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Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, increasing tensions between the US and China

TAIPEI, Taiwan — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday for an unannounced but widely anticipated and controversial visit sure to deepen U.S.-China tensions and fears of military conflict between the two superpowers.

Los Angeles Times

Investigator who floated decertification later backed off

The special investigator hired by Republicans in Wisconsin to review the 2020 election told lawmakers publicly they should consider decertifying President Joe Biden’s win, but later said in a private memo that such a move would be a “practical impossibility.”

The Independent UK

The downside: US strike shows Afghanistan still terror base

The Biden administration is holding out the CIA operation that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri as a monumental strike against the global terror network responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks of 2001

The Independent UK

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Brittney Griner appears before Russian court as trial nears end

Defence lawyer says Griner hopes a prisoner swap would enable her to go home.

Al Jazeera

Economy and Society, August 2, 2022: Governor DeSantis bans ESG criteria in state pension fund management

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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President Biden and Vice President Harris back Karen Bass in LA mayoral race

LOS ANGELES — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris endorsed Rep. Karen Bass' mayoral campaign on Tuesday, saying in a joint statement that they were "eager to continue to partner with her on innovative strategies to reduce homelessness and increase public safety and prosperity."

Los Angeles Times

Pelosi's Trip to Taiwan Might Be Good for Her Legacy, but It's Bad for Everyone Else

Nancy Pelosi’s presence in Taipei will not magically make Taiwan more secure from Chinese invasion.

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California passes bill for safe injection sites in three cities in bid for most progressive drug policy in US

Bill authorising safe injection sites in three Californian cities would make the state a leader in the nation of progressive drug policy

The Independent UK

An avoidable crisis: on the Nancy Pelosi Taiwan visit

China and the U.S. don’t want a conflict, but their actions are not serving their cause

The Hindu

MTG pushes Al Qaeda conspiracy theory

"Don't be fooled," Greene wrote after the killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri

Salon

Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip puts US analysts and Democrats on edge

Experts and officials raise concern over timing of trip even as Republicans hail House speaker

The Guardian - US

Zawahiri strike gives Biden counter-terrorism strategy boost, but concerns persist

The CIA drone strike that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri delivered a long-sought win for U.S. President Joe Biden's counter-terrorism strategy, officials and experts said on Tuesday, but also sharpened concerns about militants' presence in Afghanistan.

Reuters

Justice Department sues Idaho over state’s anti-abortion law in first post-Roe lawsuit

First Biden administration lawsuit in wake of Supreme Court’s ruling argues that doctors must be able to perform abortions in an emergency, preempting state law

The Independent UK

Biden's DOJ sues Idaho over near-total abortion ban

DOJ contends Idaho's trigger ban conflicts with federal law on emergency abortions.

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The Independent UK

Garland swears in new US prisons chief in push for reform

Attorney General Merrick Garland has sworn in the new director of the federal Bureau of Prisons, as the Biden administration looks to reform the beleaguered agency

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Killing of Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri: How it Happened

Despite a $25 million US bounty on his head, Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri apparently felt comfortable enough with the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan to move into a home in Kabul where he would regularly appear out in the open, on his balcony. But the US government had not given up…

The Independent UK

Doctor: Biden's COVID symptoms return, in 'good spirits'

President Joe Biden’s “loose cough” has returned as he faces a rebound case of COVID-19, his doctor said Tuesday, though he “continues to feel well.”

The Guardian - US

Biden echoes Obama as White House releases photo of briefing on strike

Picture bore striking similarities to 1 May 2011 image, when US special forces killed Osama bin Laden

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Daily Mirror

Fears 'ninja' airstrike that wiped out al-Qaeda leader will spark fresh attacks on West

Intelligence and terrorism experts warned Ayman al-Zawahiri's death, although welcome revenge for thousands of deaths of civilians, signals a new threat to the world

The Independent UK

Biden, Harris endorse Rep. Karen Bass in LA mayor's race

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have endorsed Karen Bass in the Los Angeles' mayor race, cementing the congresswoman's place as the pick of the Democratic establishment

The Conversation

Why Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan puts the White House in delicate straits of diplomacy with China

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Aug. 2, 2022 – a highly controversial trip that has been strongly opposed by China.

Evening Standard

Russia accuses United States of being directly involved in Ukraine war

Russia’s defence ministry alleged that Washington coordinates Ukrainian missile strikes

The Independent UK

Why is Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan so contentious?

Taiwan is at the centre of a geopolitical struggle between Beijing and Washington

Tribune News Service

NSF director: Funding boost can steer research money to more states

WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden signs legislation this week boosting U.S. science and technology funding, it would pave the way for the National Science Foundation to expand research grants to states and educational institutions that have traditionally not benefited from such programs.

The Guardian - US

Killing of Zawahiri gives beleaguered Joe Biden rare political win

US political leaders applaud drone strike as president, battered by inflation, war in Ukraine and Roe ruling, seeks upturn in fortunes

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