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Biden’s exposure on classified files widens after Attorney General Garland orders probe

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents erupted into a political crisis with potential legal repercussions Thursday after the attorney general appointed a special counsel to investigate the incident.

Tribune News Service

What we know about Biden's classified documents investigation

Garland "concluded that under the special counsel regulations, it was in the public interest to appoint a special counsel."

Axios

John Lausch, Chicago’s top federal prosecutor, stepping down, AG says

CHICAGO — After five years as Chicago’s top federal prosecutor, John Lausch probably didn’t envision the news of his departure would come out like it did.

Chicago Tribune

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US launches online system to seek asylum on Mexican border

The Biden administration has launched an online appointment system for migrants to be exempt from limits on seeking asylum, its latest major step to overhaul border enforcement

The Independent UK

Explainer-Biden vs. Trump: What is the difference between the two classified records cases?

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed two different special counsels to independently investigate the handling of classified records by Republican former President Donald Trump and his Democratic successor, President Joe Biden.

Reuters

Attorney General Garland names special counsel to review classified documents found at Biden’s office, home

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday named a special counsel to investigate the unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents that were discovered at President Joe Biden’s office and home.

Los Angeles Times

EXPLAINER: List of states banning TikTok grows

Wisconsin and North Carolina have joined at least 22 other states in banning the popular social media app TikTok on state-owned devices, including Mississippi, Indiana, Louisiana and South Dakota

The Independent UK

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Michigan Biden electors sue false Trump slate, seeking declaration plot was illegal

LANSING, Mich. — Three of Michigan's presidential electors who cast votes for Democrat Joe Biden in 2020 filed a lawsuit this week against a group of 16 Republicans who submitted official documents falsely claiming Donald Trump had won the state.

Tribune News Service

Cubans and Haitians Are Fleeing to the U.S. in Staggering Numbers

So many Cubans and Haitians arrived at once that Dry Tortugas National Park was forced to temporarily close.

Reason

Biden to host Netherlands' Rutte for White House talks

President Joe Biden will host Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the White House for talks that are expected to center on the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Democratic lawmakers urge Biden to revoke Bolsonaro’s US visa

The former Brazilian president has taken up residence in Florida, leading to an outcry from House Democrats.

Al Jazeera

Biden will welcome Netherlands prime minister on Tuesday

Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte will meet at the White House with President Joe Biden on Tuesday, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Thursday.

Reuters

Sixth Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Biden Administration COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit concludes the President exceeded the scope of his delegated authority.

Reason

How Do We Solve a Problem Like George Santos?

The slippery slope of political fabulism, from the "Jew-ish" freshman representative to the president of the United States.

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The Independent UK

Who is Robert Hur, the special counsel tasked with overseeing Biden classified documents probe?

Former Maryland federal prosecutor is a Republican appointee

WEKU

With a debt ceiling fight expected, McCarthy suggests a possible deal with Democrats

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he hopes to speak with President Biden "early" to avoid a potential default on the nation's debt this summer. He raised a bipartisan 2019 deal as a potential model.

Tribune News Service

McCarthy says Republicans won't risk default in fight over debt ceiling

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy wants to negotiate spending cuts in exchange for lifting the debt ceiling, but he said Thursday that Republicans wouldn’t risk the government not being able to pay its bills.

Roll Call

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Dutch Prime Minister Rutte to visit Washington, meet Biden -NOS

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra will travel to Washington D.C. next week to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden, Dutch national broadcaster NOS reported on Thursday.

Reuters

U.S. House passes bill banning exports of reserve oil to China

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Thursday to ban releases of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve from being exported to China, though the measure faces an uncertain future in the Senate.

Al Jazeera

White House confirms more classified files found at Biden’s home

President says his administration is ‘cooperating fully’ with Justice Department review of handling of classified files.

Fortune

States, local governments, scholars support student loan forgiveness

"The plan will significantly impact borrowers thrown into financial distress by COVID-19."

The Independent UK

Dem lawmakers urge Biden to void visa of Brazil's Bolsonaro

A group of 46 Democratic lawmakers has sent a letter to President Joe Biden demanding former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s diplomatic visa be canceled in the wake of the rampage in Brazil’s capital by his supporters

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: The seditious conspiracy charges in Jan. 6 trial

The former national chairman of the Proud Boys and four associates are standing trial on seditious conspiracy charges in the attack on the U.S. Capitol

WEKU

Biden's lawyer says additional classified documents found, GOP calls for new probes

President Biden's lawyers have found more classified documents, this time at his Wilmington, Del., home. According to his lawyer Richard Sauber, "all but one" were found in storage in Biden's garage.

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