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Reconciliation talks so far quiet on Medicaid expansion

WASHINGTON — Advocates are pushing to squeeze Medicaid expansion and home health funding into a potential budget reconciliation bill after Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., renewed negotiations with moderate West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin III.

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Saudi Arabia expected to grant access to Israeli air travel - U.S. official

Saudi Arabia will soon allow unfettered overflight to Israeli airlines and permit direct charter flights from Israel for Muslims participating in the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, a U.S. official told Reuters.

Reuters

Man charged with rape of 10-year-old who had abortion after rightwing media called story ‘not true’

Police say Ohio man confessed to raping a girl who went to Indiana for abortion, following the right’s attempts to discredit story

The Guardian - US

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Democratic voters say Biden could be doing a lot more for the climate crisis

A Pew survey found more Americans favor stricter environmental laws and regulations – even at an economic cost

The Guardian - US

‘Game over’: Steve Bannon audio reveals Trump planned to claim early victory

Recording shows the president intended to ‘take advantage’ of early vote lead and declare himself the winner prematurely

The Guardian - US

Biden won't commit to confronting Saudi Arabia over journalist's murder

JERUSALEM — President Joe Biden on Thursday would not commit to confronting the leaders of Saudi Arabia over the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi when he travels to the kingdom later this week .

Los Angeles Times

FDA Approves Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, but Feds Undecided on Who It's for

Plus: The story of a 10-year-old rape victim who sought an abortion is confirmed, inflation hits a record 9.1 percent, and more...

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US, Israel Sign Joint Pledge to Deny Iran Nuclear Weaponry

US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signed a joint pledge on Thursday to deny Iran nuclear arms. "We will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon," Biden told a news conference following the signing of the declaration. Thursday's statement reaffirmed US support for Israel's regional…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Republicans block bill on right to travel across state lines for abortions – as it happened

Republican senator claims Democrats’ proposal would encourage ‘abortion tourism’

The Guardian - US

Biden: U.S. is "not going to wait forever" for Iran on nuclear deal

Biden and the Israeli prime minister signed a declaration vowing to "never to allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon."

Axios

Enriching uranium is the key factor in how quickly Iran could produce a nuclear weapon – here's where it stands today

Iran’s nuclear program is a major topic in President Joe Biden’s meetings this week with leaders in the Middle East. The most challenging part of producing nuclear weapons is making the material that fuels them, and Iran is known to have produced uranium that is near-weapons grade.

The Conversation

Biden says US ‘not going to wait forever’ for Iran to reenter nuclear agreement

Mr Biden says curbing Tehran’s nuclear ambitions is ‘a vital security interest to both Israel and the United States and ... the rest of the world’

The Independent UK

Biden says won't wait forever for Iran's response on nuclear deal

The United States will not wait forever for Tehran's response on returning to a 2015 nuclear deal, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday, following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid.

Reuters

College grads buried with debt wait for Biden's decision on student loan forgiveness

PITTSBURGH — When Allie Holler started Duquesne University in 2017, the York County native remembers encountering a class divide markedly different from what she knew from her semi-rural hometown — with “super preppy” kids and their elitist attitudes mixed among her peers from the lower middle class.

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Abortion medications set to become next legal battlefield

In the nearly three weeks since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion has become illegal in at least 10 states, with more states to follow in the weeks ahead.

WEKU

Members of Brittney Griner's Russian team defend her character, on and off the court

Griner appeared moved by the testimony of her friends, tearing up repeatedly during Thursday's proceedings. Her longtime team doctor added that Griner has never failed a drug test.

Reuters

U.S., Israel jointly pledge to deny Iran nuclear arms

The leaders of the United States and Israel pledged on Thursday to deny Iran nuclear weaponry, including through the possible use of "all elements of national power" available to Washington, according to a joint statement.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Conflict Over East Jerusalem Consulate Sparks Controversy with Biden’s Arrival

Statements by US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan about serious talks to open the US Consulate in East Jerusalem sparked controversy, forcing White House Spokesman John Kirby to deny the information, saying that there was “no change in US policy regarding a Palestinian consulate in Jerusalem.” Kirby added that the…

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Washington Re-establishes Middle East Alliances

Re-establishing US-Arab relations, breaking the stalemate in the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, and strengthening the alliance facing Iran are some of the key topics figuring high on the agenda of US President Joe Biden's visit to the region. Expanded tasks that the US administration has presented to itself in the region,…

Roll Call

Reconciliation talks so far quiet on Medicaid expansion - Roll Call

With reconciliation talks restarted, advocates want Medicaid expansion and home health funding, but climate and taxes are also in the mix.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Biden battered by inflation and low approval ratings

The economy, energy prices and upcoming midterms weigh heavily on the president during his Middle East trip. Plus, House committee argues Capitol attack was premeditated

Salon

Will the fall of Roe wake up Democrats?

Pressure from the left forced Biden to change his tone. Now activists must push the party further and harder

The Texas Tribune

Smog levels in Texas surge during heat wave, bringing worst summer air quality in a decade

Emissions are reacting with the summer heat to create high levels of smog, hazardous air pollution that damages the lungs. But state officials are pushing back on ozone pollution controls proposed by the EPA, arguing such rules would compromise the electric grid.

Axios

Biden's guidance on pharmacists and abortion bans gets blowback

Pharmacists say HHS' guidance "attacks and undermines the fundamental responsibilities ... of the pharmacist.”

Boston Herald

Editorial: Jill Biden joins Joe on the gaffe track

Jill Biden is supposed to be the responsible one.

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