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Brazil's Lula says minimum wage has to rise in line with economic growth

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that the country's minimum wage must rise in line with its economic growth, after the government approved a 7.43% year-on-year increase in monthly wages to 1,302 reais ($253.59).

Reuters

F-16 sale, Syria, NATO on agenda as top US, Turkey diplomats meet

The meeting is the first official US visit by Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu since Biden administration took office.

Al Jazeera

Manchin floats fiscal commissions for debt limit bill - Roll Call

The West Virginia centrist senator has a bipartisan proposal to set up expedited votes on trust fund solvency measures.

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The Political Lies That Really Matter

From George Santos to Joe Biden, résumé padding is unacceptable. But it's all the lies about legislation we can't afford.

Reason

GOP states urge Supreme Court to allow border policy defense - Roll Call

A group of Republican-led states urged the Supreme Court to let them join litigation to defend pandemic-related border restrictions.

Roll Call

Biden-McConnell: personally mismatched, professionally bound

By temperament and manner, Joe Biden and Mitch McConnell are decidedly mismatched

The Independent UK

US to help Ukraine repair power grid after Russian strikes

The Biden administration will provide $125 million for parts and other supplies to help repair crews in Ukraine keep up with Russian strikes pounding the country’s electrical system

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Harris to push abortion fight in Florida on Roe anniversary

Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to Florida on Sunday to speak about abortion on the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade

The Independent UK

Sinema, Manchin back filibuster at Davos

The senators flew to Switzerland to attend ritzy conference filled with billionaires

Salon

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn eyes the seemingly impossible: a bipartisan deal on immigration

Riding the success of his historic congressional session last year where he helped pass the first gun safety bill signed into law in a generation, Cornyn is hopeful that his ability to strike deals across the aisle will help Congress achieve another elusive legislative goal: an immigration deal.

The Texas Tribune

White House slams far-right Republicans' committee assignments

"[I]t appears that House Republicans may be setting the stage for divorced-from-reality political stunts..."

Axios

Steph Curry commends ‘iconic’ moment Biden took the knee during Warriors presentation

Trump rescinded the team’s invitation to the White House after the Warriors star criticised his attacks against Black athletes for their on-field protests

The Independent UK

NIH missing top leadership at start of a divided Congress

WASHINGTON — The departure of two key public health leaders at the National Institutes of Health has created vacancies some worry could present a hurdle to NIH’s agenda in the new Congress.

Tribune News Service

Why gas stoves matter to the climate – and the gas industry: Keeping them means homes will use gas for heating too

Gas stoves are a leading source of hazardous indoor air pollution, but they emit only a tiny share of the greenhouse gases that warm the climate. Why, then, have they assumed such a heated role in climate politics?

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Far-right Republicans Greene and Gosar restored to House committees

Greene will sit on House homeland security committee, Gosar on natural resources and both on oversight

Roll Call

NIH missing top leadership at start of a divided Congress - Roll Call

Despite GOP criticism of handling of COVID-19, Collins and Fauci had long-standing relationships with lawmakers from both parties.

Axios

Yellen plans first trip to China as Treasury secretary

The trip is the latest effort by both countries to improve relations and avoid misunderstandings.

Irish Mirror

California begins to clean up storm damage as weather clears

The damage is spread across 41 of California's 58 counties

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Biden's hypocrisy on Julian Assange

Ben & Jerry's co-founder: Joe Biden stood up for press freedom as a candidate — but backtracked in the White House

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Biden had classified documents. What does that mean for Trump?

A large part of the appeal that enabled Joe Biden to win the presidency was his promise to end the Trump administration’s often disruptive practices and restore normalcy to Washington.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: The US can afford a defense spending cut

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had to beg, plead and deal to get his current job. One of the agreements struck on the House floor with the most conservative faction of the Republican caucus was a promise to keep the next spending bill at levels that were agreed to in fiscal…

Tribune News Service

Stuart Rothenberg: Could both the House and Senate flip in 2024?

Though it’s far from a sure thing, it now looks very possible that both the House and the Senate will flip in 2024, putting the “out” party back in control in each chamber in 2025.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Biden should OK gun violence report

For decades, a report from the nation's top doctor — the U.S. surgeon general — has been an influential call to action.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: A federal ban on so-called conversion therapy is past due

Despite overwhelming medical evidence that so-called conversion therapy is nothing more than the pseudoscientific practice of attempting to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity through psychological or spiritual interventions, it remains legal to perform on minors in half the states in America.

Reuters

Turkey urges Biden administration to be 'decisive' over F-16 deal as Congress objects

Turkey on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to be decisive in its bid to sell F-16 warplanes to Turkey and convince the U.S. Congress to drop its opposition to a planned $20 billion deal.

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