more aid to Ukraine.

The Independent UK

In Voices of Us, Tim Dunlop considers the outsiders re-energising politics – and takes aim at dumbed-down media and do-nothing politicians

Did Bill Shorten lose the unlosable election in 2019 because he was too frank about franking credits? Was John Howard’s defeat in 2007 a voter reaction against WorkChoices?

The Conversation

Eighteen of 25 Ohio House committee chairs raised more money than the average member this cycle

Elections for all 99 seats in the Ohio House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 64-35 majority heading into the election.

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Sonoura resigns amid political funds scandal

Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kentaro Sonoura resigned from the House of Representatives on Wednesday over a political funds scandal, dealing a fresh blow to the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

US House committee votes to make Trump tax returns public

The Democrat-led panel voted in a closed session to release six years of records pertaining to the former president.

Al Jazeera

UTN leader Pirapan becomes Prayut's 'No.2'

Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, leader of the newly established United Thai Nation (UTN) Party, was on Tuesday appointed the new secretary-general to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, a position dubbed by some political critics as the "No.2" prime minister.

Bangkok Post

Republicans map out their agenda on ESG and antitrust

The Republican Party’s majority in the House of Representatives will take office in January, and some members and committees have already started laying out their ESG agendas for the new Congress. Among those are members of the Judiciary Committee, who have indicated that they would like to understand better how…

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U.S. House committee to release redacted Trump tax filings

A U.S. House of Representatives committee voted on Tuesday to release partially redacted tax filings from former President Donald Trump and said tax authorities had failed to properly scrutinize his returns while he was in office.

Reuters

Fifteen of 24 Michigan House committee chairs raised less money than the average member this cycle

Elections for all 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 56-53 majority heading into the election.

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MPs set poor example

Parliament president Chuan Leekpai informed the House last week that more than 30 MPs from various parties had resigned from the House of Representatives.

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Nepal president gives parties a week to form new government

Nepal's president on Sunday called on the country's political parties to try to form the new government within a week after last month's inconclusive national election.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

LDP lawmaker Sonoura to resign

Diet member Kentaro Sonoura of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has decided to resign from the House of Representatives over a political funds scandal, according to sources close to the matter.

Bangkok Post

43% of Thais want immediate House dissolution, most unsatisfied with MPs: poll

A majority of people are not satisfied with the overall performance of MPs in the House of Representatives over the past four years, according to the result of an opinion survey by the National Institute of Developmen Administration, or Nida Poll, while 43% want the House dissolved this month.

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Ten of 16 Indiana House committee chairs raised more money than the average member this cycle

Elections for all 100 seats in the Indiana House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 70-30 majority heading into the election.

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Bathily Accuses Libyan Leaders of ‘Holding Entire Country Hostage’

The UN Special Envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, expressed on Friday displeasure at the intractable differences between the Libyan political leaders, accusing them of “holding an entire country hostage.” The UN envoy also said the Security Council and its individual member states need to apply pressure on the country’s political…

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These are the results in the top five most expensive Texas State House elections

General elections for all 150 districts in the Texas House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 150 districts up for election in 2022, 96 had a general election with more than one candidate.

Reuters

Pelosi backs adding TikTok government device ban to funding bill

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi supports adding legislation passed by the Senate this week, which would bar federal government employees from using Chinese-owned TikTok on government-owned devices, to a government funding bill.

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Will Bipartisan Support From The US Carry Ukraine To Victory?

Boris Lozhkin said that Russia’s invasion is “terroristic” but Ukraine will prevail.

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These are the results in the top five most expensive Arizona State House elections

Elections for all 30 districts in the Arizona House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. All 30 districts had general elections with more than one candidate. The Arizona House has two seats per district.

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Nine of 12 Arizona House committee chairs raised less money than the average member this cycle

Elections for all 30 seats in the Arizona House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 31-29 majority heading into the election.

Miami Herald

House of Representatives passes bill to allow Puerto Rico to decide its political future

The House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday afternoon that would allow residents of Puerto Rico to choose from three status options in a binding special election and end its 70-year-old current territorial status.

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