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To help patients like him, former Obama staffer helps pass law for ALS patients to get quicker access to drugs

Brian Wallach can only move two fingers, but that’s not stopping him from using his voice.

Chicago Tribune

A more honest look at "Abraham Lincoln"

Two documentary series provide a view into the humanity, courage and flaws of a leader in a time of Civil War

Salon

EXPLAINER: Why half of Guantanamo's prisoners could get out

The Biden administration has been quietly laying the groundwork to release prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention center and at least move closer to being able to shut it down

The Independent UK

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Republicans Warn Biden against Providing Guarantees to Tehran

Republican lawmakers reiterated their total refusal of any nuclear deal with Iran without Congress’ approval, following Iran’s proposal that the United States makes a “political statement” of its commitment to a nuclear accord with Tehran. About 200 Republican lawmakers wrote a letter to US President Joe Biden, warning that any…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Deepfake Democracy: South Korean Candidate Goes Virtual for Votes

In a crowded campaign office in Seoul, young, trendy staffers are using deepfake technology to try to achieve the near-impossible: make a middle-aged, establishment South Korean presidential candidate cool. Armed with hours of specially-recorded footage of opposition People Power Party candidate Yoon Suk-yeol, the team has created a digital avatar…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden's Hidden War Is Destroying Yemen

Under Obama, Trump, and now Biden, U.S. arms deals with Saudi Arabia have perpetuated a humanitarian crisis.

Reason

James Lindsay: Far right's new superstar

Once a "New Atheist" and Obama Democrat, Lindsay rebooted himself as the brains behind the far right's moral panic

Salon

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Stuart Rothenberg: When nothing beats something

Patrick Gaspard was director of the White House Office of Political Affairs under Barack Obama, and he served as national political director for Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. He is now president and chief executive officer of the Center for American Progress, a liberal public policy organization.

Tribune News Service

Report: NFL Hiring Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch for Brian Flores Lawsuit

Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch served during former President Barack Obama’s administration.

Sports Illustrated

Senate confirms Robert Califf to become Biden’s FDA commissioner

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Robert Califf to lead the Food and Drug Administration, 50-46, a much narrower vote than when he previously held the position during the Obama administration, though many thought the latest vote could be even closer.

Tribune News Service

Despite ban, US cruise lines hired Cuban agencies to provide ‘tourism services’ to passengers

At the height of the enthusiasm sparked by President Barack Obama’s historic restoration of relations with Cuba, several cruise lines rushed to secure a piece of the island’s untapped market under newly eased regulations promoting “people-to-people” engagement.

Miami Herald

Iran nuclear deal: to reset relations with Tehran, Biden must overcome a long legacy of mistrust at home

As officials from Washington and Tehran return to Vienna for talks that aim to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran hawks in the US Congress are determined to prevent that happening. In a letter sent to the US president Joe Biden on February 7, Republican US senator Ted Cruz and…

The Conversation

Joe Walsh on Trump's coming "race war"

He helped elect a "bigoted, authoritarian traitor," Walsh says. Now he works to save "members of the Trump cult"

Salon

Ex-Trump aide reveals her father and stepmother didn’t attend her wedding after she turned against former president

Alyssa Farah Griffin’s father is a conservative media figure who promoted ‘birther’ conspiracy theories about Barack Obama

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'Doesn't help to whine': Obama tells Democrats to 'take the wins you can get'

Former two-term president’s words come as party struggles to pass Joe Biden’s agenda

Chicago Sun-Times

Obama kicked off presidential campaign 15 years ago in Springfield: A look back and forward

Thursday marks 15 years since Barack Obama officially launched his first presidential campaign on the steps of the Old State Capitol in Springfield.

Tribune News Service

GM hires Biden niece, former Obama aide to head environment, sustainability and governance policy

General Motors Co. has hired Missy Owens, a former official in the Obama administration and niece of President Joe Biden, to head environment, sustainability and governance policy on its "growing team" in Washington, the automaker confirmed Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Joe Kent interview: Pro-Trump Republican challenger says Jan 6 protesters ‘held in DC gulag’

Former Green Beret hoping to take down one of the Republicans who voted to impeach Trump tells The Independent hs support for the former president inspired him to run

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The Guardian - US

‘Let’s do it’: John McCain knew Palin VP pick was a huge gamble, new book says

Reporter says 2008 Republican nominee mimed rolling dice and said ‘Fuck it’ before picking hard-right Trump precursor

The Independent UK

Jackson, in high court mix, traces law interest to preschool

When Ketanji Brown Jackson’s younger daughter was 11, she drafted a letter to President Barack Obama suggesting her federal-judge mom for a vacancy on the Supreme Court

Glasgow Live

Outlander's Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish nominated for award alongside Oprah and Obama

Outlander's Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish has been nominated at the Audie Awards this year and is a finalist alongside Former President Barack Obama and media mogul Oprah Winfrey.

Ballotpedia

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals overturns two FLRA rulings

Two three-judge panels of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently issued rulings affecting federal employee collective bargaining.

Reuters

Japan's Kishida confirms cooperation on China, North Korea with US ambassador

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confirmed close cooperation in regional affairs with the new U.S. ambassador, including on North Korea and China and on global de-nuclearisation, a government spokesperson said on Friday.Chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said the Japanese prime minister and the former chief of staff to U.S. President…

Los Angeles Times

Ketanji Jackson is a favorite for Biden's historic Supreme Court pick

WASHINGTON — U.S. Appeals Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the front-runner for a historic Supreme Court nomination, graduated with high honors from Harvard College, was an editor of the Harvard Law Review and a law clerk for Justice Stephen G. Breyer.

The Guardian - US

Biden says ‘ending cancer as we know it a White House priority. Period’ – as it happened

President’s proposal aims to cut US cancer death rates in half – follow all the day’s politics news

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