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Rights groups warn Biden against re-blacklisting Yemen’s Houthis

Labelling rebels ‘terrorists’ would disrupt flow of aid and basic goods to war-torn Yemen, advocates warn US president.

Al Jazeera

Trump facing legal, political headwinds as he eyes comeback

Former President Donald Trump is already declaring himself the 45th and 47th president of the United States

The Independent UK

Obama Presidential Center will have space named for Hadiya Pendleton, murdered South Side teen

Pendleton was caught in gang gunfire on Jan. 29, 2013, days after traveling to Washington to celebrate President Barack Obama’s second inauguration.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 14 people allegedly involved in false elector scam

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Capitol riot sent subpoenas to a group of people from seven states Joe Biden won in the 2020 presidential election who allegedly submitted fake slates of Electoral College votes for Donald Trump.

Tribune News Service

Bill targeting election lies mulled by Washington lawmakers

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is urging state lawmakers to approve a bill that would make it a crime for elected officials or candidates to knowingly lie about election outcomes if those claims result in violence

The Independent UK

Ukraine conflict is ‘not inevitable’, Pentagon chief says

US officials call on Russian President Vladimir Putin to de-escalate the crisis, warning that war would be ‘horrific’.

Al Jazeera

Putin gripes about NATO as US deploys more troops to Europe

Russian president says NATO and the US did not address Moscow’s main security demands, as Ukraine tensions simmer.

Al Jazeera

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'Horrific' destruction, casualties if Russia invades Ukraine -U.S.

If Russia unleashes the forces it has amassed near Ukraine's border to invade its neighbor, the outcome would be "horrific" and result in significant casualties, the top U.S. military officer said on Friday, comparing this moment to the Cold War.

Reuters

Support of Taiwan independence could spark U.S. military conflict with China -Chinese ambassador

China and the United States could end up in a military conflict if the United States encourages Taiwan's independence, Beijing's ambassador to Washington said in a U.S. radio interview broadcast on Friday.

Reuters

Conflict in Colorado over potential bill to expand public-sector collective bargaining

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) said he won’t support the current version of a public-sector collective bargaining bill Democratic leaders are drafting.

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IRS budget in focus as brutal tax filing season arrives

WASHINGTON — Anticipation of a fraught tax season is leading Democrats to consider more funding for the IRS to assist and educate taxpayers.

Tribune News Service

Obama Presidential Center will dedicate public space to Hadiya Pendleton, teen slain days after performing at inauguration

CHICAGO — Hadiya Pendleton made sure to send her mother a picture of her outfit each day of her trip to Washington, where she and her high school bandmates performed at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration.

Chicago Tribune

Putin Says West Has Not Addressed Key Concerns in Ukraine Standoff

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the United States and NATO had not addressed Moscow's main security demands in their standoff over Ukraine but that it was ready to keep talking. Putin offered his first reaction to the US and NATO responses to Russia's demands in a phone call…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US tries to name and shame Russian disinformation on Ukraine

Russia is known for using disinformation as part of its conflict strategy

The Independent UK

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Reuters

Ukraine's president lashes out at too much 'panic' over Russia tensions

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday did not rule out a full-blown war with Russia but said Ukraine was not a sinking Titanic and accused Washington and media of fuelling panic that weighed on the economy while there were "no tanks in the streets".

Chicago Sun-Times

At the one-year mark, Joe Biden is in good company on polling

Chances are Joe Biden hasn’t yet encountered whatever it is that will determine his administration’s place in history. But it’s clear that poll numbers won’t define it.

The Independent UK

Russia says it won't start a war as Ukraine tensions mount

Russia’s top diplomat says that Moscow will not start a war

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy urges no ‘panic’ over tensions

Latest Ukraine news from January 28: President calls on the West to avoid creating ‘panic’ as Russia tensions simmer.

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McClatchy Washington Bureau

‘RINO approach’: Conservatives turn up heat on McConnell for a Republican agenda

WASHINGTON — Key conservatives are panning Mitch McConnell’s decision against offering an alternative agenda to voters if Republicans reclaim control of the U.S. Senate later this year.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cairo, Washington to Coordinate over Egypt's Hosting of COP27

Cairo and Washington expressed on Thursday a desire to cooperate ahead of the 27th session of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), expected to be held in Sharm El Sheikh at the end of the year. During a telephone call, Egyptian Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad and US Special Presidential Envoy…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Refers Ukraine Crisis to UN Security Council

The United States said it has called for an open meeting of the UN Security Council next Monday to address the crisis around Ukraine due to what it called "threatening behavior" by Russia. "More than 100,000 Russian troops are deployed on the Ukrainian border and Russia is engaging in other…

The Independent UK

US tries to name and shame Russian disinformation on Ukraine

The Biden administration and its allies are taking an unusually proactive approach to publicizing intelligence findings and trying to defuse influence campaigns by Russia as they raise alarms about a possible new Russian invasion of Ukraine

Tribune News Service

Analysis: Breyer's exit nods to politics of the Supreme Court he decried

WASHINGTON — After a career trying to keep the U.S. Supreme Court above politics, Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement underscores just how central the court now is to the U.S. political wars.

Reuters

U.S., Taiwanese vice presidents speak at rare encounter in Honduras

The U.S. and Taiwanese vice presidents had a brief conversation on Thursday at the inauguration of the new Honduran president, a rare encounter that is highly symbolic and likely to add to Beijing's tensions with Washington.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Battle for Warnock’s seat at center of US Senate power struggle once again

WASHINGTON — A year after Georgia voters sent Baptist minister Raphael Warnock to Washington, the national spotlight is back on the lawmaker, whose reelection bid could determine whether Democrats maintain control of the U.S. Senate for the remainder of President Joe Biden’s first term.

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