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Bobby Ghosh: Tunisia’s democracy is collapsing. Biden shouldn’t just stand by

On the day Tunisia’s democracy died, it fell to a State Department spokesperson to deliver the Biden administration’s mealy-mouthed pieties. Asked about the July 25 constitutional referendum that allowed President Kais Saied to institutionalize one-man rule in the North African nation, Ned Price offered the following observations:

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US offers Russia prisoner swap for detained Americans Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan

The US has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.

France 24

Biden's Plan To Tackle Inflation Gets A Fresh Lease Of Life As Manchin Comes To Terms With Democrats

Senator Joe Manchin III (D-WV) said in a statement Wednesday that he would vote for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 — the name of a law that addresses inflation, lowering energy and healthcare costs.

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Malcolm Nance: ‘The Republican party is an insurgent party’

The author, pundit and soldier, recently fighting a war in Ukraine, talks about his incendiary new book and his alarming predictions

The Guardian - US

Samsung Electronics Says Operating Profits Up 12.18 Percent in Q2

South Korean chip powerhouse Samsung Electronics said Thursday that second-quarter operating profits were up 12.18 percent, with record profits in its system semiconductor division despite global supply chain woes. The company's "system semiconductor businesses...

Asharq Al-Awsat

Macron hosts Saudi crown prince despite outrage over Khashoggi murder

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for talks in Paris on Thursday, defying criticism that the invitation is deeply inappropriate barely four years after the murder by Saudi agents of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

France 24

Resuming Talks with Russia, Blinken Offers 'Substantial' Deal on Prisoners

The United States has made a "substantial proposal" to Russia to free Americans including basketball star Brittney Griner, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday, as he announced he will speak to his Moscow counterpart for the first time since the Ukraine war. Blinken said he expected a telephone call…

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Don't 'play with fire' over Taiwan, China's Xi warns in call with Biden

Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned against playing with fire over Taiwan in a call with U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday, highlighting Beijing's concerns about a possible visit to the Chinese-claimed island by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Reuters

Murdoch told Kushner on election night that Arizona result was ‘not even close’

Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser’s new book recounts turmoil caused by Fox News’s decision to call state for Biden in 2020

The Guardian - US

Slain Journalist’s Family: No Help from US for a Full Probe

A relative of slain Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh said Wednesday that the Biden administration's top diplomat refused her face-to-face appeal to push for a full US investigation into the killing of the veteran television correspondent. Niece Lina Abu Akleh also said Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US officials…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rejected by courts, retirees take last shot to save pensions

When General Motors went through the biggest industrial bankruptcy proceedings in history, 20,000 retirees from GM’s Delphi Corp. subsidiary saw their retirement savings slashed

The Independent UK

What's in, and out, of Democrats' inflation-fighting package

President Joe Biden’s initial effort to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems had a price tag of $4 trillion

The Independent UK

Morning Digest | Spectrum bids touch ₹1.49 lakh crore on Day 2 of auction; ICMR invites bids to develop vaccine for monkeypox virus, and more

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The Hindu

While Europeans learn energy frugality, Americans stick to petrol-guzzling

Telling Americans to cut back has not been properly tested since Jimmy Carter’s failed re-election

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Tribune News Service

Pelosi Taiwan trip in limbo as officials plan east Asia stops

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Asia in early August is set to include stops in Japan, Indonesia and Singapore, but a potential Taiwan visit that has already exacerbated U.S.-China tensions remains off the official itinerary, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Gov. McMaster says SC’s abortion ban exceptions ‘reasonable,’ marriage debate a ‘distraction’

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Henry McMaster on Wednesday called exceptions to South Carolina’s six-week abortion ban a “reasonable” approach, clarifying earlier remarks he gave to reporters when asked whether he’d sign more restrictive legislation without exceptions.

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Sen. Manchin backs $369 billion energy-climate plan, rejects SALT

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have struck a deal on a tax, energy and climate bill, breaking a deadlock on the Democrats’ long-sought legislation to enact major parts of President Joe Biden’s agenda.

Axios

Washington waits for Sinema's verdict on shock Manchin spending deal

Solving the Democrats' tax and spending puzzle in the Senate has always involved two key pieces: Sinema and Manchin.

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Reason

Schumer, Manchin Strike Deal To Raise Taxes, Cut the Deficit, Spend Billions on Climate Change

The proposal reportedly hikes taxes by over $730 billion, with $300 billion of that money to be used for reducing the federal budget deficit.

The Independent UK

Pelosi to Taiwan would be career capstone, despite warnings

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a political career being tough on China

The Independent UK

From Bridge of Spies to Anna Chapman and Viktor Bout: A history of US-Russian prisoner swaps

The former Cold War adversaries are in talks to off pull off yet another historic exchange

Salon

Don't pull a Biden and work while sick

The president has advertised how he's hard at work while recovering from COVID; docs say that sets a bad precedent

The Guardian - UK

Risk of nuclear war from cutting off China and Russia, says security tsar

Sir Stephen Lovegrove, the UK’s national security adviser, says backdoor channels have deteriorated

The Independent UK

Funding for school lunches in jeopardy as GOP officials sue over anti-discrimination rule

More than 20 Republican attorneys general are suing the federal government over a Department of Agriculture programme

Tribune News Service

Sen. Manchin backs $369 billion energy-climate plan, rejects SALT

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have struck a deal on a tax, energy and climate policy bill, breaking a deadlock on the Democrats’ long-sought legislation to enact major parts of President Joe Biden’s agenda.

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