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US to boost natural gas exports to UK in energy partnership

The United States will increase exports of liquefied natural gas to Britain under a new agreement calling for the two countries to work together to boost energy security and drive down prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Kremlin calls US defence bill ‘extremely confrontational’

Moscow claims the bill could lead to further destabilisation of the situation in Europe

The Independent UK

Rep. Madison Cawthorn broke rules over a 'meme' crypto, a House panel finds

The investigation examined the one-term North Carolina Republican's promotion and purchase of LGB Coin, named for the chant "Let's Go Brandon" mocking Democratic President Joe Biden.

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Warnock’s narrow victory solidifies Georgia as a battleground state for 2024

Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock’s narrow reelection win in Georgia’s runoff puts a historically Republican state up for grabs in 2024, giving President Joe Biden an early opening in his bid for a second term.

Tribune News Service

Will the GOP's razor-thin House majority empower its shrinking centrist wing?

WASHINGTON — Even before Republicans take control of the House in January, their narrow majority is exposing the long-standing rift between the party's right-flank Freedom Caucus and its dwindling center-right.

Los Angeles Times

Outer space talks are a welcome addition to the US-Africa Leaders Summit - what's on the table

President Joe Biden is hosting the Second US-Africa Leaders Summit in mid-December 2022.

The Conversation

Warnock wins Georgia run-off against Walker to win the Senate for the Democrats

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia run-off election Tuesday, ensuring Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the rest of President Joe Biden’s current term and capping an underwhelming mid-term cycle for the GOP in the last major vote of the year.

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The U.S. chip boom is just beginning

President Biden travelled to Arizona where TSMC plans to invest $40 billion in chip-making

Axios

Emerging from the COVID pandemic, again

For much of the world, 2022 marked the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reuters

Why Warnock’s win in Georgia will change the Senate next year - Roll Call

Democrats had already won Senate control, but having 51 seats instead of 50 next year will make running the chamber easier.

Roll Call

Penny Wong's Washington DC speech to focus on US engagement with Asia and avoiding conflict with China

Senator Wong will urge the Biden administration to ramp-up economic engagement with Asia, while pressing Beijing to back Mr Biden's call for "guardrails" to avoid potential US-China conflict.

ABC News

Kremlin says U.S. defence budget "confrontational" towards Russia

The Kremlin on Wednesday said that a U.S. military aid spending bill providing $800 million to Ukraine approved by U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday was "confrontational" towards Russia.

Reuters

US Congress Calls for Tightening Sanctions Against Iranian Regime

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee will discuss on Wednesday a draft law that condemns the Iranian regime’s repression of demonstrators and calls on the US administration to tighten sanctions on Tehran. The Committee Chairman, Bob Menendez, introduced a Senate resolution in September, reaffirming the United States’ support for the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Democrats ditch Manchin’s ‘dirty deal’ after opposition from climate activists

West Virginia senator had proposed to attach energy bill to appropriations legislation but plan fails amid criticism of party leadership

The Guardian - US

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Carl P. Leubsdorf: A study in contrasts of where the 2 parties are going

When Washington’s Gridiron Club announced that Mallory McMorrow would be the Democratic speaker at its winter dinner, a surprising number of the political correspondents in its ranks were baffled.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Will Bunch: Democrats and Republicans unite to sell out the American worker. Maybe we need a Labor Party

The stories of America's rail workers are often told anonymously — no need to further antagonize their bosses, who set their schedules and who can, and do, make their lives miserable — and yet the details are painfully familiar to millions in a U.S. labor force in which the term…

France 24

EU targets Russian armed forces and banks in new round of sanctions

The EU's executive arm on Wednesday proposed a ninth package of sanctions on Russia, adding nearly 200 new individuals and entities to the sanctions list. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

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Why Warnock's seat means so much to Senate Democrats

Warnock's win now gives Democrats firm control of the Senate and makes life easier for them in a number of ways --among them: a cushion in trying to pass bills and assured committee control.

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A UN biodiversity convention aims to slow humanity's 'war with nature'

Delegates from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Canada to try to fix humanity's relationship with nature. The convention comes during an emerging extinction crisis.

WEKU

Second gentleman Emhoff says antisemitism has become an epidemic

The second gentlemen, Doug Emhoff, gathered a group of Jewish leaders at the White House to discuss the surge in anti-Jewish comments involving prominent people.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mazloum Abdi: US Barred Türkiye from Carrying Out Military Operation in Syria

Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi said the American administration of former President Donald Trump “betrayed” its allies in the SDF when it did not oppose the Turkish infiltration in Syria in late 2019.

The Guardian - US

Georgia’s runoff was a resounding rebuke of Trumpism. Will Republicans hear it?

Come January, Mitch McConnell and his Republican colleagues will face a 51-49 Senate Democratic majority – making Biden’s job a little easier

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Time’s running out to fix electoral vote count loopholes

Behold Congress’ lame duck session, their last chance to pass long-overdue measures to fix loopholes in federal election law that helped stoke the ill-conceived Jan. 6, 2021, “Stop the Steal” assault on the Capitol.

Evening Standard

Democrats win outright control of US Senate with victory in Georgia run-off

Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger ex-NFL running back Herschel Walker

The Conversation

Australia and US take realist approach to regional influence

Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III for the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) in Washington, DC, on December 6.

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