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Maryland Dems eager to break GOP's hold on governor's office

One of the best opportunities for Democrats to regain a governor’s office this year is in Maryland, and the race to succeed term-limited Republican Larry Hogan has drawn a crowd of candidates

The Independent UK

Biden's realism approach runs head-on into liberal pressure

When it comes to the thorniest issues confronting his administration, the instinct from Biden and his White House is to often speak about what he can’t do, citing constraints imposed by the courts or insufficient support in a Congress that is controlled by his own party

The Independent UK

Give me a pale male PM with great policies over a ‘diverse’ one reinforcing inequality

It’s good that institutions such as the Tory party have begun to reflect the nation’s diversity. But it’s not an end in itself. Show me the ideas

The Guardian - UK

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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

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

‘Groundswells of change’: Black activists welcome evolution in gun violence debate

The Safer Communities Act finally addressed prevention efforts with $250m dedicated to funding violence interrupters

The Guardian - US

LZ Granderson: Herschel Walker is unfit to serve in the US Senate

The current incarnation of anti-intellectualism in Republican politics — epitomized by the campaign of former football star Herschel Walker for U.S. Senate in Georgia — started in earnest in the winter of 2012 with a quip from former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, who was seeking the Republican presidential nomination.…

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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.

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‘Very bad sign’ that Joe Biden ‘won’t be welcomed by Saudi senior royal’, expert says

A Saudi-based expert said the rank of the royal greeting the US president on the tarmac doesn’t matter

The Independent UK

Iran, not oil, is the main topic of Biden’s trip among Middle Eastern leaders

JERUSALEM — Many in the United States view President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East that began Wednesday as a mission to lower oil prices. But leaders throughout the region see it as a chance to hash out disagreements over Iran.

Los Angeles Times

Biden Greeted as Old Friend in Israel at Start of Middle East Tour

US President Joe Biden arrived on Wednesday in Israel, which embraced him as an old friend on the first leg of a high-stakes trip dominated by tensions with Iran. Landing at Ben Gurion Airport, whose tarmac he first trod in 1973 as a senator, Biden bumped fists with Israeli Prime…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Obama sent fiery email to ex-White House doctor who questioned Biden’s mental fitness for office

Dr Jackson served as a physician in the White House Medical Unit from 2006 to 2018

The Independent UK

Data | Trump era H-1B woes end, visa approval rates, wages peak under Biden

Since President Biden took over, H-1B visa approval rates surpassed those seen in the Obama period and peaked at 98%. The median wage of H-1B workers also matches the top 10% of U.S. earners

The Hindu

Joe Biden is deeply unpopular. But can Democrats find an alternative for 2024?

For now, Biden is emboldened. No prominent Democrat will cross him and he will feel especially motivated if Trump is back on the campaign trail

The Guardian - US

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Tribune News Service

Obama scores Emmy nomination for narrating ‘Our Great National Parks’ docuseries

Former President Barack Obama has an even more impressive title now: Emmy nominee.

The Independent UK

‘Humiliating climbdown’ or a chance to assert US diplomacy: What’s really behind Biden’s controversial trip to Saudi Arabia

The White House says Mr Biden’s visit with Saudi leaders is meant to ‘reorient’ America’s relationship with Riyadh. But as Andrew Feinberg reports, foreign policy experts are split on whether the president should be going at all

The Independent UK

Biden seeks new chapter in troubled Middle East

President Joe Biden will visit the Middle East this week at a time when the region is experiencing dramatic changes and struggling to address deep problems

The Conversation

Biden once wanted to make Saudi Arabia a 'pariah' – so why is he playing nice with the kingdom's repressive rulers now?

Even before setting foot in the Middle East for his first visit to the region as president, Joe Biden felt compelled to defend a portion of the trip. “I know that there are many who disagree with my decision to travel to Saudi Arabia,” Biden acknowledged in an op-ed for…

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Roll Call

Michigan Democrats picking sides in Levin-Stevens primary - Roll Call

Democrats in Michigan's 11th District have to pick between incumbent Reps. Andy Levin and Haley Stevens in the Aug. 2 primary.

Reuters

Timeline: U.S.-Saudi ties through good times and bad

U.S. President Joe Biden visits Saudi Arabia at a rocky time in relations, which have been tested by the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the Yemen war.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Enough. DACA and DREAMers have been at the mercy of the courts for too long. Step up, Congress

In the cruel game that the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program — DACA — has become, its recipients have had some walks, base hits and home runs. But they now are at grave risk of being struck out. And that would be a terrible outcome.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Inflated expectations

In the 1992 presidential election, Americans chose Bill Clinton, a newcomer to national politics, over George H.W. Bush, a man who had held just about every important job Washington had to offer, including president, and then re-elected Clinton in 1996 instead of choosing Bob Dole, who had been in the…

Chicago Sun-Times

Shine King founder James Cole, whose shoeshine clients included the famous, dead at 78; UPDATE: Visitation Friday, funeral Saturday

He gave first jobs to many and offered opportunities to at-risk kids and ex-inmates. His customers included an up-and-coming Barack Obama, Harold Washington, Lori Lightfoot, Little Milton and Johnnie Taylor.

The Conversation

Militant white identity politics on full display in GOP political ads featuring high-powered weapons

Republican Eric Greitens, a candidate for Missouri’s open U.S. Senate seat, shocked viewers with a new online political ad in June 2022 that encouraged his supporters to go “RINO hunting.”

Reuters

Biden's dilemma: What about a photo with Saudi Crown Prince MbS?

Joe Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia this week is a diplomatic challenge that comes with a thorny logistics question: Should the U.S. president be photographed meeting, or even shaking hands with, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman?

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