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US Congress Members Visit Taiwan In Show Of Support

Bipartisan U.S. Congress delegation visits Taiwan, showing support amid tensions with China. Discussions on U.S.-Taiwan relations, democracy, and security.

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Senator mocked after challenging hearing witness to fistfight

Democratic strategist shares ‘reminder that big time coward @SenMullin hid in fear from the insurrectionists he helped foment’

The Independent UK

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Marjorie Taylor Greene unite in push to free Julian Assange

Maga Republican and leftwing Democrat among 16 US Congress members lobbying Joe Biden to drop extradition attempts against WikiLeaks founder

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American politicians and Indian diaspora eagerly await PM Modi's arrival

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a joint US Congress session during his visit to the US.

The Times of India

Teachers, take time to listen and reach out to LGBTQ+ students

By politicizing sexual and gender identity, we’ve made it harder to support a group of students who often feel marginalized. We need to do better.

Chicago Sun-Times

US Congress Delegation Praises Rabat-Washington Solid Partnership

Moroccan Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita received Tuesday a phone call from his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. “The conversation focused on the development of bilateral relations in the framework of mutual respect, constructive dialogue, and strengthening sectoral cooperation,” a statement from Morocco’s foreign ministry said. The pair also discussed “regional…

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Still without a 'speaker', US Congress remains paralysed

For a long and frustrating third day, divided Republicans kept the speaker’s chair of the US House sitting empty Thursday, as party leader Kevin McCarthy failed again and again in an excruciating string of ballots to win enough GOP votes to seize the chamber’s gavel.

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‘Ukraine is alive’: President Zelenskyy in historic address to US Congress

Zelenskyy, in one of the most important speeches of his career, said that his country would never surrender.

The Times of India

Zelenskyy's surprise visit to DC was months in the making

The idea of a daring wartime trip by Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Washington had percolated for some time before the surprise visit was revealed just hours ahead of the Ukrainian president’s arrival

The Independent UK

Russia dismissive of Ukraine getting U.S. Patriot missiles

Moscow said on Thursday that Ukraine acquiring Patriot missiles from the United States, announced during President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's visit to Washington, won't help settle the conflict or prevent Russia from achieving its goals.

Reuters

President Biden and Zelensky try to keep US Congress from balking

Volodymyr Zelensky's dramatic visit to Washington was a moment for the White House to demonstrate to Russia's Vladimir Putin that the United States would sustain its commitment to the war for, as President Joe Biden put it, “as long as it takes.”

France 24

Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky expected to address joint session of Congress on Wednesday

Ukrainian leader’s visit is believed to be his first trip out of his country since Russia invaded in February this year

The Independent UK

Iraq Stresses Significance of Ties with US

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani stressed on Friday the importance of his country’s ties with the United States. Iraq is seeking balanced ties with its regional and international environment in a way that preserves national sovereignty, he said as he welcomed a US Congress delegation headed by Senator Mark…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Daily Brew, November 9, 2022: A morning dose of election results

Welcome to the Wednesday, November 9, Brew.

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Why can't atheists get elected?

Number of nonreligious candidates grows but only one self-identified atheist has ever won a congressional election

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US lawmakers withdraw letter calling for Ukraine war diplomacy

Head of progressive bloc in US Congress says letter urging talks with Russia to end war was released ‘without vetting’.

The Guardian - US

Dr Anthony Fauci: long Covid is an ‘insidious’ public health emergency

Exclusive: America’s top disease expert speaks to the Guardian about the dangers of long Covid and urges US Congress to avoid complacency

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US Congress to Establish Working Group to 'Monitor Iran’s Nuclear, Missile Program'

Democratic and Republican lawmakers have reintroduced a bill aimed at monitoring Iran’s nuclear program. Rep. Senator Lindsey Graham announced the inclusion of the Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability Monitoring Act of 2022 - which he had submitted with Dem.

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The Independent UK

Three top takeaways from Denver Riggleman’s book on the January 6 investigation

Mr Riggleman appeared to have a low opinion of some of the committee’s members

Tribune News Service

Third US Congress visit to Taiwan this month fans China tensions

Taiwan welcomed its third U.S. congressional visit this month, as Sen. Marsha Blackburn began a three-day trip to the island that’s likely to further test Washington’s tense ties with Beijing.

Radio France Internationale

More fury from Beijing as new US delegation visits Taiwan

China announced ongoing military drills around Taiwan as the island’s president met with members of a new US congressional delegation, in a further sign of support among American lawmakers for the self-governing island Beijing claims as its own.

The Independent UK

US Congress members meet Taiwan leader amid China anger

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has met with a delegation of U.S. Congress members, in a further sign of support among American lawmakers for the self-governing island that China claims as its own territory

France 24

US congressional delegation arrives in Taiwan in second high-level visit in a month

A US congressional delegation arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, officials said, days after China held military drills around the island in retaliation for US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit.

Al Jazeera

Rashida Tlaib wins Michigan primary despite pro-Israel spending

Tlaib all but secures a third term in US Congress after comfortably defeating primary challengers in Michigan district.

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Biden Extends US National Emergency with Respect to Lebanon over Iran Arms Transfers to Hezbollah

President Joe Biden has extended the US National Emergency with respect to Lebanon. “It is necessary to continue the national emergency declared” in 2007, Biden said in a message to the US Congress on Thursday. “Certain ongoing activities, such as Iran’s continuing arms transfers to Hezbollah — which include increasingly…

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