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Denmark's tough lady in play as new NATO chief ahead of White House visit

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will meet U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington on Monday, amid speculation that the White House will use the visit to vet her as the first female NATO secretary-general.

Reuters

White House wants to engage Russia on nuclear arms control in post-treaty world

The White House is ready to have talks with Russia without preconditions about a future arms control framework as the last treaty between the two nuclear powers has faltered

The Independent UK

Taiwan-US trade agreement: ‘It’s not about economics anymore, it’s politics’

Taiwan and the US on Thursday inked the first part of a new trade pact. Negotiated under the beak of a hawkish China, the pact is hailed by involved parties as the most significant trade deal between Taipei and Washington since Taiwan joined the World Trade Organization in 2002.

France 24

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Senate passes debt limit bill after marathon 11 amendment votes to avoid default

The bill goes to President Joe Biden’s desk before the United States would default on its debt

The Independent UK

Joe Biden ‘trips and falls’ at graduation ceremony as staff race over to his aid

Joe Biden tripped on a sandbag and collapsed to the ground while White House staff rushed to his aid. He got up himself, however, and walked away, pointing at the sandbag

Daily Mirror

Underestimated McCarthy emerges from debt deal empowered as speaker, still threatened by far right

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is nothing if not a political survivor

The Independent UK

Audio "fatally undermines" Trump defense

Audio could make Trump's declassification claims "irrelevant" because "it would still be a crime," expert says

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Biden and McCarthy’s debt limit deal went through – but there are winners and losers

Student debtors and SNAP recipients will pay a price

The Independent UK

Biden to pick Mandy Cohen to lead the CDC - Roll Call

Biden's pick spent five years as the head of North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services and served in the Obama administration.

Roll Call

White House imposing sanctions as Sudan's warring sides fail to abide by cease-fire deal

The White House says it's imposing sanctions against key defense companies and people who “perpetuate violence” in Sudan as the warring sides fail to abide by a cease-fire agreement in the northeastern African nation

The Independent UK

US and Guatemala launch new migration processing centres

Move comes as Joe Biden’s administration seeks to deter migrants and refugees from seeking protection at Mexico border.

Al Jazeera

Karine Jean-Pierre shocks White House briefing with response to combative question: ‘Jesus’

White House press secretary attempted to to wrap-up the press briefing after a reporter asked about President Biden being ‘corrupt’

The Independent UK

Biden falls on stage at Air Force Academy ceremony; Senate blocks student relief program – as it happened

US president took a tumble at the end of a ceremony honoring air force graduates in Colorado; White House vows to use veto

The Guardian - US

Apostle of bipartisanship: why US debt ceiling deal was a victory for Joe Biden

Bipartisan agreement to suspend the $31.4tn debt ceiling passed US House, allowing president to argue only he can bridge divide

The Guardian - US

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Salon

Biden, McCarthy win — and Trump loses

Against the odds, D.C. went back to normal this week with a bipartisan deal — and a big defeat for Trumpism

Salon

Experts: "Game over" after Trump tape

Former prosecutors say Trump's admission about Iran doc is "the last nail in a coffin"

The Independent UK

What’s in the cliffhanger deal struck by Biden and McCarthy to raise the debt limit?

Agreement will prevent US from defaulting on loans and losing credit rating

Daily Mirror

Donald Trump heard on bombshell tape 'bragging he kept top secret documents'

Justice Department prosecutors have obtained an audio of Donald Trump boasting that he kept a classified Pentagon file related to a potential attack on Iran, according to reports

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The first debt ceiling fight was in 1953. It looked almost exactly like the one today

Debt ceiling dramas have been going on a long time. The first one happened exactly 70 years ago. President Eisenhower asked Congress for an extra $15 billion and the Senate said, "No dice."

The Independent UK

After sailing though House on bipartisan vote, Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal now goes to Senate

After sailing through the House on a bipartisan vote, the debt ceiling and budget cuts package now goes to the Senate

The Independent UK

Debt ceiling deal advances pipeline and tweaks environmental rules. But more work remains.

Despite weeks of negotiations, the White House and House Republicans were unable to reach a comprehensive agreement to overhaul environmental regulations and streamline federal permitting as part of their budget deal

The Independent UK

Republicans get their IRS cuts; Democrats say they expect little near-term impact

While Republicans seek to make good on campaign promises to cut IRS funding through the proposed debt ceiling and budget cuts package now moving through Congress, Democrats are offering assurances that the spending cuts will have little impact on the federal tax collector

Chicago Sun-Times

House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate

The deal passed by a bipartisan coalition, despite pushback from conservatives and progressives, restricts spending for two years, suspends the debt ceiling until 2025 and imposes work rules for older people receiving food aid.

The Guardian - US

House passes debt ceiling bill just days before deadline – as it happened

The bill has reached the crucial 218 threshold to pass – though some Republicans may attempt to derail the process

France 24

US House passes bipartisan bill to raise debt ceiling, avoid default

Lawmakers agreed on a bill that looks to avoid a catastrophic default of the United States. The text will now go to the Senate for approval.

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