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Why getting Whelan freed from Russia is proving harder than Griner

WASHINGTON — For the second time this year, the family of Michigan's Paul Whelan was left "devastated" that Russia agreed to swap an American prisoner for the return of a Russian inmate, and that, again, that American wasn't Paul.

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House GOP overlooks antisemitism in its ranks, points at Democrats

WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are declining to condemn and punish antisemitism within their own party, preferring instead to argue that Democrats have the prejudice problem.

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House GOP overlooks internal antisemitism, points at Democrats

House Republicans deflect when pressed on internal antisemitism, arguing Democrats are the party with a bias problem.

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Analysis: Republicans cry weakness, others see sense in Biden's China protest response

The administration of President Joe Biden has drawn Republican fire for its cautious response to nationwide protests in China against COVID-19 lockdowns, with some lawmakers accusing it of failing to seize a historic moment.

Reuters

GOP's new committee leaders prepare blitz of investigations

House Republicans are promising aggressive oversight of the Biden administration once they assume the majority next year

The Independent UK

Republicans eye Dr. Fauci, DHS secretary for investigations once they take control of House

Democrats are bracing for pressure as GOP lawmakers threaten investigations of the Biden administration while fighting over who will be speaker when Republicans assume control of the House in the next congressional session.

Tribune News Service

New Congress will feature few leadership roles for the many Texans in the U.S. House

Texans will chair some powerful committees in the House, but their roles in top leadership elections last week were more often as anti-establishment voices than contenders.

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Don Jr. mocks Pelosi attack with meme

Right-wingers are trying to turn an assault on an 82-year-old man into a joke

Salon

No more "blank check": Ukraine aid under threat in Republican-controlled House

Even House Republicans who have been outspoken about supporting Ukraine say there has been a noticeable shift.

Axios

House Republicans divided over aid to Ukraine ahead of midterms

McCarthy says Congress won’t ‘write a blank cheque’ while another senior Republicans says Ukrainians should ‘get what they need’

The Guardian - US

Top House Republican wants Afghanistan-withdrawal documents preserved

WASHINGTON — Rep. Michael McCaul asked the State Department to preserve documents linked to the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, a signal that Republicans will start a new investigation into the issue if House control switches in next month’s midterm elections.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine seeks more help as growing GOP skepticism casts doubt on future US aid

WASHINGTON — At a Rockwall, Texas, town hall in August, U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon served up plenty of conservative red meat to the right-leaning crowd.

Tribune News Service

US tightens controls on advanced chip exports to China - Roll Call

PRC uses items and capabilities to produce advanced military systems and commit human rights abuses, a Biden administration agency states.

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Push for US sanctions against supporters of Haitian gang violence grows in Congress

As support for tough sanctions against Haitian gangs and those financing them grows in U.S. political circles, two Democratic lawmakers want to require the U.S. government to carry out investigations into Haitian political and economic figures and organizations suspected of supporting gang activities in Haiti.

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Reuters

U.S. lawmakers call for sanctions on Haitian gangs and 'warlords'

Two U.S. lawmakers on Thursday said the United States should sanction Haitian gangs and those who help finance them, as the Caribbean nation remains gripped by a gang blockade that has caused increasingly dire fuel shortages.

Tribune News Service

Gene Collier: Bias toward truth; it's still a thing

There is no journalistic imperative to balance truth with untruth; it's stupid.

Reuters

Taiwan visit caps Nancy Pelosi's long history of confronting Beijing

More than 30 years ago, U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi angered China's government by showing up in Tiananmen Square and unfurling a banner honoring dissidents killed in the 1989 protests.

The Guardian - AU

Pelosi’s Taiwan trip plan apparently confirmed by US lawmakers

US-China tension rising as Michael McCaul and Anna Eshoo say they were invited to travel with House speaker

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Top Texas Republicans, Biden administration look to grow the state’s semiconductor industry

As companies like Samsung and Texas Instruments expand their operations in the state, Gov. Greg Abbott and other state leaders are backing federal efforts to grow the industry.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Republican Lawmaker Denounces Twitter’s Inaction against Iran’s Threats to US Officials

US House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul called on Twitter’s administration to reconsider the Iranian regime’s use of the platform to send threatening messages to US public officials. He sent a letter to Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, expressing his concern over the matter, citing a threat to former…

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Lawmakers explore options for Ukraine war crimes investigations

WASHINGTON — There does not appear to be ample Republican support to amend laws that tightly prohibit U.S. support to the International Criminal Court as lawmakers search for ways Washington can assist Ukrainian officials with war crimes investigations of Russians.

Roll Call

Lawmakers explore options for Ukraine war crimes investigations - Roll Call

Prohibition on U.S. support to the International Criminal Court has lawmakers searching for other ways to assist investigations of Russians.

Tribune News Service

Earmark fans grow among House GOP as total requests swell

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers’ appetite for earmarking has grown a year after Democrats resurrected the practice, particularly among Republicans who will face a sensitive decision on whether to maintain “community project funding” in the next Congress if they retake the chamber in November.

Roll Call

Earmark fans grow among House GOP as total requests swell - Roll Call

House lawmakers’ appetite for earmarking has grown a year after Democrats resurrected the practice, particularly among Republicans.

Caixin Global

Exclusive: Davos Photo Used by U.S. Congressman to Criticize China Didn’t Show Anyone Chinese

Figures accused of not standing up during an ovation for the Ukrainian president’s speech at the World Economic Forum were actually from the Vietnamese delegation

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