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U.S. urges China to use influence with Moscow over Ukraine

The United States on Thursday called on China to use its influence with Russia to urge a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis but policy experts doubted Beijing would back Washington in the standoff.

Reuters

Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall pushes for an end to testing, tracking most COVID-19 cases

WASHINGTON — Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall on Tuesday called for less COVID-19 testing and an end to tracking COVID-19 cases that don’t result in hospitalizations or deaths, as part of an effort to “learn to live” with a virus that has disrupted the country for two years.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Black voters have soured on Biden. Will a Supreme Court vacancy change their view?

WASHINGTON — The expected retirement of liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer arrives at a critical juncture for President Joe Biden, offering the Democrat and his party an opportunity to recover lost support among Black voters ahead of the midterm elections.

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Sharks forwards snap long goal droughts in 4-1 win over Capitals

Noah Gregor and Jonathan Dahlen both snapped long goal droughts and Nicolas Meloche scored his first career NHL goal as the Sharks began a critical four-game road trip with a 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday.

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Groups seek to shape final rule to ease hearing aid accessibility

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is working to finalize a rule that would make it easier for many adults to get hearing aids, a policy change five years in the making that is sparking intense lobbying.

Tribune News Service

WTO: China can slap duties on $645m of US imports

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization on Wednesday handed a fresh victory to China, permitting it to slap duties on $645 million worth of US imports per year, in a long-running anti-dumping dispute with Washington.

Bangkok Post

Supreme Court vacancy offers Biden, Democrats a chance to energize voters after setbacks

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer’s retirement provides President Joe Biden and Democrats a golden opportunity to move past recent setbacks and reengerize Black and progressive voters ahead of the midterms.

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House unveils long-awaited semiconductor chip funding bill

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House introduced its version of legislation that would allocate $52 billion for semiconductor chip manufacturing late Tuesday, teeing up debate with the Senate that could prompt movement on the long-stalled funding.

Tribune News Service

Biden’s first Supreme Court selection: The leading contenders

WASHINGTON — Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement announcement gives President Joe Biden the chance to fulfill his campaign promise to put the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Tribune News Service

Oath Keepers member says Jan. 6 panel is obstructing his criminal case

WASHINGTON — A Florida member of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia charged in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection accused Congress of obstructing the criminal case against him, signaling one possible long-shot defense at a trial set for July.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer to retire, giving Biden his first appointment

WASHINGTON — Justice Stephen G. Breyer, the Supreme Court’s 82-year-old liberal pragmatist, plans to retire this year, clearing the way for President Joe Biden to make his first appointment to the high court, two sources told The Associated Press Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times

U.S. envoy hands over written responses to Russia's security demands

U.S. Ambassador John Sullivan on Wednesday handed over Washington's written responses to a sweeping set of security demands that Moscow has made of the West, Russia's Foreign Ministry said.

Reuters

US refuses to budge on Ukraine in response to Russian demands

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday provided Russia a written response that rejects most of its demands over Ukraine, as the Kremlin signaled that such a rebuff is certain to escalate the crisis.

Los Angeles Times

Biden ‘stands by’ pledge to nominate Black woman to supreme court, White House says – as it happened

President urged to make good on promise to pick Black woman to fill vacancy, with Stephen Breyer to retire as justice – follow the latest

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Roll Call

Photos: Breyer's service in DC through the years - Roll Call

Photos of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's decades of public service in Washington. He is planning to retire.

The Independent UK

Joe Biden warns of ‘dire consequences’ for Putin and Russia from Washington gift store

President speaks from DC store on Tuesday, after picking up a mug for Vice President Kamala Harris

Al Jazeera

4 things to know about the proposed sanctions against Russia

The US and UK have doubled down on their threats to include personal measures targeting Putin if Russia attacks Ukraine.

Reuters

U.S. urges de-escalation over Ukraine, offers Russia diplomatic path

The United States said on Wednesday it had set out a diplomatic path to address sweeping Russian demands in eastern Europe, as Moscow held security talks with Western countries and intensified its military build-up near Ukraine with new drills.

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Tribune News Service

Biden didn’t get all he wanted on climate, but it’s a new year

WASHINGTON — A year into his presidency and with his central greenhouse gas-cutting legislation stalled in Congress, President Joe Biden finds his climate agenda moving in fits and starts as the U.S. is on track to miss the carbon reduction goals his administration set.

Reuters

Lebanon, Jordan agree to bring electricity through Syria

Lebanon signed a U.S.-backed deal with Jordan on Wednesday that aims to ease crippling power shortages by transmitting electricity across neighbouring Syria, after Washington assured Beirut it should not fear its sanctions on Damascus.

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: US formally responds to Russia’s demands

Russia-Ukraine tensions news from January 26: Biden administration rejects Russian demand to halt NATO’s expansion.

The Guardian - US

‘He’s a villain’: Joe Manchin attracts global anger over climate crisis

The West Virginia senator’s name is reviled on the streets of Bangladesh and other countries facing climate disaster as he blocks Biden’s effort to curb planet-heating gases

USA Today Sports Media Group

2022 College Football Schedules and Scores By Teams: All 131 Schools

2022 College Football Schedules By Teams. The schedules and scores for all 131 schools.

Tribune News Service

US senators aim to reform health agencies before next pandemic

WASHINGTON — Two influential senators are calling for an overhaul of the U.S.’s public health programs in a new bill that would change how the government monitors disease outbreaks, stockpiles supplies and responds to future pandemic threats.

USA Today Sports Media Group

No Washington rookies make PFWA All-Rookie Team

No Washington rookie was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.

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