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US approves potential $1.1bn weapons sale to Taiwan

Potential sale of anti-ship and air-to-air missiles to Taiwan comes amid heightened tensions between US and China.

Al Jazeera

Biden says he'll attend Detroit Auto Show because he's 'a car guy'

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday that he'll be attending the Detroit Auto Show later this month because he is "a car guy."

Tribune News Service

Pa. felon charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot asks for new venue; wife set to plead guilty

PITTSBURGH — A welder living in Uniontown accused of violently assaulting the U.S. Capitol using mace in support of Donald Trump's election lies is asking that his case be moved from Washington, D.C., and that prosecutors not be allowed to use information seized from his phone after the FBI arrested…

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Trump search inventory shows empty ‘classified’ folders, commingled top secret and unclassified items

WASHINGTON — Twenty-seven documents with classified and top secret markings were recovered from former President Donald Trump’s office at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to a detailed inventory of what the FBI removed during its court-approved search of the home last month.

Los Angeles Times

White House $47 billion supplemental request seeks COVID-19, Ukraine funding

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is seeking tens of billions of dollars in emergency funds as part of the upcoming short-term spending bill lawmakers will take up this month, ranging from more military aid to Ukraine to heating and cooling assistance for low-income households.

Tribune News Service

Russia says no U.S. visas yet for Lavrov visit to United Nations

Russia has asked for 56 visas from the United States to allow Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his delegation to travel to New York for the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations this month, but so far has received none.

Reuters

Biden administration seeks waiver of 'Buy American' rules for EV chargers

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is asking for a waiver of "Buy American" rules for federally-funded electric vehicle chargers to more rapidly roll out the infrastructure needed to scale up EV adoption.

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Detailed inventory of Mar-a-Lago search shows classified, unclassified items stored together

Los Angeles Times

US jobs data a mixed bag for Fed

WASHINGTON: A strong August jobs report means the US Federal Reserve will continue to aggressively raise interest rates, though a surge in the labour force could give central bankers the option to back off a little if they choose.

Bangkok Post

Detailed inventory of Mar-a-Lago search unsealed, showing classified documents stored with unclassified items

Los Angeles Times

Biden, Harris prepare for traditional Labor Day events

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will head to events championing unionized labor at an inflection point for the movement, with workers in new industries and geographies seeking to organize.

Tribune News Service

First it was Trump, now McConnell’s taking fire from Rick Scott over GOP Senate chances

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell is used to getting trashed by Donald Trump.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Biden to host Pacific Island summit with wary eye on China

President Joe Biden will host Pacific Island leaders in Washington later this month amid growing worries by the U.S. and Western allies about China’s activity in the region

The Independent UK

Matt Calkins: What is the Seahawks' plan for the future? Well, it's not really clear.

RENTON, Wash. — If you were hoping for candor, you instead got delusions of grandeur.

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Evening Standard

Capitol riots: Retired New York officer jailed for attacking Washington policeman

He has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after striking an officer with a flagpole during the insurrection

Reuters

Unpredictable Solomon Islands fuels U.S. concern as China's influence grows

(Corrects paragraph 17 to show Solomon Islands recognised Beijing, not Taiwan)

Asharq Al-Awsat

Godfrey: We Expect the Formation of a Sudanese Civilian Gov’t Soon

The head of Sudan’s military-led Sovereignty Council Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Thursday confirmed that he had received the credentials of the first US Ambassador to the North African nation in 25 years, John Godfrey. Burhan affirmed the importance of Khartoum and Washington developing ties and hoped that Godfrey’s appointment…

Daily Mirror

Donald Trump promises pardons and apologies for US Capitol convicts if elected again

The riots in Washington on January 6 last year followed Trump's election defeat to Joe Biden, with 140 law-enforcement officials injured in the chaos and four people dying

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Oath Keepers lawyer arrested on Jan. 6 conspiracy charge

WASHINGTON — A top lawyer with the Oath Keepers militia group was arrested Thursday on charges that she participated in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and conspired with others to obstruct certification of the 2020 election.

Tribune News Service

US calls Iran’s response to nuclear talks ‘not constructive’

WASHINGTON — The U.S. considers Iran’s response in the talks to revive the 2015 nuclear accord to be “not constructive,” the State Department said Thursday night.

Tribune News Service

Zuckerberg targeted by House GOP eager to probe Hunter Biden

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are demanding that Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg hand over FBI warnings and communications that led Facebook to suppress news about President Joe Biden’s son weeks before the 2020 election.

Los Angeles Times

Biden takes aim at Trump, 'MAGA Republicans' in prime-time speech

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden delivered an urgent call to the country Thursday night, asserting in a prime-time speech that American democracy remains in great peril and bluntly singling out the person he sees as the biggest threat to the system: former President Donald Trump.

Tribune News Service

In race for Washington congressional seat, Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez courts voters of both parties

RIDGEFIELD, Wash. — Amid the corn dog stands, bumper cars and llama pens at the Clark County Fair in early August, Democratic candidate Marie Gluesenkamp Perez looked for signs of hope for her congressional campaign this fall.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 committee wants to interview former House Speaker Newt Gingrich

WASHINGTON — The House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection wants former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to submit to an interview about his alleged involvement in “aspects” of attempts to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.

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Washington school board passes new curriculum guidelines on U.S. history and race topics

The Kennewick School Board in Washington state unanimously voted to adopt a new set of curriculum guidelines on August 24, 2022, that aim to restrict teachings on U.S. history and race.

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