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Jan. 6 panel issues more subpoenas tied to fake state electors

WASHINGTON — Six people allegedly involved in promoting falsified elector slates backing former President Donald Trump were subpoenaed Tuesday to testify to the House committee investigating last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

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Map: These US states have dropped mask mandates – CDC guidance says it’s too soon

Only handful of states still require masks for most indoor settings, but those requirements are set to expire

The Independent UK

SCOTUS nomination elbows into crowded agenda and midterms

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden may not have given up on advancing parts of his climate and social safety net agenda, but as a former senator he must know that a quickly filling calendar in a midterm election year means there will be limited opportunities.

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Honduran ex-president willing to surrender after police surround home

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said Tuesday he is ready to collaborate with national police, hours after authorities surrounded his house amid U.S. government requests that he be arrested and extradited to Washington.

Reuters

US officials meet Tunisians civil society after dissolution of judicial body

U.S. officials have met with Tunisian civil society representatives amid Washington's concern over the dissolution of the Supreme Judicial Council, the U.S. embassy in Tunisia said on Tuesday, escalating international pressure on President Kais Saied.

Reuters

Iran nuclear deal: to reset relations with Tehran, Biden must overcome a long legacy of mistrust at home

As officials from Washington and Tehran return to Vienna for talks that aim to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran hawks in the US Congress are determined to prevent that happening. In a letter sent to the US president Joe Biden on February 7, Republican US senator Ted Cruz and…

The Conversation

U.S. defense secretary heads to Europe for NATO talks, visit troops

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin heads to Brussels on Tuesday for talks with NATO allies and to visit U.S. troops in Poland as Washington remains focused on the risk of a large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

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Washington wakes up to Beijing-Moscow alignment

Beijing and Moscow are often on the same page.

Axios

Biden says Russian attack in Ukraine 'still very much a possibility'

US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that a Russian attack on Ukraine remained a possibility and that reports that some Russian forces have moved away from the Ukraine border have not yet been verified by the United States. Read below about Tuesday's events as they unfolded.

France 24

How could the US aid Ukraine if Russia invades?

Washington said to be considering sending thousands of US troops to Nato allies in Eastern Europe

The Independent UK

German Chancellor to Meet Putin as Ukraine's Fate in the Balance

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was due in Moscow Tuesday in search of a diplomatic solution to avoid a war in Ukraine as the West and Russia signaled tentative hopes of an easing in the tense standoff. His talks with Vladimir Putin are the latest in an intense diplomatic scramble to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Latest Ukraine updates: Renewed calls for de-escalation

Ukraine-Russia crisis news from February 15: Putin says Russia ready for talks on confidence-building measures.

Al Jazeera

US relocating embassy from Ukraine’s capital amid fears of Russian invasion

WASHINGTON — Warning of “dramatic acceleration in the buildup of Russian forces” on Ukraine’s border, the U.S. on Monday announced it was closing its embassy in the capital city of Kyiv out of fear for the safety of its diplomats.

Los Angeles Times

National security adviser Jake Sullivan briefs Senate leaders on Ukraine crisis

The threat of a Russian military invasion of Ukraine continued to hang over Europe on Monday, as President Joe Biden discussed possible responses with the British prime minister, and Washington lawmakers dug their teeth into intelligence assessments.

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Microsoft to reopen Washington offices this month

Microsoft is reopening its Washington work sites this month.

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Microsoft, Expedia announce broad reopenings in moves that may signal a new phase in COVID pandemic

Microsoft and Expedia both announced plans Monday to reopen their Washington work sites.

The Independent UK

Stewart Rhodes was a conspiracy theorist in search of a cause. He found one on January 6

Stewart Rhodes cycled through ideologies and conspiracies before he become obsessed with Donald Trump, writes Richard Hall. He will soon face charges of organising one of the most serious attempts to overthrow the government in modern history

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Officers investigating Washington arson attack release photo of man after campervan fire

Officers are investigating a suspected arson in the Autumn Close area of Washington

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House competition bill packed with progressive policy goals

WASHINGTON — A host of progressive foreign policy provisions on issues like scrutinizing advanced weapon sales to the United Arab Emirates and welcoming more asylum-seekers fleeing Beijing’s oppression were tucked into House Democrats’ bill aimed at bolstering competition with China.

The Guardian - US

US ‘freedom convoy’ inspired by Canada bids to organize for Washington trip

Effort to launch convoy taking shape but diffuse organization make it difficult to predict size of protests – or what it wants

Los Angeles Times

Doyle McManus: Angry truckers paralyzed Canada’s capital. It could happen here too

WASHINGTON — The pictures from Ottawa over the last two weeks have defied every American stereotype of Canadians. We think of our northern neighbors as incorrigibly polite, their politics as moderate and their capital city — when we consider it at all — as boring, the Sacramento of the north.

The Independent UK

Jill Biden turns Valentine's Day into lesson for 2nd graders

Jill Biden has turned Valentine's Day into a teachable moment for some second graders at a Washington, D

The Independent UK

How could the US aid Ukraine if Russia invades?

Washington said to be considering sending thousands of US troops to Nato allies in Eastern Europe

The Guardian - US

Arkansas jail’s ivermectin experiments recall historical medical abuse of imprisoned minorities

The exploitation reflects America’s longstanding history of medically abusing vulnerable communities of color

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Says Russia May Create Pretext to Attack Ukraine

Russia could invade Ukraine at any time and might create a surprise pretext for an attack, the United States said on Sunday, as it reaffirmed a pledge to defend "every inch" of NATO territory. Russia has more than 100,000 troops massed near Ukraine, which is not part of the Atlantic…

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