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Abortion debate ramps up in states as Congress deadlocks

Anti-abortion advocates are pressing for expanded abortion bans and tighter restrictions since the Supreme Court overturned the national right to abortion. But with the debate mostly deadlocked in Washington, the focus is shifting to states convening their first full legislative sessions since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

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Aviation industry in crosshairs for next biofuel push

WASHINGTON — Congress and the Biden administration aim to boost the use of sustainable fuels for the emissions-heavy aviation industry, setting up a new front for the debate over biofuels.

Tribune News Service

U.S. decides not to send medium-range missiles to Japan

Washington has decided not to send ground-launched medium-range missiles to U.S. forces in Japan, sources from both nations said.

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Washington Commanders reached out to Frank Herzog after 18 years

The final installment of our interview with the legendary voice of Washington's franchise, Frank Herzog. Frank discusses coming back for Sonny's jersey retirement and how good everyone in the organization was to him.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Doyle McManus: Biden said the pandemic is over, but the pandemic won't cooperate

WASHINGTON — Three years after the United States logged its first case of COVID-19, the pandemic has slipped off the front pages and seemingly out of public consciousness.

Los Angeles Times

Biden expected to name Jeff Zients as chief of staff

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to name Jeff Zients as his next White House chief of staff Monday, according to people familiar with the matter, elevating the administration’s former COVID-19 czar to one of the highest-profile roles in Washington.

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‘We will not back down’: Vice President Harris spotlights abortion, challenges GOP in Florida speech

WASHINGTON — In a direct challenge to Republicans, Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ home turf on Sunday to proclaim the Democratic Party’s commitment to restoring abortion rights for every American.

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Rafik Hariri to Blair: 11 Meetings with Israel… It Requested Hezbollah’s Dissolution

Asharq Al-Awsat Publishes Details of the Late Premier’s Meetings in London A series of recently declassified British documents reveal details of meetings held by the late Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri with British officials in 1997 and 1999. According to the documents, Hariri informed his British counterpart Tony Blair that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran’s Raisi Pledges to Tackle Inflation

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday set the tackling of galloping inflation and currency devaluation as priorities for the 2023-2024 budget presented to parliament. The pledge came as the rial touched a new low. Addressing MPs, Raisi tried to reassure Iranians over the economy which faces a serious crisis due…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Key dates in discovery of classified records tied to Biden

It was early last November when President Joe Biden's personal lawyers first came across Obama-Biden administration documents, including classified material, in an office that Biden had used in Washington after his time as vice president

The Independent UK

Magic drop road game to Wizards after poor defensive performance

Most of the Orlando Magic’s starters weren’t as fatigued as they’d usually be for Saturday’s 138-118 road loss to the Washington Wizards, the second night of a back-to-back.

Orlando Sentinel

6 more classified docs found in Justice Dept search of Biden home

WASHINGTON: Officials from the US Department of Justice found six more classified documents during a search of Joe Biden's family home in Delaware this week, the president's personal lawyer said in a statement Saturday.

Bangkok Post

DOJ officials find more classified documents at President Biden’s home

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department found six items containing classified information during a Friday search of President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, his personal lawyers said on Saturday.

Tribune News Service

White House chief of staff Ron Klain to depart in coming weeks

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s chief of staff, Ron Klain, is preparing to leave his post in the coming weeks, a high-profile departure as the White House faces two years of a divided Congress and prepares for an expected reelection bid, people familiar with the matter said.

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New House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries hits Chicago on Sunday

Joining Jeffries at a luncheon in River North on Sunday will be Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., the new Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

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US labels Russia’s Wagner Group a criminal organization in new bid to blunt its power

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration designated Russia’s Wagner Group a transnational criminal organization in a new effort to blunt the mercenary company’s powerful role on the battlefield in Ukraine and around the world.

The Independent UK

Former NFL coach slammed for invoking Damar Hamlin collapse in call for abortion ban

Tony Dungy spoke at the annual March for Life anti-abortion rally in Washington DC on Friday

USA Today Sports Media Group

DBs coach Chris Harris leaves Commanders for a position with the Titans

The Commanders will be looking for a new defensive backs coach.

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Russia's Wagner chief writes to White House over new U.S. sanctions

The head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner published on Saturday a short letter to the White House asking what crime his company was accused of, after Washington announced new sanctions on the group.

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GOP quietly plots what’s next on abortion in nod to 2022 failures

WASHINGTON — Republicans still haven’t solved the quandary of how to talk to voters about abortion, still stinging from their midterm losses and with the White House at stake in less than two years.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Secretary of Treasury: US Failure to Pay Debts Could Spur Global Finance Crisis

United States Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen warned on Friday that Washington could spur a global financial crisis and undermine the role of the dollar if it fails to pay its debts. The US government hit its $31.4 trillion borrowing limit on Thursday, a figure that reflects money already…

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Trump drops NY tax return fight because GOP ‘has no interest’

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has dropped a long-running court fight with Congress over access to his New York state tax returns, notifying a judge late Friday in a joint filing with a House committee that the new Republican leadership “has no interest” in the documents.

Bangkok Post

NATO alliance still strong on Ukraine but fractures are emerging

WASHINGTON: The billions of United States dollars in new arms for Ukraine announced this month — including British tanks, American fighting vehicles, and howitzers from Denmark and Sweden — are testament to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s failure to split the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies after nearly a year…

The Independent UK

Washington bill would lower legal blood alcohol level limit

A bill under consideration in Washington state would make it the second state in the country to lower the legal limit for a driver’s blood alcohol content from 0.08% to 0.05%

The Independent UK

White House to McCarthy: No negotiations on debt limit

The White House says President Joe Biden “looks forward” to sitting down with new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to discuss a range of topics, including perhaps the thorniest challenge confronting Washington this year: raising the nation’s debt limit

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