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Spouses of H-1B visa holders can work in US, says judge

WASHINGTON: A US District Judge, Tanya Chutkan, has granted foreign workers in the US tech sector a significant relief by ruling that spouses of H-1B visa holders are eligible to work in the country. This decision was made as Judge Chutkan dismissed a lawsuit filed by Save Jobs USA, who…

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Senate votes to overturn COVID-19 national emergency order

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Wednesday to terminate a COVID-19 pandemic national emergency order implemented by former President Donald Trump in 2020 that was due to be terminated in May anyway.

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Trump fights order for testimony of former White House officials

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump is appealing an order rejecting his efforts to block grand jury testimony from several former White House advisers in an investigation into efforts to undermine the 2020 presidential election.

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Slotkin proposes gun violence prevention bills alongside Oxford, MSU survivors

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., introduced legislation Wednesday aimed at curbing gun violence a month and a half after a mass shooting at Michigan State University left three students dead and five injured.

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Twitter removes tweets about 'Trans Day of Vengeance'

Twitter says it has removed tweets showing a poster promoting a ‘Trans Day of Vengeance’ protest in support of transgender rights in Washington, D

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Bipartisan group of senators offer clawback bill for bank failures

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators released draft legislation Wednesday that would claw back executive pay in the five years leading up to a bank’s failure, following President Joe Biden’s call on Congress to take action.

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NFL commissioner confirms Dan Snyder investigation plans if Washington Commanders sold

A report on controversial Washington Commanders owner, Dan Snyder, will be released when an investigation by former US Attorney Mary Jo White is complete, the NFL commissioner has confirmed

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In reinvestigation of Jan. 6, Rep. Barry Loudermilk clears himself

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk’s reinvestigation of the House select committee probe of Jan. 6 is out with some initial findings that focus largely on himself.

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‘Friends’: White House downplays Biden-Netanyahu public spat

White House spokesman says ‘there’s a lot to like’ about Israeli PM statement rejecting US president’s criticism.

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Senate votes to repeal two Iraq military authorizations

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would repeal two decades-old authorizations to use military force against Iraq after supporters of the legislation had fended off floor efforts to amend it, including proposals that would have singled out Iran as a threat in the Middle East.

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Breaking point? Biden warns Netanyahu over Israel's judicial overhaul

"They cannot continue down this road." Joe Biden's blunt talk on Israel ended speculation that the US president would reward Benjamin Netanayhu with a White House visit, this after the prime minister paused his controversial overhaul of the judiciary. It's not the first time that Biden has crossed swords with…

France 24

Biden kicks off Summit for Democracy with $690m funding pledge

NATO allies Turkey and Hungary not invited to the summit; Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the event.

Al Jazeera

Tech sector H-1B employees’ spouses can work in US, judge says

Big technology companies won a major court victory in Washington, where a judge dismissed a suit challenging the rights of highly skilled H-1B visa holders’ spouses to work in the U.S.

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Federal courts tweak ethics rule for travel, meals and more

WASHINGTON — Federal courts have implemented a rare tweak to their ethics rules for Supreme Court justices and federal judges following bipartisan congressional pressure.

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Russia stages major nuclear missile exercises with 3,000 troops as Putin seeks show of strength to West

Kremlin steps up implied threat by ordering drills with ballistic missile system, as defence chiefs stop issuing test warnings to US

Liverpool Echo

Billionaires linked to Liverpool investment in hunt to close $6bn deal

Josh Harris and David Blitzer are reportedly the front runners to acquire the Washington Commanders

Los Angeles Times

Inflation is declining, but health premiums and medical costs are heading higher

WASHINGTON — During the pandemic, health care costs — usually a main driver of U.S. inflation — remained surprisingly stable, rising just about 2% annually even as prices for many goods and services soared more than three or four times that rate.

Daily Mirror

Russia to STOP telling US about missile tests as Putin shows off nuclear strength

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday that Moscow has halted all information exchanges with Washington

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Biden rejects McCarthy’s call for meeting without a GOP budget

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden told Speaker Kevin McCarthy in a letter Tuesday evening that he’s willing to meet with the California Republican after the upcoming two-week Easter congressional recess if the House GOP can produce its budget before then.

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Russia Stops Sharing Missile Test Info with US, Opens Drills

A senior Russian diplomat said Wednesday that Moscow will no longer inform the US about its missile tests, an announcement that came as the Russian military deployed mobile launchers in Siberia in a show of the country’s massive nuclear capability amid the fighting in Ukraine. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei…

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A new poll shows steep drop in popularity for the Commanders over the past decade

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Bangkok Post

Thailand shut out of US democracy summit again

WASHINGTON: Thailand has once more been excluded from US President Joe Biden’s second “Summit for Democracy”, where he is expected to pledge $700 million in funds and a joint alliance against surveillance technology as US concern mounts over China and Russia.

Reuters

U.S. says Israel has not met requirements to join Visa Waiver Program

Israel has not met eligibility requirements to join the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP), the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expected his country to join soon.

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From lens of GOP’s Main Street to the bipartisan Problem Solvers, Johnson sees solutions

WASHINGTON — Dusty Johnson is a busy man. The new chair of the Republican Main Street Caucus and vice chair of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus has positioned himself to be one of the GOP’s biggest wheeler-dealers on the Hill.

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Jan. 6 panel’s video depositions become tantalizing tool for probes

WASHINGTON — In a larger-than-life video shown during the first minutes of the second hearing of the House Jan. 6 select committee, former Attorney General William Barr called claims of election fraud from his onetime boss, former President Donald Trump, “bullshit.”

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