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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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No Invitation Has Been Extended From Biden to Israel’s Netanyahu Yet

White House officials said Tuesday there are still no arrangements regarding the possibility of US President Joe Biden inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House, noting that the US administration has not yet issued an official invitation. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said: “There…

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Russia says its suspension of nuclear pact is not impacted by U.S. data move

Russia said on Wednesday that Washington's decision to stop sharing some data on its nuclear forces under the New START arms control treaty will not prompt Moscow to review its own decision to suspend its participation in the pact.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war: object found near Nord Stream 2 ‘no safety risk’; Bakhmut battle has ‘badly damaged’ Wagner forces – as it happened

Danish energy agency says it is an empty maritime smoke buoy used for visual marking; Yevgeny Prigozhin makes comment about recent fighting

The Guardian - AU

China threatens retaliation if Tsai and McCarthy meet

China has threatened “resolute countermeasures" over a planned meeting between Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and United States House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during an upcoming transit visit in Los Angeles by the head of the self-governing island democracy China claims as its own territory

The Independent UK

No reason for China to overreact to transit by Taiwan's president, senior US officials say

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Bill to reform H-1B and L-1 visa programmes introduced in US Senate

WASHINGTON: A group of influential lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan legislation in the US Senate to comprehensively overhaul the H-1B and L-1 visa programmes and usher in more transparency in the recruitment of foreign workers.

The Times of India

Japan PM's wife to visit White House in April to meet Jill Biden - TBS

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's wife, Yuko Kishida, is planning to visit to Washington in April to meet U.S. first lady Jill Biden, broadcaster TBS reported on Wednesday, citing Japanese government sources.

Reuters

Biden aide speaks with China counterpart as tension spikes

WASHINGTON — White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Friday, people familiar with the matter said, as the two sides look to ease tensions that have continued to build in recent months.

Tribune News Service

Russian embassy says US wants to play down involvement in Nord Stream blasts

The Russian embassy in the U.S. said on Wednesday Washington is seeking to play down damaging information about the alleged involvement of its intelligence services in last year's blasts that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

Reuters

Republican senators grill DHS chief over border security

WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Republicans accused Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday of having lost control of the southwest border and suggested he apologize to families who lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning.

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Body found in search for man who went missing after leaving hospital in Gateshead

Lesley Barrass, 61, went missing after he left the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Monday evening

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House panel hears complaints about Pennsylvania election

WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress are demanding to know how a shortage of paper ballots in Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County on Election Day 2022 affected thousands of voters.

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Nashville shooting unearths familiar partisan split on gun bills

WASHINGTON — The shooting at a private school in Nashville has reignited a debate in Congress over American gun violence, but there’s still no clear line for lawmakers to pass further legislation on the issue.

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McCarthy to Biden on debt limit: ‘You are on the clock’

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday wrote to President Joe Biden asking him to set a date for their next negotiating meeting on the debt limit by the end of the week.

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US bears ‘moral weight’ of Mexico migrant tragedy: Advocates

Ciudad Juarez blaze that killed at least 38 migrants comes amid increasingly restrictive policies at US-Mexico border.

The Independent UK

Man accused of stabbing Senate staffer after prison release

A U.S. Senate staffer remained hospitalized Tuesday after police say he was attacked leaving a restaurant in Washington this weekend by a man who had been released from federal prison a day earlier

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Washington Commanders receive record-breaking $6bn offer from Magic Johnson's group

Josh Harris' consortium, which involves NBA legend Magic Johnson, has submitted a bid for NFL franchise, the Washington Commanders, meeting owner Dan Snyder's set asking price

Reuters

US supports creation of a special tribunal for 'aggression' against Ukraine

The United States supports the establishment of a special tribunal on the crime of "aggression" against Ukraine, a top envoy at the State Department and a spokesperson said, laying out for the first time how Washington would back Ukraine's accountability push over Russian invasion.

The Independent UK

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Aide to Sen. Rand Paul is recovering after an assault in Washington, D.C.

Paul described the attack as brutal, and said a suspect had been arrested. The incident comes as a House panel this week holds the first in a series of oversight hearings on D.C., including on crime.

Reuters

No invitation has been extended from Biden to Israel's Netanyahu -source

U.S. President Joe Biden has not extended an invitation for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Washington, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Lawmakers: Expand federal aid for hungry troops

WASHINGTON — House members from both parties have signed on to two bills filed late last week aimed at expanding federal aid to hungry American troops and their families, and a similar push is underway in the Senate.

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Obernolte, Johnson use tech backgrounds to question TikTok CEO

WASHINGTON — Two lawmakers questioning TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew before a House panel last week flashed their tech credentials, challenging Chew’s reassurances about the safety of the video sharing app for U.S. users.

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