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Biden seeks to keep China in focus by welcoming ASEAN leaders

President Joe Biden will host Southeast Asian leaders in Washington this week, seeking to show his administration remains focused on the Indo-Pacific and the long-term challenge of China despite the Ukraine crisis.

Reuters

Kuwait, US Affirm Importance of Enhancing Military Cooperation

Kuwait and the US have affirmed the importance of enhancing military cooperation. Kuwaiti Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Khaled Saleh Al-Sabah and US Army Chief of Staff General James McConville met on Tuesday at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., said the Army General Staff in a statement. It noted…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jordan's King to Meet with Biden in Washington on Friday

Jordan's King Abdullah II will visit Washington on Friday for talks with US President Joe Biden. The trip "will reinforce the close friendship and enduring partnership between the United States and Jordan," the White House said in a statement. "Jordan is a critical force for stability in the Middle East…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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India-China relations will 'remain strained': US intel

WASHINGTON: The ties between India and China will "remain strained" in the wake of the "lethal clash" in 2020, the US intelligence community has told lawmakers as it also expressed concerns over any potential crisis between India and Pakistan.

The Times of India

Senate confirms Lisa Cook as the first Black woman on the Federal Reserve Board

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Lisa Cook as the first Black woman to join the Federal Reserve Board.

Tribune News Service

McNeil's 2-run double backs Carrasco as Mets top Nats

WASHINGTON — Nearing the end of an important two-week stretch of schedule, 13 consecutive games against their fellow members of the NL East, the immediate group against which they must measure themselves, the Mets are — as manager Buck Showalter would say — presenting well.

Newsday

House approves measure by Rep. Andy Levin allowing congressional staffers to unionize

WASHINGTON — Amid a surge in labor organizing across the country, the U.S. House late Tuesday approved a resolution by Michigan Rep. Andy Levin that would recognize congressional staffers' right to organize and bargain collectively.

Tribune News Service

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WVa's Mooney ousts GOP colleague McKinley, who drew Trump’s wrath

WASHINGTON — Rep. Alex Mooney, boosted by support from former President Donald Trump, defeated Rep. David McKinley Tuesday in the Republican primary in West Virginia’s redrawn 2nd District.

Tribune News Service

Revised $40B Ukraine aid package unveiled, heads to House floor

WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders introduced a nearly $40 billion supplemental package of military, economic and humanitarian aid for Ukraine on Tuesday afternoon just hours before an expected floor vote.

Tribune News Service

Panama's Commerce Minister appointed ambassador to the United States

Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen said on Tuesday he had appointed Ramon Martinez, currently the country's Minister of Commerce and Industries, as Panama's ambassador to Washington.

Reuters

Democrats demand US Treasury probe on Texas shifting COVID funds to border security

WASHINGTON — Texas Democrats in Congress have asked the U.S. Treasury to investigate whether Gov. Greg Abbott has misused up to $1 billion in pandemic relief funds to pay for the state’s controversial border security effort.

Tribune News Service

Biden elevates Sen. Rick Scott as economic policy adversary

WASHINGTON — The White House is all-in on elevating the profile of Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott, but does it do so at its own peril?

Tribune News Service

NY Rep. Tom Reed resigns, cites ‘extremism’ in House

WASHINGTON — New York GOP Rep. Tom Reed, who had already opted not to run for reelection this fall, resigned his seat Tuesday, saying on the House floor he hoped “to have a greater impact on the country.”

Tribune News Service

US must assist with climate finance

As US President Joe Biden is due to meet with leaders from Southeast Asian countries this week at the US-Asean Summit in Washington from May 12-13, one issue on which Washington bears an enormous responsibility -- and from which Asean countries suffer enormous consequences -- will be high on the…

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The states where abortion access is protected without Roe v. Wade

Over 130 bills to expand and protect abortion have been introduced in the 2022 legislative cycle.

Foreign Policy

New Philippine President Marcos Is No Duterte on Foreign Policy

Monday’s victor intends to defend sovereignty against China and prioritize the U.S. alliance.

Input

Rui Hachimura's first retro sneaker is a Japan-inspired Air Jordan 8

The shoe marks the Washington Wizard player’s fourth Air Jordan collab.

Tribune News Service

Yellen says rollback of abortion rights puts US economy at risk

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen entered one of the most politically charged U.S. debates Tuesday, saying the economy would suffer if the Supreme Court significantly limits women’s access to abortion.

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Biden says inflation is ‘hurting’ US families, blames pandemic

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden blamed high inflation on pandemic disruptions to the economy and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, acknowledging that rising prices are “hurting” American families ahead of the November midterms.

Chronicle Live

Washington man David Richards found safe and well

David Richards, 49, was reported missing after he was last seen on Monday morning

The Guardian - UK

Beijing accuses US of ‘political manipulation’ in latest Taiwan row

State department fact sheet amended to remove line saying US ‘does not support Taiwan independence’

Tribune News Service

The fur flies as House, Senate wrangle over ban on mink farming

WASHINGTON — The future of an estimated 100 U.S. mink farms may be decided by House and Senate negotiators resolving differences in a massive research and technology package designed to make the nation more competitive with China.

Tribune News Service

Small businesses worry final aid package will neglect them again

WASHINGTON — Steven Gentile had to shut down his amusement park for the entire 2020 season, burning through his emergency fund halfway through the year and taking on over $1 million in debt.

Tribune News Service

End of COVID-19 emergency endangers substance use treatment

WASHINGTON — Members of vulnerable and hard-to-reach groups could find it more difficult to get treatment for substance use disorders if the end of the public health emergency also brings the end of policies that allow health care providers to prescribe medications through video or audio calls, experts say.

Tribune News Service

He got Congress to care about antitrust again. Now time is running out, Rep. David Cicilline says

WASHINGTON — David Cicilline was late getting into antitrust, at least for him.

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