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Supreme Court broadens religious protections for workers

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court broadened religious protections for workers Thursday in a ruling that clarified when employers can refuse religious accommodations for workers.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court ends race-conscious college admissions. How will it change California education?

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Thursday said universities and colleges could no longer use a form of race-conscious admissions, rejecting a decades-old precedent in affirmative action policy.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions

WASHINGTON — In another major reversal, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action policies at colleges and universities that use race as a factor in deciding who is admitted.

Los Angeles Times

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Groups call on Senate to dedicate funds for committee interns

WASHINGTON -- Pay Our Interns, an advocacy group, and five other organizations are calling on Senate appropriators to set aside at least $7 million in the coming budget year to compensate committee interns.

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Dianne Feinstein, still recovering, is skipping a California visit during Senate break

WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who is recovering from a serious shingles infection, is spending the Senate's two-week Fourth of July recess in Washington.

Los Angeles Times

OPINION - Plot thickens on Wagner mercenaries mutiny and the missing general

Analysis: Washington and Whitehall knew two days ahead of the march into Rostov as war enters yet another critical phase

Evening Standard

LGBT+ in Washington DC: Why the capital hosting World Pride is so important

As the US seat of political power prepares to host the ultimate celebration of the queer community in 2025, Calum McSwiggan explains why the timing is perfect

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Bidenomics Chicago takeaways: Biden ‘loves’ the slogan, says Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a campaign co-chair

For the record...Reporters on Air Force One heading back to Washington had Chicago deep dish pizza for dinner.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden leans into 'Bidenomics' to boost his economic message ahead of 2024

WASHINGTON — President Biden launched a new push Wednesday to sell his economic agenda and convince skeptical voters that the economy is thriving under his watch, showcasing a message that White House officials see as critical to his 2024 election prospects.

Los Angeles Times

Alaska to receive most per-capita aid in broadband funding rollout

WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration’s long-awaited allocation of high-speed internet funding will give 19 states at least $1 billion each in federal aid from a 2021 infrastructure law, with Alaska, West Virginia, Wyoming and Montana leading the list in per capita aid.

Tribune News Service

EPA announces grant competition to fund residential solar

WASHINGTON -- The EPA on Wednesday said it would use a competitive grant process in order to distribute $7 billion for residential solar projects under a fund that congressional Republicans are seeking to eliminate.

Tribune News Service

Saudi Arabia-Israel normalisation difficult but possible: Blinken

Top US diplomat says Washington is ‘very much involved’ in push for formal relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

Al Jazeera

Retired nurse who rode the length of Britain 'devastated' as bike is stolen on way home

Personal items which meant a lot to her were also taken

Wales Online

Community response ‘like a bear hug’ after retired nurse’s motorbike stolen

Mary Dean was completing a charity ride to Scotland and back when her motorbike was stolen near Newcastle.

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How Capital Pride went from a block party in 1975 to welcoming the vice president

Seeing Kamala Harris take part in DC Pride ‘was an acknowledgement of how far the community has come,’ former Capital Pride Alliance president tells Gustaf Kilander

Bangkok Post

Prigozhin ‘aimed to capture Russian generals’

WASHINGTON: Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin aimed to detain the heads of the Russian military in last week’s mutiny, but they discovered his planned rebellion early and avoided capture, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

HHS has limited options as millions lose Medicaid

WASHINGTON -- States are disenrolling residents from Medicaid at a breakneck pace, even though a large percentage of those losing coverage are still eligible for the program.

France 24

Biden administration mulling new restrictions on AI chip exports to China, report says

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Washington is looking to further restrict the exports of artificial intelligence chips to China. The United States is concerned that Beijing could use American-made technology to develop weapons or increase its hacking abilities. Also in this edition: UK food retailers face tough questions…

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Carl P. Leubsdorf: House Republicans seem uninterested in governing

It should surprise no one that, in today’s Washington, a deal sometimes is not a deal.

Tribune News Service

Failed Russian mutiny boosts prospects for more US arms to Ukraine

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden says it’s too early to tell what the turmoil in Moscow will mean for Russian President Vladimir Putin. But the 24-hour mutiny by mercenaries is likely to bolster those in Washington seeking to boost support for Ukraine’s war effort.

Tribune News Service

Biden says he thinks US economy will avoid potential recession

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden told donors he thinks the United States will avoid a potential recession that economists and banks have long been predicting.

Tribune News Service

Analysis: 10 memorable moments from six months of divided government

WASHINGTON — The 118th Congress has delivered on forecasts it would not send President Joe Biden much legislation to sign into law. It also has delivered on predictions of fireworks aplenty.

Al Jazeera

US Senate report highlights Capitol riot intelligence ‘failures’

FBI downplayed threats of violence by Trump supporters ahead of January 6, 2021, attack on US Capitol, report says.

Bangkok Post

Biden unveils election battle plan: 'Bidenomics'

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is making a big bet on the US economy powering him to re-election next year with the unveiling of a "Bidenomics" pitch to voters this week.

Tribune News Service

Senate report dings FBI, DHS for not heeding warnings about Jan. 6

WASHINGTON — A new Senate report sharply criticizes the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis for not acting on information about the potential for violence leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

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