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Releasing Mar-a-Lago affidavit would cause ‘irreparable damage’ to Trump probe, Justice says

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has asked a court to keep an affidavit that led to the FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate last week under seal, warning that its disclosure could cause “significant and irreparable damage” to its ongoing criminal investigation.

Miami Herald

Most Texans at least partly blame Trump for Jan. 6 attack on Capitol

WASHINGTON — Most Texans remained unswayed in their beliefs about former President Donald Trump and the attack on the Capitol after the Jan. 6 House Committee hearings.

Tribune News Service

Federal Court Upholds Washington, DC Regulation Requiring Child Care Workers to Have College Degrees

The decision may be in accordance with Supreme Court precedent. But if so, it underscores that precedent's flaws.

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House Republicans ramp up pressure over Afghanistan exit

WASHINGTON — One year after the United States’ chaotic exit from Afghanistan last August, Republican lawmakers are putting renewed pressure on the Biden administration to answer questions about the withdrawal.

Tribune News Service

Washington delivers some good news – yes, really

There is more work to be done, but the Inflation Reduction Act shows what serious, committed public servants can accomplish when they work together.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cheney facing GOP music in Wyoming primary

WASHINGTON — In a video Rep. Liz Cheney’s campaign touted as her closing argument ahead of Tuesday’s primary against a challenger backed by former President Donald Trump, the Wyoming Republican looks directly at the camera and says, “I want to talk to citizens across our great state and all across…

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A year after fall of Kabul, Afghan evacuees face uncertainty in US

WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of Afghans have made new homes in the U.S. in the year since the fall of Kabul, after a harrowing evacuation from the Middle East and a months-long resettlement process.

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Baba 2nd Japanese to win U.S. Women's Amateur

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. -- Saki Baba won the U.S. Women's Amateur on Sunday, dominating Canada's Monet Chun in the 36-hole match-play final to become just the second golfer from Japan to win the title.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

US basketball player Brittney Griner appeals Russian conviction

Washington has said Griner, who was sentenced to nine years in prison for drug possession, has been wrongfully detained.

Al Jazeera

China conducts military drills near Taiwan as US lawmakers visit

The trip by US lawmakers followed by the US House speaker’s visit has infuriated China, which considers it provocation.

Al Jazeera

World leaders laud India's achievements on 75 years of independence

WASHINGTON/PARIS: Global leaders led by US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron congratulated Indians on the 75th anniversary of India's independence on Monday, as they vowed to further strengthen bilateral ties with the world's largest democracy which has made stunning achievements.

The Times of India

Philippines eyes US helicopters after scrapping Russian deal

Manila's ambassador to Washington says Philippine officials are considering a U.S. offer to provide heavy-lift helicopters after Manila scrapped a deal to buy some from Russia due to fears of Western sanctions

The Independent UK

Doyle McManus: Kabul’s fall was a debacle, but long-term impact hasn’t been as catastrophic as feared

WASHINGTON — One year ago, as President Joe Biden was withdrawing the last American troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban swept into Kabul and abruptly brought a 20-year, $2.3 trillion U.S. war to an ignominious end.

Los Angeles Times

India and Pakistan at 75: partition remains an open wound as new friction points arise

The global arena in which the nuclear-armed neighbours confront each other is changing radically

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Reuters

Philippines in talks to buy U.S. helicopters after dropping Russia deal

The Philippines is looking to buy heavy-lift Chinook helicopters from the United States, after scrapping a deal with Russia worth 12.7 billion pesos ($227.35 million) in order to avoid sanctions, Manila's ambassador to Washington said on Monday.

Reuters

Factbox: The three major issues bedevilling talks on reviving Iran nuclear deal

Iran and the United States are struggling to overcome divisions on three major issues in indirect talks on revival of a 2015 nuclear deal while months of negotiations have entered a crucial stage.

Reuters

Iranian nuclear deal limbo may serve interests of both U.S. and Iran

Whether or not Tehran and Washington accept a European Union "final" offer to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, neither is likely to declare the pact dead because keeping it alive serves both sides' interests, diplomats, analysts and officials said.

Tribune News Service

FBI’s Trump search has lawmakers asking for content of documents

WASHINGTON — Senate Intelligence Committee leaders made a bipartisan request to the U.S. government for classified documents the FBI seized in its search of former President Donald Trump’s home, signaling growing pressure from lawmakers for details on the materials.

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McClatchy Washington Bureau

Decade after abduction, Austin Tice’s parents say Biden has strategy to return their son

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will continue to engage directly with the Syrian government to locate and return Austin Tice, a journalist missing for a decade in Syria, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday.

Tribune News Service

Congress clocks bipartisan achievements despite partisan divide

WASHINGTON — The House and Senate are concluding a surprisingly productive streak despite deep-rooted partisanship and bitter acrimony between Democrats and Republicans.

Tribune News Service

Blake Snell stays sharp, Padres take series from Nationals

WASHINGTON — It is August, so Blake Snell is the pitcher the Padres intended him to be and need him to be.

Tribune News Service

Democrats’ Schiff says no sign that Trump declassified properly

WASHINGTON — A senior Democratic lawmaker said he hasn’t seen any evidence that materials the FBI seized from Donald Trump’s home were properly declassified, casting doubt on the former president’s explanations.

Chronicle Live

Elvis Presley's untimely death 45 years ago - and how one Tyne and Wear town benefitted

When Elvis Presley died in August 1977, sales of his records immediately went through the roof, with the struggling RCA record plant in Washington, Tyne and Wear, getting an unexpected major boost

Foreign Policy

The United States Is Deeply Invested in the South China Sea

As China postures, Washington remains committed.

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Criticizes UN chief over Denuclearization Call

North Korea on Sunday criticized UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his "dangerous words" after he called for the complete and verifiable denuclearization of Pyongyang during a visit to Seoul. Guterres, who was in South Korea on a two-day visit, expressed his "clear commitment" to North Korea's denuclearization, calling it a…

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