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Who is Jacob Lew, Biden’s nominee for US ambassador to Israel?

Lew, an outspoken supporter of Israel and former secretary of the US Treasury, holds extensive government experience.

Al Jazeera

Biden nominates former Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew to serve as ambassador to Israel

The White House says President Joe Biden has nominated former Treasury secretary Jacob Lew to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel

The Independent UK

Would North Korean weapons tilt the war Russia’s way?

The sale of North Korean weapons to Russia is likely to be high on the agenda when the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, travels to Moscow later this month to meet Vladimir Putin.

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First lady Jill Biden tests positive for Covid days before president due to attend G20 summit

Joe Biden has tested negative, White House confirms

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene complains that ‘White House is attacking me’ after Biden impeachment demands

While calling out the White House’s ‘attack,’ the Georgia Republican ironically blasts the president as a ‘corrupt criminal mentally incompetent old man who has been in Washington seats of power longer than I’ve been alive’

The Independent UK

Biden says he is ‘disappointed’ at Xi Jinping skipping India’s G20 summit

US president to raise issue of Putin’s war in Ukraine during G20 summit in India

The Independent UK

4 things to know on Labor Day — from the Hot Labor Summer to the Hollywood strikes

Organized labor has scored some big victories this year, including new contracts at UPS. Can the winning streak continue?

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DeSantis snubs Biden as president tours Hurricane Idalia damage in Florida

Florida governor has no plans to meet Biden, claiming security preparations would impair recovery efforts

The Guardian - US

DeSantis says he won’t meet Biden during president’s visit to Florida after Hurricane Idalia

President Biden is expected to travel to Florida on Saturday 2 September

The Independent UK

‘I didn’t get any help’: Maui residents struggle despite Biden’s vow of aid

The president promised federal government would support the island after deadly wildfires, but residents say the response is scattershot and insufficient

The Guardian - US

U.S. President Joe Biden, PM Modi to have bilateral meeting in New Delhi on September 8 on sidelines of G20 summit

President Biden to travel to India for G20 Summit. He will meet PM Modi and commend his leadership. At the Summit, Biden and G20 partners will discuss global issues, including climate change and poverty.

The Hindu

Biden approves Medal of Honor for Army helicopter pilot who rescued soldiers in a Vietnam firefight

The White House says President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam War-era Army pilot who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy

The Independent UK

White House condemns Marjorie Taylor Greene threat to shut down government

Georgia Republican demands Biden impeachment inquiry as government funding due to run out on 30 September

The Guardian - US

White House ups ante on emergency disaster aid - Roll Call

The Biden administration is seeking an extra $4 billion for FEMA’s disaster relief fund after a spate of recent natural calamities.

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After recent disasters, the White House says FEMA needs more money

The Federal Emergency Management Agency needs $16 billion in emergency funding, the White House says. That's up $4 billion from a request it made last month, due to recent disasters.

The Independent UK

Biden wants an extra $4 billion for disaster relief, bringing total request to $16 billion

The White House will seek an additional $4 billion to address natural disasters as part of its supplemental funding request

The Guardian - US

Biden’s student loan repayment program: four things you should know

Student loan experts give their advice on payments restarting for millions of Americans in October

The Independent UK

Senior Democrat pushes to revive probe into Jared Kushner’s foreign cash

Jamie Raskin wants Oversight Committee Chair James Comer to authorise a subpoena to investment firm

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The Independent UK

Why Biden is taking the short stairs on Air Force One

Trump would use shorter stairs on windy days because ‘his hair would get messed up and it would take 10 minutes to get it put back the way he wanted it,’ event planner says

The Independent UK

When is Donald Trump going on trial? Here are all the court dates

Ex-president will be attending multiple trials in 2024 while campaigning for the White House

The Independent UK

White House asks Congress to pass short-term funding to keep government operating, official tells AP

The White House says Congress should pass a short-term funding measure to ensure the government keeps operating after the current budget year ends Sept. 30

Al Jazeera

‘Nothing left’: Idalia leaves trail of devastation across southeast US

Residents and authorities assess damage after tropical storm brings flooding but is less disastrous than feared.

Salon

The dumbing of America: Reagan to Trump

Every Trump tantrum makes headlines, while the actual president's work is ignored. This is Reagan's legacy

France 24

Wagner Group’s second-in-command buried quietly near Moscow

Dmitry Utkin, cofounder and military commander of the Wagner Group, was buried Thursday in a quiet ceremony at a military cemetery near Moscow after dying in a plane crash that also killed his boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin. The ceremony came as Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met his Russian counterpart Sergei…

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump allegedly inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2bn in 2014

Lawyers for Letitia James, the New York attorney general, claim the ex-president then used that blown up value for business deals

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