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In Cuba, caution and confusion meet eased US sanctions

The Biden administration's move to ease some sanctions on Cuba are being met with some confusion and caution by people on the island

The Independent UK

Kevin McCarthy claims Biden rarely takes his calls. What does it mean if the House flips?

WASHINGTON — As the United States hastily exited Afghanistan last year, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy dialed up the White House’s public switchboard number to lodge his anger over the messy withdrawal.

Los Angeles Times

Eric Holder: Justice is coming for Trump

Obama's first attorney general on the lessons of history, the fight for racial justice and the payback for Jan. 6

Salon

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Sushi, Pacific lobster … cheeseburgers: Japanese food fit for a president

Joe Biden’s hosts have treated him to Tokyo’s finest cuisine, but entertaining US presidents hasn’t always gone to plan

The Guardian - AU

Biden unveils a US-Asia trade initiative that falls short of a free trade deal

TOKYO — President Joe Biden on Monday unveiled an initiative that he said would bind the U.S. and Asian economies more closely but that falls short of a free trade agreement and remains vague on details.

Los Angeles Times

Biden outlines economic framework for US, Asian nations - Roll Call

President Biden, on a trip to Tokyo, lays out an economic framework for the US and 12 other countries to counter China's influence.

Roll Call

Commentary: We’ve expanded the Supreme Court before. It’s time to do so again

With the leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade generating shockwaves across the country, Supreme Court expansion is once again emerging as a serious proposal in response to the extreme partisanship overtaking our nation’s highest court. Throughout our nation’s history, federal lawmakers have expanded and reduced…

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‘A very erudite killer’: Phil Klay and Bob Shacochis on endless war, January 6 and American patriotism

‘I don’t know if [Ashli Babbitt] would rewrite the script of her death or not’, Shacochis told Holly Baxter during an interview at the Santa Fe Literary Festival

The Independent UK

Increase gas and oil? Absolutely not

Author of "The World Without Us" on his recent trip to Iraq — and why the Ukraine war is no excuse to pump more oil

Salon

Trump's MAGA is marching down a trail blazed by the Tea Party

The populist energy within the Republican Party goes by the name the former president gave it: MAGA. And its influence on the 2022 midterms seems destined to track that of the Tea Party surge in 2010.

WEKU

Michael Hiltzik: Big business musters more lies to smear a Biden nominee because she would do her job

Riding high after killing off President Biden's nomination of a pro-labor regulator for a key post at the Department of Labor, big business has been sharpening its knives for a noted consumer advocate nominated to join the Federal Communications Commission.

Los Angeles Times

Biden risks troubled Americas summit in Los Angeles

The Summit of the Americas is a little more than two weeks away in Los Angeles, and there's still no clear answer on which countries are going

The Independent UK

Pentagon’s spokesman Kirby is moving to a White House position

WASHINGTON — Pentagon press secretary John Kirby will move to the White House to take a senior communications role with a foreign policy focus.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine aid bill hitching ride to Seoul for Biden signature

The $40 billion U.S. package of assistance for Ukraine as it tries to fend off Russia's aggression is hitching a ride on a commercial flight to South Korea so it can be signed by President Joe Biden

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Michigan teacher placed on leave after assignment placing Obama alongside primates

DETROIT — An Oakland County teacher has been placed on administrative leave after she assigned classwork that depicted former President Barack Obama alongside primates.

Chicago Tribune

Iconic ‘Hope’ portrait of Obama sells at auction for $735,000

CHICAGO — The original Shepard Fairey “Hope” portrait of former President Barack Obama has sold in an auction for $735,000.

The Independent UK

Capitol riot committee has official White House photos from day of attack

The photographs by ex-White House photographer Shealah Craighead could show what Donald Trump was doing as a mob of his supporters assaulted police and stormed the Capitol

Chicago Sun-Times

Racism captures young minds, and right-wing media shouts encouragement

What is there to say about cynical opportunists like Tucker Carlson and his Fox News colleagues ,who peddle this poison for fun and profit?

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U.S. appears set to deem Cuba not cooperating fully against terrorism-document

The Biden administration on Thursday appeared set to renew its assessment that Cuba is among a handful of countries "not cooperating fully" with the United States in the fight against terrorism, according to a government document.

Los Angeles Times

Former LA public defender picked to lead federal Access to Justice office

WASHINGTON — During a college internship at the Orange County Public Defender's office, Rachel Rossi was sent to the local jail. She was given a simple instruction: Ask people who had recently been arrested what they need.

Salon

Biden must tell white folks the truth

Biden's Buffalo speech was remarkable — but not enough. He has a historic duty to speak directly to white America

Salon

On Cuba, Biden should learn from Obama

Barack Obama's historic 2015 handshake with Raúl Castro signaled a new day. Was Joe Biden paying attention?

Miami Herald

Fabiola Santiago: Cuba blackmails the US with exodus. Biden responds with ill-timed, mostly weak policy

After promising voters he would take a fresh look at U,S,-Cuba policy, President Joe Biden has delivered, 16 months into his term, ill-timed, mostly mediocre change that portends to help the Cuban people.

WEKU

U.S. adviser tries to talk Mexican president out of skipping Summit of the Americas

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador threatened to skip this year's summit in the United States if Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are excluded.

WEKU

How the war in Ukraine is challenging the long-sought pivot to Asia

President Biden is traveling to Japan and South Korea this week — his first trip to Asia since taking office. Like presidents before him, he's seeking to reorient U.S. foreign policy toward Asia.

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