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Documents show big foreign gov't spending at Trump hotel

The Trump hotel in Washington took in more than $750,000 from six foreign governments at sensitive moments in their U.S. relations, with guests spending as much as $10,000 per room a night

The Independent UK

With some races still uncalled, new members of Congress descend on Washington

WASHINGTON — It was all smiles — some awkward, some not — as the incoming freshman class of the 118th Congress gathered for new member orientation in the Capitol Visitor Center on Monday.

Tribune News Service

Senate to begin debate this week on bill to protect same-sex marriage

WASHINGTON — The Senate will begin debate this week on legislation protecting same-sex marriage, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said, after the bill’s sponsors made changes aimed at drawing enough Republican votes to win passage.

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‘COVID’s not done with us, and I’m not done with COVID,’ Fauci says, as he prepares to step down from his post

WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci knew he was being turned into a villain of the far-right early on in the coronavirus pandemic, when President Donald Trump’s administration stopped defending him.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

No push for Iran nuclear talks, U.S. envoy says, due to protests, drone sales

Iran's crackdown on protesters and the sale of drones to Russia have turned the United States' focus away from reviving a nuclear deal, which Tehran has so far rejected, Washington's special envoy for Iran said on Monday.

Reuters

Google pays $392m in landmark US privacy case

WASHINGTON: Google on Monday agreed to settle a landmark privacy case with 40 US states over accusations that the search engine giant misled users into believing location tracking had been switched off on their devices.

Bangkok Post

DOJ urges judge to reject Trump’s ‘shell game’ in fight over documents seized from Mar-a-Lago

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department accused Donald Trump and his lawyers of “gamesmanship” in the fight over documents seized from the former president’s Mar-a-Lago home.

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Autocratic governments spent hundreds of thousands at Trump’s hotel while lobbying his administration, documents show

Documents show Mr Trump’s former Washington DC hotel took in hundreds of thousands of dollars from autocratic states that were simultaneously trying to influence his administration’s policies

The Independent UK

"Punchbowl News" Doesn't Infringe Trademark for "Punchbowl" Online Greeting Card Service

From today's decision in Punchbowl, Inc. v. AJ Press, LLC, written by Judge Daniel Bress and joined by Judge John Owens and District Judge Sidney Fitzwater: Punchbowl, Inc., is an online party and event planning service. Punchbowl News is a subscription-based online news publication that provides articles, podcasts, and videos…

Reason

Supreme Court says House Jan. 6 committee may obtain Kelli Ward’s phone records

WASHINGTON — Turning away a plea from Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward to keep her phone records private, the Supreme Court on Monday let stand a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Los Angeles Times

Washington Has Been Much More Successful Than California in Displacing the Black Market for Pot

Lighter regulation is one likely explanation.

Reason

After meeting Xi, Biden says there need be no new Cold War

US, Chinese leaders seek to stabilise strained relations during face-to-face talks in Bali, Indonesia.

Al Jazeera

With some races still uncalled, new members of Congress descend on Washington - Roll Call

Freshman orientation on Capitol Hill is a chance to hug, hope and watch the votes keep rolling in. Several races are still too close to call.

Roll Call

Capitol Lens | Selfie schtick - Roll Call

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar takes a selfie with newly elected incoming members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus after a news conference at the AFL-CIO building in Washington on Sunday. Among the freshmen lawmakers behind Omar are, from left, Rep.-elects Shri Thanedar of Michigan, Greg Casar of Texas, Robert Garcia…

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Reuters

CIA boss talks nuclear weapons and prisoners with Putin's spy chief

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns was expected to caution President Vladimir Putin's spy chief at talks on Monday about the consequences of any use of nuclear weapons, and to raise the issue of U.S. prisoners in Russia, a White House official said.

Al Jazeera

Imran Khan’s U-turn: No longer blaming US for his ouster as PM

Pakistan’s former prime minister has repeatedly claimed that Washington conspired in his fall from grace – and power.

Tribune News Service

US Fish and Wildlife Service releases draft of its first Alaska Native relations policy aimed at increasing trust

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a draft of its first Alaska Native relations policy, which the agency says is an effort to inform employees who have not previously worked with Alaska Native communities and cultivate trust with Indigenous groups.

Reuters

British trade minister visits Washington

British trade minister Kemi Badenoch will visit Washington on Monday to meet politicians and address business representatives to try to boost ties with the United States even as talks over a free trade deal have stalled.

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The Independent UK

Badenoch seeks to boost UK-US trade links during trip to Washington DC

Trade Secretary will say the West must promote strong partnerships to ‘challenge the increasing threat of authoritarian states’.

Tribune News Service

Pelosi urges vote on debt ceiling in lame-duck session to avoid risk

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled that Democrats will seek to extend the federal debt ceiling during the lame-duck session of Congress, avoiding a potential fight with Republicans that she said could threaten the United States' credit rating.

Los Angeles Times

All eyes on Biden and Xi ahead of superpower showdown at G-20 summit

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Last November, President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping emerged from a virtual meeting determined to chart a new path that would prevent the two superpowers from spiraling into an open conflict.

The Guardian - UK

Christopher Ogden obituary

Other lives: Senior journalist at Time magazine in London, Moscow and Washington DC, and author of several biographies

USA Today Sports Media Group

4 critical matchups for Commanders vs. Eagles in Week 10

We've picked four matchups that could determine the outcome of Washington's Week 10 game at Philadelphia.

Bangkok Post

Biden set to meet Xi in bid to avert a full rupture in US-China ties

The US and China disagree on so many things, across so many spheres, that other world leaders are increasingly warning of a deeper rupture that could split the global economy.

The Independent UK

Biden-Xi summit: What Biden wants, what Xi wants

When U.S. President Joe Biden sits down with China's Xi Jinping on Monday, don't expect concessions from the U.S. side

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