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Biden avoids a handshake with Saudi crown prince, but fist bump doesn't go over well

Sidestepping the bad optics of a handshake with the crown prince deemed to have approved the operation that led to the death of Jamal Khashoggi, President Biden opted for a fist bump.

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Will he or won't he? Watchful eyes are on Biden's handshakes on his Middle East trip

On Friday, the president shared a fist-bump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. One day earlier, an Israeli singer declined President Biden's hand.

WEKU

Joe Biden fist bumps Saudi crown prince on arrival in Jeddah

The greeting sparked controversy as the president begins the closed-door bilateral meeting

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Biden endorses Palestinian state but admits it’s ‘far away’

JERUSALEM — President Joe Biden on Friday endorsed an independent Palestinian state, although he conceded that such a historic development was “far away” and acknowledged the despair of the Palestinian people long frustrated in their fight for equal rights.

Los Angeles Times

President Biden arrives in Saudi Arabia, reversing promise to make it an international outcast

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — President Joe Biden arrived at the Royal Palace here on Friday to meet with the leaders of the oil-rich country he once vowed to make a “pariah” over its human rights abuses as the White House is scrambling to mitigate record inflation and high gas prices…

Los Angeles Times

‘A modern-day villain’: Joe Manchin condemned for killing US climate action

The West Virginia senator, a fossil-fuel millionaire, has refused to support any spending to curb the climate crisis

The Guardian - US

Did Joe Manchin Just Sink Biden's 'Build Back Better' Plan Again?

Plus: Why government responses to risk can create more harm than good, why Denver will no longer block illegal immigrants from starting businesses, and more...

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Biden: Two-state solution along 1967 lines is best way to end Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The U.S. president's comments in Bethlehem were seen as a win for the Palestinians.

Axios

Biden tries to revive Saudi alliance amid Ukraine war – but will MBS reciprocate?

Joe Biden arrived in Saudi Arabia for a two-day visit on Friday, as the war in Ukraine and the Middle East’s vexed geopolitics have prompted the US president to reverse course after having vowed to make the Wahhabist monarchy a “pariah” because of the 2018 killing of exiled journalist Jamal…

France 24

Lies, Damned Lies, and …

How a truly ridiculous statistical notion played its part in the January 6 uprising

Reason

Enforcement, Superfund nominees for EPA in confirmation limbo - Roll Call

Two nominees for high-ranking EPA positions are in procedural purgatory as Republicans aim to block their confirmations.

Roll Call

White House: Biden to Meet the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Saudi Crown Prince

US President Joe Biden will hold a bilateral meeting on Friday with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, the White House said in a statement. Biden and his accompanying team will participate in a working session with Crown Prince Mohammed…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN urged to move Cop27 from Egypt over ‘LGBTQ+ torture’

US adviser to the White House and partner call on UN to move climate change summit over fears they would be targeted

The Guardian - US

Don't run, Joe: How Biden can save Dems

Joe Biden did America an immense service. Announcing that he's not running again in 2024 would be another

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Martin Schram: Unpresidented — America in Trump’s final days

In the rush to gush their big reveals about Donald Trump’s tumultuous final days as president, the prize for Best Ballyhoo was won hands-down by the smooth but non-revelatory Discovery+ documentary film “Unprecedented.”

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Welcomes Saudi 'Historic' Decision to Open Air Space to All Carriers

US President Joe Biden on Thursday welcomed the historic decision by Saudi Arabia to open its airspace to all civilian carriers, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said. "President Biden welcomes and commends the historic decision by the leadership of Saudi Arabia to open Saudi airspace to all civilian…

Al Jazeera

How much closer can Biden bring Saudi Arabia to Israel?

Riyadh and Tel Aviv have edged closer to full normalisation, but a deal is unlikely during Biden’s trip to Jeddah.

Axios

Manchin rules out climate spending and tax hikes, but open to prescription drug reform

Manchin remains open to a much smaller bill that focuses on deficit reduction.

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Reuters

Biden welcomes Saudi decision to open air space to all carriers

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday welcomed a decision by Saudi Arabia to open its airspace to all civilian carriers, including flights to and from Israel, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said.

The Independent UK

Will Joe Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia affect US gas prices?

Issue weighs on president as midterms approach

Axios

Jan. 6 panel aims to "reconstruct" deleted Secret Service texts

The texts were from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6 and could contain key evidence.

Reuters

Venezuela hits back at 'crazy' former U.S. adviser Bolton's coup-plotting admission

A Venezuelan government official on Thursday called former White House national security adviser John Bolton "crazy" after his admission this week that he had tried to plot foreign coups, including backing an unsuccessful bid to oust socialist President Nicolas Maduro.

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US Beefs up South Pacific Aid, Diplomacy as China Spreads Its Influence

Washington intends to return the U.S. Peace Corps to Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu, citing progress toward reestablishing a U.S. Agency for International Development regional mission for the Pacific in Fiji.

Reuters

Colombia potential cocaine output fell to 972 tonnes in 2021 - White House

Colombia's potential cocaine output fell to 972 tonnes in 2021, from 994 tonnes in the previous year, the U.S. White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) said on Thursday, adding the size of coca crops, the drug's chief ingredient, also declined.

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Biden White House has 474 employees, according to annual report

On July, 1, 2022, the White House released its annual report to Congress on personnel, which details White House staff members and their salaries.

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