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Lavrov: White House has called Kremlin to seek release of Gershkovich and Whelan

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that White House officials had requested the release of detained Americans Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan in conversations with a Kremlin official.

Reuters

Four killed as gunmen attack US embassy staff convoy in Nigeria

Three other people kidnapped in the attack Nigeria’s Anambra state, according to local police.

Al Jazeera

Biden agrees to direct debt ceiling talks with House GOP

"It is possible to get a deal by the end of the week," said McCarthy.

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AP Sources: Unknown man slipped undetected inside the home of White House official

An unknown man managed to slip undetected inside the home of White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, according to two people familiar with the investigation

The Independent UK

Biden’s trip abroad in limbo as leaders scramble to avoid debt default

Mr Biden may nix travel to Australia and Papua New Guinea so he can be present for negotiations over raising the government’s statutory debt limit

The Independent UK

Debt limit talks pared down to proxies for Biden, McCarthy - Roll Call

President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday tapped proxies to negotiate directly over how to increase the debt limit.

Roll Call

Biden cancels Australia visit as debt ceiling default nears

An unfolding crisis over the U.S. debt ceiling prompted President Joe Biden on Tuesday to postpone plans to visit Papua New Guinea and Australia, cutting short an upcoming Asia trip so he can return to Washington.

Reuters

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Recess starting to feel distant as debt limit deadline nears - Roll Call

The federal government is expected to run out of enough funds to pay all its bills on time as soon as June 1.

Roll Call

US President Joe Biden postpones Australia visit due to domestic debt ceiling crisis

The White House says US President Joe Biden has postponed his planned trip to Australia and will return home after the G7 in Japan because of stalled domestic debt ceiling negotiations.

ABC News

An ‘open secret’: Top White House aides reveal Trump’s alleged inappropriate conduct towards female staffers

Former Trump administration aides say his boorish behaviour towards women didn’t stop when he was in the White House. Andrew Feinberg reports

The Independent UK

Scoop: Inside the Biden split with NY Mayor Eric Adams

Adams was dropped from Biden a 2024 campaign advisory board before it was announced recently.

Axios

Biden to mark Jewish American Heritage Month with Broadway stars, speak out on antisemitism

President Joe Biden plans to mark Jewish American Heritage Month by highlighting his administration’s efforts to combat antisemitism at a White House reception that will feature performances from the stars of the Broadway revival of “Parade."

The Independent UK

Debt ceiling showdown: Biden and congressional leaders to meet as McCarthy pushes for faster deal

President Joe Biden will discuss the debt limit with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and congressional leaders at the White House

The Independent UK

Biden, congressional leaders to meet Tuesday for talks on raising the debt limit

President Joe Biden says he will resume talks with congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday as a standoff over the debt limit pushes the country closer to its legal borrowing limit with no agreement in sight

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White House: Russia looks to purchase more attack drones from Iran after depleting stockpile

The White House says Russia is looking to buy additional advanced attack drones from Iran for use in its war in Ukraine after using up most of the 400 drones it had previously purchased from Iran

Roll Call

Permitting overhaul: Before or after debt ceiling talks? - Roll Call

There's bipartisan support for an overhaul of federal permitting , but uncertainly about whether it will be part of a debt ceiling agreement.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Runoff increasingly likely in Turkish elections

President Erdoğan faces serious challenge in elections that could see runoff vote against Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. Plus, why do so many generation Z Americans put on British accents?

The Guardian - US

White House timidity on the debt ceiling is infuriating. What is it afraid of?

Administration officials are misreading the political moment – polls show the electorate is on the side of the president

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Congress wants to regulate AI, but it has a lot of catching up to do

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is trying to lead an effort to craft groundbreaking legislation to install safeguards around artificial intelligence. But lawmakers have a lot to learn.

Salon

Behind Biden's "spending cut" warning

The United States is barreling towards "catastrophic debt default," but what costs will get cut?

The Guardian - US

Border crossings reportedly decrease after Title 42 rules scrapped

Homeland security secretary defended strict new immigration measures as volunteers pitch in to help migrants stuck at border

The Independent UK

Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad agree on Gaza truce

‘Egypt announces a ceasefire between the Palestinian and the Israeli sides has been reached’

The Independent UK

Biden's reelection pitch that he can govern well faces daunting challenges with debt, border, more

Three weeks since launching his reelection campaign, President Joe Biden is confronting a sweeping set of problems in his day job that defy easy solutions and are not entirely within his control

Axios

VP Harris gathers abortion allies ahead of 2024

The 2024 election gives her an even bigger lane to lead on an issue that animates large swaths of the country.

The Independent UK

Debt ceiling talks push Washington toward new era of deficit cuts

One outcome is clear as Washington reaches for a budget deal to end the debt ceiling standoff: The ambitious COVID era of government spending is giving way to a new focus on stemming deficits

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