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Biden taps Julie Su to lead Labor Department

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he would nominate Julie Su, the deputy secretary of labor and the preferred choice of the Congressional Black Caucus, to become secretary of the Department of Labor.

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Biden administration launches push to renew key foreign surveillance tool

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday called on Congress to reauthorize a key surveillance law before it expires at the end of the year, touting it as a cornerstone of national security even as officials work to address past criticisms that it has information on Americans as well.

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Supreme Court casts more doubt on Biden’s plan to forgive student loans

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservatives gave a sharply critical hearing Tuesday to President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive more than $400 billion in student loans, arguing that only Congress could approve such a large amount of federal spending.

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Billions to spur US semiconductor manufacturing comes with strings attached

WASHINGTON – The Commerce Department is preparing to dole out $39 billion in semiconductor manufacturing incentives, an initiative expected to bring more factories – and jobs – to the U.S.

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Microsoft Adds New Bing to Windows Computers in Effort to Roll out AI

Microsoft Corp on Tuesday started adding its recently upgraded Bing search engine to its Windows computer software, aiming to put artificial intelligence (AI) at the fingertips of hundreds of millions of people. The Windows 11 update, Microsoft's latest in a flurry of product revamps this month, shows how the Redmond,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

George W. Bush's anti-HIV program is hailed as 'amazing' — and still crucial at 20

PEPFAR is the "most amazing thing in the history of HIV," says Dr. Sharon Lewin, president of the International AIDS Society. Bush himself came to Washington this month to urge reauthorization..

WEKU

‘Views and estimates’ markup becomes political fodder

WASHINGTON — Budget season is coming, and so are “views and estimates” markups. Well, for some committees, that is.

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FCC’s spectrum auction authority nears March expiration

WASHINGTON — The top Republican and Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are working to avert a lapse next month in the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to auction spectrum as Congress seeks a more lasting plan that could pay for a number of telecommunications priorities.

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Missouri legalized recreational marijuana. Will its federal lawmakers represent weed shops?

WASHINGTON — If you sell marijuana in Missouri, even legally, there’s always the worry of getting robbed.

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Original pit wheel to be installed in Washington as 'proud reminder' of coal mining past

The large heritage wheel which was recovered from Washington’s F Pit Museum, is currently in the early stages of restoration

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Linda Kasabian: Manson family member dies at 73

Gang’s getaway driver passed away in hospital in January and has since been cremated

The Independent UK

China hits out at US TikTok ban: ‘How unsure of itself can a superpower be?’

China says US government bans on Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok reflect Washington's own insecurities and are an abuse of state power

The Independent UK

John Fetterman’s wife Giselle says family fled to Canada to avoid ‘media circus’ over depression

Democrat Mr Fetterman checked himself into the Walter Reed Medical Center near Washington DC earlier this month

The Independent UK

Martin Schram: Remembering — and maybe rethinking — Carter’s presidency

As Jimmy Carter began his hospice care at home in his rural Plains, Georgia, precisely where he wanted to be for his final transition, well-wishers from politics and the media began reflecting about how our 39th president’s greatest contributions came after he left Washington.

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The Independent UK

China says TikTok ban reflects US insecurities

China says U.S. government bans on Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok reflect Washington's own insecurities and are an abuse of state power

WEKU

A surprise-billing law loophole? Her pregnancy led to a six-figure hospital bill

Billing experts and lawmakers are playing catch-up as providers get around new consumer protections, leaving patients like Danielle Laskey of Washington state with big bills for emergency care.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Will Not Resume START Nuclear Talks until Washington Listens to Moscow

Russia will not resume participation in the START nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States until Washington listens to Moscow's position, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in remarks published on Tuesday. President Vladimir Putin last week delivered a warning to the West over the war in Ukraine and announced…

Zenger

Israeli Foreign Minister Calls On The United States To Present A Military Action Towards Iran

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen called on Washington to take steps to convince Tehran that the United States is not bluffing.

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Bangkok Post

Cobra Gold kicks off in Rayong

Cobra Gold, the biggest international military exercise in mainland Asia, is under way in Rayong, with the biggest US attendance in a decade as Washington strengthens ties with a key security partner at a time of rising geopolitical competition with Beijing.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chirac Warned Bush against Overthrowing Saddam

French Diplomat Maurice Gourdault-Montagne's memoirs are unlike those of any regular ambassador that fill French libraries year after year. The author of “The Others Don’t Think Like Us” is no ordinary ambassador. Now retired, his long diplomatic career took him to Tokyo, Beijing, Berlin and London. He was France’s sherpa…

Foreign Affairs

The Reckoning That Wasn’t

America remains trapped by false dreams of hegemony.

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George Santos deserves expulsion, fellow New York Republican says

WASHINGTON — Representative Nick LaLota said Monday he hopes George Santos, a fellow New York Republican, will soon be expelled from the House for fraud over his serial fabrications to voters.

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Rep. Joaquin Castro's prognosis ‘good’ after surgery for gastrointestinal tumors

WASHINGTON — Joaquin Castro will be away from Congress for several weeks after undergoing surgery in Houston on Monday to remove cancerous tumors in his gastrointestinal tract, the Texas Democrat said in a statement.

Bangkok Post

Antarctic sea ice shrinks to record low - researchers

WASHINGTON: Antarctic sea ice likely shrunk to a record low last week, US researchers said on Monday, its lowest extent in the 45 years of satellite record-keeping.

Tribune News Service

Top congressional leaders will get briefing on classified documents

WASHINGTON — A select group of congressional leaders on Tuesday will hear from administration officials about classified documents found in the possession of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence, people familiar with the matter said.

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