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Biden set to mark anniversary of Jan. 6 Capitol attack by honoring those who defended democracy

President Joe Biden will mark the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on Friday by honoring 12 people who defended democracy against former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election.

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Biden to honor former Fulton election workers, officer from Georgia on Jan. 6

WASHINGTON — Two former Fulton County election workers who were falsely accused of ballot fraud after the 2020 election will be honored by President Joe Biden during a White House ceremony marking two years since insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol.

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U.S. thinks Putin ally Prigozhin wants control of salt, gypsum from mines near Bakhmut

The United States is of the view that Russian President Vladimir Putin's ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is the founder of Russia's most powerful mercenary group, is interested in taking control of salt and gypsum from mines near the Ukrainian-held city of Bakhmut, a White House official said on Thursday.

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Biden once again flubs by calling Kamala Harris ‘president’

President previously made the same mixup in October

The Independent UK

South Carolina’s 6-week abortion ban is unconstitutional, state Supreme Court rules

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban, ruling 3-2 that it violated the state’s constitutional right to privacy.

Tribune News Service

US and Germany agree to send infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

Joe Biden and Olaf Scholz indicate shift in position on supplying heavier weapons to Kyiv to help in war against Russia

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: What we know on day 316 of the invasion

Putin proposes 36-hour ceasefire to mark Orthodox Christmas; Ukraine says ‘temporary truce’ only possible when Russia leaves occupied territory

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Ahead of El Paso visit, Biden says U.S. will allow 30,000 migrants from four countries to enter monthly

Migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela will be allowed entry and given work permits. The administration will also expand the use of Title 42 to expel more migrants to Mexico.

The Texas Tribune

US unveils new border curbs for Haitians, Cubans, Nicaraguans

Joe Biden says new rules allowing asylum seekers to be returned to Mexico aim to reduce arrivals at US southern border.

Al Jazeera

Elon Musk wants Kevin McCarthy to be speaker of the House and Ron DeSantis to be president

Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted today, “Kevin McCarthy should be Speaker.”

Fortune

US to expand humanitarian passage for migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela

DALLAS — The U.S. government will expand humanitarian passage monthly for as many as 30,000 people from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela under a broad measure designed to grapple with historic migration from the Western Hemisphere, senior White House officials announced Thursday.

Tribune News Service

US will begin expelling Cubans, Haitians and Venezuelans who cross border illegally, White House says

The new programme result in the immediate expulsion of anyone from those nations who crosses the US-Mexico border between ports of entry

The Independent UK

Biden to honour police who defended Capitol and election officials on January 6 anniversary

Mr Biden will award the Presidential Citizens Medal to several police officers who defended the US Capitol from the pro-Trump mob that tried to stop certification of the 2020 election

The Independent UK

GOP in shambles — Dems are loving it

Actual bipartisanship was on display in Kentucky — not that anyone noticed amid the toddler tantrum on Capitol Hill

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Carl P. Leubsdorf: Biden notches bipartisan successes

In the two years since Joe Biden entered the White House with a vow to restore “the soul of the nation” and pursue bipartisan solutions, many of his most publicized efforts often seemed in danger of failure.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Title 42 a sad substitute for real immigration policy

The U.S. Supreme Court did the Biden administration a favor when it ruled the White House could continue to use pandemic powers to turn away migrants who might otherwise qualify for entry. The decision makes it easier for the president to keep dawdling over the border crisis.

The Independent UK

Jill Biden to undergo surgery to remove small lesion discovered above her eye during cancer screening

Procedure recommended in ‘abundance of caution’

The Independent UK

'A disaster': Speaker fight exposes GOP leadership vacuum

The stalemate over the Republican House speaker vote is more than just an embarrassment for Kevin McCarthy, who is now the first person in a century to muddle through multiple ballots

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The Independent UK

Jill Biden to have lesion removed from above right eye

Jill Biden will undergo a medical procedure next week to remove a small lesion from above her right eye that was discovered during a routine skin cancer screening

The Independent UK

Biden calls House GOP dysfunction ‘embarrassing’ as voting for Speaker set to continue for second day

Mr Biden says the House’s failure to elect a Speaker on the first day of the 118th Congress is “not a good look” for the country

Los Angeles Times

Analysis: Whoever wins, serving as House speaker will be more like 'being mayor of hell'

WASHINGTON — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy surely could have seen defeat coming: The wave that swamped him has been building for years.

Salon

GOP can't govern — and doesn't want to

As Kevin McCarthy reaps the whirlwind, let's hope voters understand this chaos was never really about Donald Trump

The Times of India

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Top officials are seeking alternative ways to assist homegrown chipmakers, such as lowering the cost of semiconductor materials, the people said, asking not to be identified revealing sensitive negotiations.

The Guardian - US

‘He had a different perspective’: how Trevor Noah changed late-night satire

The Daily Show host’s departure comes at a time when the US comedy landscape appears much less vivid

The Independent UK

Biden heads to Kentucky to highlight cash for aging bridge

President Joe Biden is stopping by a notoriously dilapidated bridge connecting Ohio and Kentucky to promote his administration's infrastructure law

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