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The Electoral Count Act of 1887 is showing its age – here's how to help Congress certify a presidential election with more certainty

Concerned about potential problems during the next election when Congress counts presidential votes, some legislators are interested in reforming the federal law that governs that process, the Electoral Count Act.

The Conversation

A year of President Joe Biden: Join our expert panel as they discuss Biden’s first 12 months in office

The Independent UK

Any sanctions would impose 'asymmetric' costs on Russia - White House

Any sanctions imposed on Russia over its aggression toward Ukraine would not particularly expose the U.S. economy, although the Biden administration is focused on any possible impact on oil, the White House's top economic official said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Blinken to reassert Ukraine sovereignty in Berlin speech

Diplomat to clarify Biden remarks and tell Russian people US is not seeking to threaten their security

The Guardian - UK

Why would Russia invade Ukraine?

US president Joe Biden predicts Vladimir Putin will ‘move in’ on Ukraine

The Independent UK

Looking back at year one of the Biden Administration

Welcome to the Thursday, January 20, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Top US, European diplomats hold talks on Ukraine crisis

Top American and European diplomats are meeting in Berlin as the allies seek to project a united front to Russia over concerns that it may be planning an invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

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Biden stock market gets Trumped

U.S. stocks performed worse during the first year of Biden's presidency than during the first year of Trump's.

Axios

White House corrects Joe Biden gaffe after he says West may not act on ‘minor Russian incursion’ into Ukraine

The White House scrambled to correct one of President Joe Biden’s gaffes on Wednesday after he suggested Russia would not face sanctions over a “minor incursion” into Ukraine.

Evening Standard

How Biden's Year One turnover compares to his predecessors

It's one positive measure for Biden in a sea of bad news.

Axios

Trump's foreign policy continues: Why?

Biden promised a new era of diplomacy, stability and American leadership — but has doubled down on Trump's failures

Salon

Commentary: One year into his presidency, Biden’s accomplishments have been short-changed

For four years, the phrase “infrastructure week” was a punchline. A metaphor for the abysmal failure that was supposed to be Donald Trump’s signature legislative achievement.

Los Angeles Times

Lynn Schmidt: A Herculean burden awaits Biden's response. He's not stepping up

The Hydra is an ancient Greek mythical beast, mentioned in the tales of Hercules, that was said to have the body of a dragon with many heads, two arms and legs with knifelike claws, sharp spikes, and a long serpent tail. If the heads were cut off, two heads would…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ukraine sees no deviation from U.S. policy in Biden 'incursion' remark

Ukraine sees no deviation from U.S. policy in a remark by President Joe Biden that Russia could bear a lower cost for an "incursion" rather than for an "invasion" of Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian adviser said on Thursday.

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France 24

What can Joe Biden do to tackle record inflation in the US?

During a press conference to mark his first year in office, US President Joe Biden cited high prices as one of the biggest problems facing the United States. Inflation hit a 40-year high of 7 percent in December. Our correspondents report from Washington on how a higher cost of living…

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Know what will happen in 2024? Of course not

Just hours after the news broke that Mitch Landrieu would manage the administration’s new infrastructure program, the first 2024 presidential speculation emerged about the former New Orleans mayor.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: How President Biden can repair America’s global leadership

As President Joe Biden marks his one-year anniversary in office, America’s ability to project U.S. power, policies and moral leadership abroad has been steadily undermined by a slow-motion coup at home that threatens to undo U.S. democracy.

Reuters

West stresses unified stance on Ukraine after Biden's 'minor incursion' remark

The United States and Western countries sought to project unity and a tough stance over Ukraine on Thursday, after U.S. President Joe Biden suggested allies were split over how to react to any potential "minor incursion" from Russia.

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Al Jazeera

President Biden mulling re-designating Houthis as ‘terrorist’ group

Biden is considering placing the Houthis back on the US list of foreign ‘terrorist’ groups subject to sanctions.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Says Administration Mulling Re-designating Houthis a Terrorist Group

US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday his administration is considering re-designating Yemen's Houthi militias as an international terrorist organization following attacks on the United Arab Emirates. His comment at a news conference came shortly after the Emirati Embassy said on Twitter that UAE Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba urged the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Warns of 'Disaster for Russia' If they Invade Ukraine

US President Joe Biden warned Russia Wednesday that it will pay a stiff price for a full-blown invasion of Ukraine, but sowed confusion by suggesting a "minor" incursion would prompt much less pushback from the West. Biden said he did not believe that President Vladimir Putin wants a war, but…

The Guardian - UK

After Biden’s first year, the US economy is surprisingly healthy. His prospects are not

Despite victories from Covid to climate change, the president is hamstrung and the nation as divided as ever, says history professor Adam Tooze

Asharq Al-Awsat

Congress Calls on US Administration to Keep Fighting to Free Tice from Syrian Captivity

The US Congress is exerting more pressure on the US Administration to continue pushing for the release of Austin Tice, a US journalist who is held hostage in Syria. US Senators Patrick Leahy, Robert Menendez, Jim Risch, and John Cornyn sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration…

Al Jazeera

US Senate sinks Biden’s major push to protect voting rights

Two conservative Democrats voted with all 50 Republicans to block change in rules thereby blocking passage of bills.

The Guardian - US

Trump held secret meetings in days before Capitol attack, ex-press secretary tells panel

Stephanie Grisham gave more significant details than expected about what Trump was doing before 6 January, sources say

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