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Biden cheers Finland, Sweden NATO plans as Turkey balks

President Joe Biden met with the leaders of Finland and Sweden at the White House on Thursday to offer robust U.S. support for their applications to join NATO, while Turkey threatened to block the Nordic nations from becoming members of the alliance.

Reuters

How the war in Ukraine is challenging the long-sought pivot to Asia

President Biden is traveling to Japan and South Korea this week — his first trip to Asia since taking office. Like presidents before him, he's seeking to reorient U.S. foreign policy toward Asia.

WEKU

Robin Abcarian: This is a perilous moment for rights we take for granted

Last week, I got an earful from readers who were angry that I defended peaceful protests at the homes of three conservative Supreme Court justices, who with their conservative brethren, appear to be on the verge of overturning Roe vs. Wade.

Los Angeles Times

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Viewpoint 1: The infant formula crisis and our inequitable food system

No child should ever go hungry in the richest nation in the world. And yet in recent days, panicked parents and caretakers who rely on infant formula for their loved ones’ health and nutritional needs are contending with the skyrocketing prices of baby formula and a severe shortage in grocery…

Tribune News Service

Democrats press Biden to go big on forgiving student loan debt

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and fellow Democrats Elizabeth Warren and Raphael Warnock pitched President Joe Biden to go big with student loan forgiveness during a White House meeting Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Biden invokes the Defense Production Act for the baby formula shortage

Biden is also authorizing the Defense Department to use commercial aircraft to fly formula supplies that meet federal standards from overseas to the U.S.

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Biden invokes Defense Production Act and orders Pentagon airlift to boost baby formula supply

President is asking the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Defense Secretary to ‘work expeditiously to identify any and all avenues to speed the importation of safe infant formula into the United States and onto store shelves’

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Ashley Biden positive for COVID-19, skips Latin America trip

The White House says Ashley Biden, the daughter of President Joe Biden and Jill Biden, has COVID-19 and will no longer accompany her mother to Latin America trip

The Independent UK

DHS pauses a board created to combat disinformation amid a campaign to discredit it

The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday it would pause the work of a board created to combat disinformation. The board — and its leader — faced an online campaign to discredit its work.

WEKU

Dow sinks 1,100 points in worst day since 2020 amid fears over inflation

Drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average is the worst single-day performance since March 2020

The Independent UK

US health secretary tests positive for COVID on Germany trip

Another member of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet has tested positive for COVID-19

The Independent UK

US: N. Korea may conduct missile test as Biden visits Asia

A senior Biden administration official says U.S. intelligence shows that it’s a “genuine possibility” that North Korea will conduct another ballistic missile test or nuclear test around President Joe Biden’s visit to South Korea and Japan that begins later this week

The Independent UK

Biden’s daughter Ashley tests positive for Covid and drops out of Central America trip

Ashley Biden, 40, was scheduled to accompany her mother to Central America this week but will no longer go

The Independent UK

Trump administration unlawfully punished impeachment whistleblower, report finds

‘We found, based on a preponderance of the evidence, that the Complainant was the subject of unfavorable personnel actions from administration officials’

The Independent UK

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Justice Department Sues Steve Wynn For Lobbying Trump On China's Behalf

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil enforcement action against hotel and casino executive Steve Wynn that would force him to register as a foreign agent working on behalf of the Chinese government.

Reason

Biden's Plan To Link Federal Transportation Spending to Zoning Reform Could Make the Housing Shortage Worse

The administration is encouraging counterproductive "inclusionary zoning" policies that often raise housing prices and reduce supply.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Adviser Sullivan and China’s Yang Discuss Regional Security

President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan spoke by phone on Wednesday with China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi, a call focused on regional security issues and nonproliferation, the White House said. Biden will visit Asia from May 20 to 24, including South Korea and Japan, a trip aimed at…

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White House resumes Covid briefings after six-week hiatus as cases rise

New head of Covid response calls on Congress for additional funding to pay for vaccines and treatments

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Biden Is Right: We Shouldn't Restrict Americans in the Name of Liberating Cuba

A new White House policy faces one of the most malignant foreign policy objections: that it's not a magic wand for regime change.

The Independent UK

Officials say more areas of US may see mask recommendations

U.S. officials say the COVID-19 pandemic could get worse in the U.S. in the weeks ahead, and more people could be advised to again wear masks indoors

Roll Call

White House turns focus to youth mental health - Roll Call

For Jazmine Wildcat, a young member of the Northern Arapaho tribe in Wyoming, finding a therapist who understood her struggles was difficult. “Where I’m from, on the reservation, it’s not very talked about,” she said Wednesday, with tears in her eyes, during an event at the White House focused on the…

Reuters

Biden adviser Sullivan and China's Yang held phone talks, White House says

President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan held a phone call on Wednesday with China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi in which they focused on regional security issues and nonproliferation, the White House said in a statement.

Benzinga

Biden Vs. Bezos: Who's Right In Their Spat Over Inflation?

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos recently ripped President Joe Biden

Tribune News Service

Despite Congress’ efforts, it’ll take time to refill the baby bottles

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are throwing nearly every tool in their arsenal, including a proposed $28 million in taxpayer dollars, at the baby formula shortage. But it isn’t clear how quickly those solutions will result in cans on grocery store shelves.

Roll Call

Dispute over oversight is at heart of Senate's Ukraine aid delay - Roll Call

The drama surrounding Sen. Rand Paul’s blocking of the Ukraine aid bill masks a divide over who will be the government spending watchdog.

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