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First Thing: Why is Biden one of the most unpopular US presidents?

Some pieces of the puzzle are within Biden’s control and some not, experts say. Plus, the charming history of menopause

The Guardian - UK

Commentary: US political leaders can be a stabilizing influence at a critical time for Northern Ireland

Although the United Kingdom left the European Union over two years ago, there are still considerable disagreements concerning the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol. This agreement keeps Northern Ireland in the EU’s single market for goods to protect the highly integrated all-island economy and safeguard the Good Friday Agreement,…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: The filibuster is unbearable, odious and infuriating. We better not get rid of it

President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats have a special gift in mind for what would have been the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 93rd birthday: declaring hyperpartisanship an insurmountable reality and capitulating accordingly.

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Will fake "Trump electors" be charged?

In multiple states, Republicans falsely claimed on "phony certificates" that Trump won the states in question

Salon

Capitol attack panel grapples with moving inquiry forward: to subpoena or not?

The committee is undecided on making the near-unprecedented step as the threat of Republican retaliation looms

The Guardian - US

‘It’s a tough time’: why is Biden one of the most unpopular US presidents?

Puzzle of Biden’s unpopularity has some pieces within his control and some not, experts say, as Covid casts a shadow over his first year in office

The Guardian - US

North Korean Missile Tests Signal Return to Brinkmanship

Grappling with pandemic difficulties and US-led sanctions over his nuclear ambitions, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could be reviving his 2017 playbook of nuclear and missile brinkmanship to wrest concessions from Washington and his neighbors. North Korea’s short-range missile launches on Monday were its fourth round of missile tests…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Sinema, Manchin slammed as Senate begins voting bill debate

Senators are returning to Washington under intense pressure to pass voting legislation in the face of stark criticism from civil rights leaders

The Independent UK

Taiwan pays $900,000 for ally Guatemala to lobby Washington

Guatemala has hired for $900,000 a major supporter of former President Donald Trump to seek influence with U.S. officials in an unusual lobbying contract paid for by its ally Taiwan

The Independent UK

North Korean missile tests signal return to brinkmanship

Grappling with the pandemic and U.S.-led sanctions over his nuclear ambitions, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be reviving his 2017 playbook of nuclear and missile brinkmanship to wrest concessions from Washington and his neighbors

The Independent UK

What makes some people transphobic?

Anti-trans attitudes don't bloom in a vacuum

Salon

North Korea affirms it tested 2 tactical guided missiles

North Korea said it tested two tactical guided missiles on Monday, as it ratchets up pressure on the Biden administration with its biggest string of missile launches since August 2019.

Tribune News Service

General Mark Milley: Top US military official tests positive for Covid

Four-star army general was last with Joe Biden on 12 January

The Independent UK

Voting rights take center stage at annual MLK memorial service

ATLANTA — Vice President Kamala Harris, Georgia’s first Black U.S. senator and the youngest daughter of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. each made passionate calls on Monday for passage of new federal voting rights laws at the annual remembrance for the slain civil rights leader, warning democracy hangs…

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The Independent UK

Democratic Party establishment and grassroots turn the big guns on Sinema and Manchin

‘I have never, never heard a more contemptuous speech by a Democratic senator, than the one written by Kyrsten Sinema’s Senate staff and read by Senator Sinema on the Senate floor today,’ says one commentator. John Bowden reports

Asharq Al-Awsat

Top US General Milley Tests Positive for COVID-19

US Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and is experiencing very minor symptoms while isolating and working remotely, a spokesman said on Monday. Milley's most recent contact with President Joe Biden was on Jan. 12 at the funeral of retired General Raymond Odierno, the…

Tribune News Service

Trump backers sought ways into Michigan Capitol for electors meeting

LANSING, Mich. — Supporters of former President Donald Trump privately discussed ways they could gain access to the Michigan Capitol on Dec. 14, 2020, when the battleground state's presidential electors met, according to four sources with knowledge of the planning.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Employers are on their own after court guts Biden vaccine-or-testing mandate

With the U.S. Supreme Court blocking the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for private companies, employers now face a patchwork of state rules on COVID-19 workplace safety.

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Biden and Trump’s messages on MLK Day couldn’t be any more different

January 17 is the day that many Americans observe and honour civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr for his accomplishments and willpower in making the nation a more unified place.

Tribune News Service

King family urges holiday celebrants to act on voting laws

ATLANTA — When President Joe Biden arrived in Atlanta last Tuesday for a major address on voting rights, his first stop was Auburn Avenue, where he met with the family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Guardian - US

Harris warns voting rights ‘under assault’ as family and activists honor MLK

Martin Luther King’s family and civil rights advocates urged lawmakers to ‘protect our voting rights or be an enabler of voter suppression’

The Independent UK

How's he doing? Americans weigh in on Biden's performance

President Joe Biden took office at a particularly polarized time in American history, so it's not surprising that citizens are divided on his performance at the one-year mark

Al Jazeera

Voting rights: Is US democracy really in danger?

The US Senate is poised for a showdown debate over voting rights as Republicans in states pass restrictions.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Teenagers arrested in UK over Texas synagogue siege

UK counter-terrorism police detain teenagers in Manchester and suspect named as Briton Malik Faisal Akram. Plus, Lego sued over Queer Eye toy jacket

Los Angeles Times

Doyle McManus: Time to start over on voting rights and election security

After months of wrangling, the U.S. Senate plans to vote this week on an ambitious Democratic bill on voting rights.

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