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Who is Jacob Lew, Biden’s nominee for US ambassador to Israel?

Lew, an outspoken supporter of Israel and former secretary of the US Treasury, holds extensive government experience.

Al Jazeera

Congress needs to pass 12 funding bills in 11 days to avert a shutdown – here’s why that isn’t likely

U.S. senators and representatives returning from their summer vacations will need to shake off their suntans in quick time and get down to business.

The Conversation

The Sticky Spaghetti School of Constitutional Law

Politicians are throwing laws at the wall and seeing what sticks.

Reason

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A new motto for Labor Day: Don’t stiff workers

America really ought to reform its more abysmal employment practices before the next Labor Day rolls around.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gun owners: It's time to stand up

I'm a gun owner and a former MAGA Republican. I have a message for my former tribe: Is this really what you want?

Salon

Focus On Biden’s Use Of Multiple Pseudonyms During His Time As Vice President Under President Obama

Obama is now in a position where he must decide whether to disclose or retain over 5,000 emails from Biden's tenure under him.

Zenger

N.J. nurses strike gets heated

Striking nurses see health care canceled as $6.6 billon N.J. hospital chain digs in; both sides claim bad faith

Salon

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Bill Richardson, a former Democratic governor and UN ambassador, dies aged 75

Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and an American ambassador to the United Nations who also worked for years to secure the release of Americans detained by foreign adversaries, has died. He was 75.

France 24

Bill Richardson, former UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies at 75

Before his election in 2002 as governor, Richardson was the U.S. envoy to the United Nations and energy secretary under President Bill Clinton and served 14 years as a congressman representing northern New Mexico.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bill Richardson, a former governor and UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies

Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who dedicated his post-political career to working to free Americans detained overseas, has died

The Independent UK

India will play an important role in trade realignment globally: Former U.S. Assistant Commerce Secretary Arun Kumar

India can play a pivotal role in global manufacturing post-pandemic, says Arun Kumar, former US Assistant Sec. of Commerce. He envisions a world where nations have learnt from the havoc wreaked by centralising manufacturing in China. His new book, The Global Trade Paradigm, explores how to rethink international business.

The Hindu

District Court in Florida Concludes Voters Lack Standing to Challenge Trump's Eligibility

A lawsuit to keep Donald Trump off the Florida primary ballot fails.

Reason

Sliman Bensmaia, rocker, University of Chicago researcher whose work helped restore touch to people with prosthetic limbs, dead at 49

He helped develop the first robotic prosthetic arm that gave realistic touch feedback, enabling a man, paralyzed from the chest down, to distinguish between touches on individual fingers and the palm of a robotic hand.

Chicago Sun-Times

As concern about Mitch McConnell's health grows, his legacy remains strong

Even if Mitch McConnell’s health prevents him from accomplishing his stated goal of serving as Senate Republican leader through 2024, he will still be the longest-serving Senate leader of any party, one who remade the federal judiciary from top to bottom.

The Conversation

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Roll Call

At the Races: Labor Day blues - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

The Hindu

Barack Obama to visit Mandya in December

A delegation led by Lakshminarasimha Murthy, president of the Bhutayi Trust, Hallegere, Mandya, and American doctor, N. Cheluvarayaswamy, Mandya district in-charge Minister, on Thursday met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and held discussions regarding the former U.S. president Barack Obama’ s visit to Mandya in December.

WEKU

Why Biden is now routinely taking the short stairs up to Air Force One

The built-in stairs lead to the belly of the plane. They're less photogenic than the tall, outdoor steps. But the sturdier stairs pose less of a health and political risk to the 80-year-old president.

The Guardian - UK

Best podcasts of the week: Meet the tech millionaires in search of eternal life

In this week’s newsletter: Psychologist Aleks Krotoski investigates the Silicon Valley scions trying to cheat death in The Immortals. Plus: five of the best US politics podcasts

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Millions of additional salaried workers could get overtime pay under Biden proposal

A proposal from the Labor Department would make an estimated 3.6 million salaried workers newly eligible for overtime pay. It covers workers earning less than $55,000 per year.

Reason

Joe Biden's Email Aliases Are a Potentially Serious Transparency Problem

Multiple administrations have allowed senior officials to use alias email accounts. The practice undermines the Freedom of Information Act and encourages secrecy.

The Conversation

Why the United States will have to accept China's growing influence and strength

After wrapping up a recent four-day trip to China, United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told a media briefing: “We believe that the world is big enough for both of our countries to thrive.”

Capital & Main

Biden Administration Seeks to Expand Overtime Pay to Millions of U.S Workers

If you earn less than $55,000 a year and work more than 40 hours a week, you could be eligible for time and a half.

The Independent UK

Millions more workers would be entitled to overtime pay under proposed new rule

The Biden administration is proposing a new rule that would make 3.6 million more U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay, reviving an Obama-era policy effort that was ultimately scuttled in court

Roll Call

Labor Department to give overtime protection to salaried workers - Roll Call

The Labor Department is proposing to make it more costly for employers to avoid paying overtime by making workers salaried employees.

The Independent UK

Millions more workers would be entitled to overtime pay under a proposed Biden administration rule

The Biden administration is proposing a new rule that would make 3.6 million more U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay, reviving an Obama-era policy effort that was ultimately scuttled in court

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