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Former top State official to plead guilty for helping Qatar

A former top-ranking State Department official is set to plead guilty for improperly helping a wealthy Gulf country try to influence U.S. policy and not disclosing on a government ethics form gifts he received from a disgraced political fundraiser

The Independent UK

Boeing CEO laments deal with Trump for Air Force One planes

Boeing’s CEO says Boeing cut a bad deal when it agreed to produce two new Air Force One jets

The Independent UK

Fauci backs out of White House press corps dinner over COVID surge

Dr. Anthony Fauci has decided to skip the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday amid concerns over COVID-19.

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Lauren Boebert met Trump advisers before Jan 6 to discuss whether Pence could override votes, aide says

Ex-Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson says Rep Lauren Boebert is one of the House members who met with White House officials to plan attempting to overturn the 2020 election

The Independent UK

Biden to visit Lockheed plant producing weapons provided to Ukraine - White House

U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Alabama on Tuesday to visit a Lockheed Martin Corp facility that is manufacturing weapons being provided to Ukraine, including Javelin anti-tank missiles, the White House said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Boeing CEO says it should have refused Trump’s Air Force One deal that has cost it $660m

Company agreed fix-price contract and to cover any overspend on $4bn project

The Independent UK

Trump’s ex-COVID-19 adviser, Pa. native Deborah Birx, says disinfectant episode was ‘a tragedy on many levels’

PHILADELPHIA — Deborah Birx — the Pennsylvania-born government doctor who rose to international prominence during the pandemic — is back in the news, this time promoting her account of her controversial stint as the first coronavirus response coordinator under former President Donald Trump.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Manchin pushes GOP-friendly climate bill

Manchin's new push is "even weaker" than earlier compromise and could make climate change worse, advocates say

Salon

House to hold hearing on SCOTUS ethics

Ginni Thomas reportedly played an instrumental role in Donald Trump's failed scheme to overturn the 2020 election

Salon

Top Trump officials intervened to give $700m ‘national security’ loan to trucking company

The report questions whether Mr Mnuchin made false statements to a Congressional Oversight Commission regarding the loan’s approval

The Independent UK

Biden, Italy's Draghi to meet as Russia-Ukraine war continues

U.S. President Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will meet in Washington next month to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine among other issues, their offices said on Wednesday.

Reuters

White House Worried Iran Could Develop Nuclear Weapon in Weeks

The White House is worried Iran could develop a nuclear weapon in weeks, press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday, after Secretary of State Antony Blinken noted earlier in the day the country has accelerated its nuclear program. "Yes it definitely worries us," Psaki said, adding the time needed for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Trump drawn to celebrity in weighing midterm endorsements

Republicans hoping to emerge from crowded primaries this year have spent tens of thousands of dollars hiring operatives with ties to former President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

House 1/6 panel wants to hear from McCarthy after new audio

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol is redoubling its efforts to have GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy appear for an interview

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Kamala Harris is prescribed antiviral drug after testing positive for coronavirus

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday became the highest ranking official in the Biden administration to test positive for the coronavirus, but was not experiencing symptoms, her office said.

Chicago Tribune

Chicagoan Abraham Bolden, the first Black US Secret Service agent, pardoned by Biden nearly 60 years after conviction

CHICAGO — Nearly 60 years after his conviction on what he claimed were racist and retaliatory federal charges, the first Black U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to a presidential detail has been pardoned by President Joe Biden.

Chicago Sun-Times

The first Black man on the White House Secret Service finally gets justice

Abraham Bolden, a Chicagoan, said Tuesday, “It’s been nearly 60 years. I thought it would happen. I knew God was in the plan all along because I had faith that justice would be served.”

The Independent UK

Texas governor’s plan to bus migrants to DC appears to backfire

Migrants are thanking governor for free bus ride north

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The Independent UK

Bernie Sanders tells Biden to end federal contracts with ‘anti-union’ companies like Amazon

‘The time has come to tell Amazon that if it wants another federal contract, it must obey the law’

Los Angeles Times

Kamala Harris tests positive for coronavirus but has no symptoms

The Independent UK

How should Joe Biden and Democrats address inflation before November? Experts respond

If president can’t get control of inflation and help working families, ‘Trump will have a certain “I told you so” vote’ in 2024

ABC News

The Loop: New country could be flashpoint in Ukraine war, inflation figure warning, and wholesome NBA moment

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Rep. Lauren Boebert at early meeting discussing how Pence 'could approach certifying the Electoral College votes,' witness says

DENVER — Colorado U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert met with then-President Donald Trump’s White House officials before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, while they discussed what options the vice president had when faced with certifying the 2020 election, a high-level aide said.

The Independent UK

Psaki hits out at Trump for spending $15bn on border wall that ‘was never going to work’

Biden administration now facing bipartisan pressure to keep Title 42 in place

Reuters

Corrected (Official) White House worried Iran could develop nuclear weapon in weeks

(White House corrects to show that Psaki was referring to the time it would take to obtain sufficient fissile material for one nuclear bomb and not the production of an actual nuclear weapon)

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