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Biden warns ‘extremist’ Trump Republicans threaten US democracy

US President sharpens attacks on predecessor with just eight weeks to go before bitterly contested midterm elections.

Al Jazeera

Five key takeaways from Biden’s speech on the threat to democracy

In a rare primetime address, Biden pitched the midterms as a battle for the nation’s soul and directly called out Trump

The Guardian - US

In Philly, Biden warns ‘MAGA Republicans’ are threatening democracy

PHILADELPHIA — Standing in Philadelphia in front of Independence Hall, President Joe Biden warned Thursday night that the democracy born there faces an existential threat from former President Donald Trump and his allies, seeking to reframe the stakes and consequences of this fall’s midterm elections.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Biden’s stern warning on extremism shows the rose-colored glasses are off

The president’s primetime speech named Trump and ‘Maga Republicans’ as a threat facing American democracy

The Guardian - US

Zuckerberg targeted by House GOP eager to probe Hunter Biden

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are demanding that Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg hand over FBI warnings and communications that led Facebook to suppress news about President Joe Biden’s son weeks before the 2020 election.

Tribune News Service

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The Hindu

Democracy, political violence and disputed elections: Five takeaways from Biden’s primetime speech

In primetime address, President Biden makes his clearest case against Trump

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Biden takes aim at Trump, 'MAGA Republicans' in prime-time speech

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden delivered an urgent call to the country Thursday night, asserting in a prime-time speech that American democracy remains in great peril and bluntly singling out the person he sees as the biggest threat to the system: former President Donald Trump.

Los Angeles Times

What's the TV schedule for the next round of Jan. 6 committee hearings?

The House Jan. 6 select committee is expected hold at least one more hearing in September. But it has raised so many questions about the events surrounding the attack on the U.S. Capitol that it's unclear whether the panel will get to them all.

Los Angeles Times

Biden is making defence of democracy itself a major campaign issue

Many Americans fear US democracy is in crisis. Biden’s speech is a response, writes Eric Garcia

The Independent UK

Biden roars against MAGA's dark shadow

"America must choose to move forward, or move backwards. To build a future or obsess about the past," Biden says

Salon

In Philly speech, Biden says Trump and MAGA Republicans threaten ‘the foundations of our very republic’

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Biden and South Africa's Ramaphosa to hold talks at White House on Sept. 16

U.S. President Joe Biden and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa will hold talks at the White House on Sept. 16 to discuss trade, investment, climate and energy, the White House said on Thursday.

Reuters

Biden to meet South Africa leader amid differences on Russia

President Joe Biden will host South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House this month as the administration looks to draw African nations closer to the U.S. The announcement comes as South Africa and many of its neighbors have staked out neutral ground on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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Biden says democracy ‘cannot survive’ if Trump supporters believe ‘either they win, or they were cheated’

President called election denial an attack on America’s ‘most fundamental freedom’ of voting

Tribune News Service

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CDC advisers endorse booster shots that target omicron for Americans 12 and up

The Independent UK

Heckler repeatedly yells ‘Let’s go Brandon’ as Biden denounces political violence in primetime address

‘They are entitled to be outrageous, this is a democracy. Good manners is not something they have ever suffered from’

The Guardian - UK

Iran nuclear deal: US dismisses latest move from Tehran as ‘not constructive’

US state department rejects what Iran characterised as a bid to ‘finalise the negotiations’ in latest efforts to agree a deal

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The Guardian - US

House select panel asks Newt Gingrich to testify in effort to overturn election

The former Republican House speaker is believed to have repeatedly contacted White House aides about fake electors

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 committee wants to interview former House Speaker Newt Gingrich

WASHINGTON — The House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection wants former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to submit to an interview about his alleged involvement in “aspects” of attempts to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 panel asks former Speaker Gingrich for information

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is seeking information from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich about his communications with senior advisers to then-President Donald Trump in the days leading up to the 2021 attack on the Capitol

The Independent UK

Biden to give primetime speech on ‘soul of the nation’ in Philadelphia on Thursday night

Event will take place outside city’s historic Independence Hall on Thursday

Axios

Biden's effort to isolate Russia has a big problem: India

India is buying Russia's oil and joining military exercises.

The Guardian - US

Biden speech: ‘Democracy is under assault’ from election deniers and political violence, president warns - as it happened

The president called out Maga forces as a threat ‘to our personal rights, to the pursuit of justice, to the very soul of this country’

The Independent UK

Kevin McCarthy backs Trump hoarding top secret papers, calling FBI search an ‘assault on democracy’

Republican leader in House frames the FBI raid as a partisan attack

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