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Biden's offshore wind plan could create thousands of jobs, but challenges remain

When President Biden talks about tackling climate change, he talks about economic opportunities. Offshore wind promises to provide many opportunities, but it's not for everyone.

WEKU

McCarthy is hopelessly devoted to MTG

The modern Republican Party sees government as a weapon to make life hell for the rest of the country

Salon

Republican U.S. House candidates outperformed 2020’s presidential results in 327 districts last year

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Martin Schram: 2 old guys can help Biden take the high road

Here at Washington’s ever-congested intersection of politics, policy and the news media, we have finally gotten some experienced help.

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A Georgia judge weighs release of a grand jury report into 2020 election interference

After an months-long investigation into efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results by Donald Trump and his allies, a grand jury's report could be made public — or not.

WEKU

Trump declared winner of golf tournament at his club – despite missing first day

Former president boasts on Truth Social: ‘Competed against many fine golfers and was hitting the ball long and straight’

The Independent UK

Editorial: Biden (and Trump) should have known better

For weeks, the White House has insisted (with some justification) that the parallel special-counsel investigations into President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump for mishandling classified documents are in no way comparable. Yet in critical respects, both cases can be traced to a common dysfunction: the willingness of government…

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Commentary: Democrats are now united, and it’s likely to last

This month’s extended fight over the House speakership confirms once again that America’s two major parties don’t operate as mirror images of each other. While Republicans engaged in a dramatic intramural battle — complete with threats, name-calling, and even an attempted physical confrontation — Democrats behaved with relative serenity, electing…

Tribune News Service

Revealed: how US transition to electric cars threatens environmental havoc

By 2050 electric vehicles could require huge amounts of lithium for their batteries, causing damaging expansions of mining

The Guardian - US

As Yellen woos Africa, sceptics ask 'Is the U.S. here to stay?'

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's three-country trip to Africa - the leading edge of a new diplomatic push by the Biden administration - aims to show the continent the United States is a true partner, one here for the long-haul.

Reuters

Biden's Secret Documents: The Drip, Drip of Revelations

The first secret documents turned up in Joe Biden's former private office and home back in November, but it was January before the White House publicly admitted the embarrassing discovery -- under pressure from a steady drip of media revelations. Since then, searches of the president's home have uncovered several…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kevin McCarthy reportedly ‘will never leave’ Marjorie Taylor Greene

The far-right Republican congresswoman was a fierce advocate of the House speaker during the 15-vote marathon for the office

The Guardian - US

EU ‘could end reliance on China for electric car batteries by 2030’

Prediction predicated on investment that keeps pace with Joe Biden’s $369bn green subsidy spree

The Guardian - UK

Debt ceiling: 2011 showdown leaves lessons for Biden, GOP

Lessons learned from the debt ceiling standoff more than a decade ago are rippling through Washington

The Independent UK

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Biden appoints special envoy on North Korean human rights

Veteran Korean-speaking diplomat Julie Turner will take on a position that has been vacant since 2017.

France 24

Four Oath Keepers convicted of seditious conspiracy in Jan 6 trial

Four members of the Oath Keepers were convicted Monday of seditious conspiracy in the Jan 6, 2021, Capitol attack in the second major trial of far-right extremists accused of plotting to forcibly keep President Donald Trump in power.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Penn’s Biden Center provided a landing spot for many of the president’s top aides

PHILADELPHIA — When the University of Pennsylvania launched a think tank named for Joe Biden in 2017, it didn’t just create a prestige institution tied to the man who had just left the vice president’s office.

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US confronts China over companies’ ties to Russian war effort

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has confronted China’s government with evidence that suggests some Chinese state-owned companies may be providing assistance for Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, as it tries to ascertain if Beijing is aware of those activities, according to people familiar with the matter.

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The Times of India

US confronts China with evidence of companies aiding Putin’s war in Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration has confronted China’s government with evidence that suggests some Chinese state-owned companies may be providing assistance for Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, as it tries to ascertain if Beijing is aware of those activities, according to people familiar with the matter.

Tribune News Service

After Monterey Park shooting, Sen. Dianne Feinstein seeks to ban ‘military-style assault weapons’

LOS ANGELES — In the wake of the mass shooting in Monterey Park that claimed the lives of at least 11 people, Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation to ban “military-style assault weapons” and high-capacity magazines or ammunition feeding devices.

Tribune News Service

Democrats renew push to confirm Biden’s picks for federal courts

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats plan to make judicial nominations a priority this Congress, kicking off the first full session week with an expanded 51-seat majority that will make it easier for them to sweep President Joe Biden’s picks onto the bench.

Tribune News Service

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Aviation industry in crosshairs for next biofuel push

Axios

Biden set to hammer GOP over national sales tax in major economic speech

He'll also accuse Republicans of wanting to gut entitlement programs.

The Independent UK

Rep. Gallego announces bid for Sinema’s Arizona Senate seat

Democratic U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego says he’ll challenge independent U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona in 2024

Reuters

Biden nominates North Korea human rights envoy, first since 2017

The White House on Tuesday nominated a special envoy for human rights in North Korea, moving to fill a post that has been empty since 2017 amid debate over how rights issues fit with efforts to counter Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme.

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