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Senate Judiciary kicks off series of abortion policy hearings

WASHINGTON — An hour before the Supreme Court issued its June 24 decision overturning the national right to an abortion, the chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri issued a personal plea to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra: Please declare a…

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First lady Jill Biden apologizes for comparing Hispanics to tacos during Texas visit

WASHINGTON — First lady Jill Biden apologized Tuesday for comparing the diversity of Hispanics to that of breakfast tacos, a comment that drew widespread ridicule, and not just from Republicans eager to embarrass the White House.

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‘Lies, deceit and snake oil’: Jan. 6 hearing witnesses say Trump claims might have ‘started a new civil war’

WASHINGTON — Faced with no legal path to staying in office, former President Donald Trump summoned supporters to Washington to pressure Congress to overturn the 2020 election results, a move far-right extremists saw as a cue to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the House committee investigating the insurrection…

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Jan. 6 rioter apologizes to officers after House testimony

A man who joined the pro-Trump mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol has apologized to officers who protected the building on Jan. 6, 2021

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 rioter Stephen Ayres testifies before House committee

WASHINGTON — Stephen Ayres, an Ohio man who entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, testified Tuesday to the congressional committee investigating the attack. Ayres pleaded guilty last month to charges related to his actions on Jan. 6 as part of an agreement with federal prosecutors.

Los Angeles Times

Afro-Colombian politician tapped as ambassador to Washington

A veteran Afro-Colombian politician who studied in the Soviet Union and fled his country after being kidnapped by a paramilitary group has been named Colombia’s next ambassador to the United States

The Independent UK

Biden administration tries to get ahead of red-hot inflation report

WASHINGTON — White House officials launched a defensive strike Tuesday against what they expect will be a dour report marking another month of soaring inflation.

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Senate confirms former prosecutor to run agency overseeing gun laws

WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will have its first permanent leader in seven years after a bipartisan Senate vote Tuesday confirmed former federal prosecutor Steven Dettelbach for the role.

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5 things to know about lawyer Sidney Powell amid Jan. 6 committee revelations

WASHINGTON — Sidney Powell, the Dallas lawyer who was once a key member of Donald Trump’s legal team until the former president’s personal attorneys publicly disavowed her, has been the subject of renewed focus as the House panel probing the Jan. 6 Capitol riot continues its bombshell public hearings.

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Pete Buttigieg Is Moving to Michigan. He Should Take the Transportation Department With Him.

It would signal that the transportation future involves decentralization and rapid change rather than Washington-style command-and-control.

Reason

Biden administration urges caution as BA.5 COVID variant surges

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is warning Americans to take the latest COVID-19 variant, BA.5, more seriously, but its stated strategy, released Tuesday, is to keep doing more of the same — encouraging masking, testing and getting vaccinated against COVID-19 when applicable.

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Washington-based Tribes sues Juul, claiming e-cigarette maker targeted youth with 'deceptive' ads

The Tulalip Tribes of Washington are the latest plaintiffs to sue e-cigarette behemoth Juul Labs for targeting adolescents — including tribal youth — with misleading ads that downplayed the product's addictive properties.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 hearing focuses on how right-wing extremist groups came together to attack Capitol

WASHINGTON — The ties between allies of former President Donald Trump and the far-right extremists who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is the focus of Tuesday’s hearing by the House committee investigating the insurrection.

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 hearing to focus on how right wing extremist groups came together to attack Capitol

WASHINGTON — The ties between allies of former President Donald Trump and the far right extremists who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, will be the focus of Tuesday’s hearing by the House committee investigating the insurrection.

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The Independent UK

California's Newsom goes to Washington; 2024 chatter follows

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is headed to Washington this week in a visit certain to kindle more talk about his national political ambitions

Chicago Sun-Times

Forced ‘down a dark, agonizing path,’ Illinois needs federal help as ‘island’ for reproductive rights, Stratton testifies

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton’s appearance in Washington comes as 10 states have already banned abortions and Illinois remains in the spotlight as a place for women to seek reproductive care.

The Independent UK

White House: To help salmon, dams may need to be removed

The Biden administration has released two reports arguing that removing dams on the lower Snake River may be needed to restore salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest

McClatchy Washington Bureau

California’s no party preference voters were no-shows in June 7 primary, report says

WASHINGTON — Only 18% of the 6.4 million Californians who are registered Independent, third-party or without a preference voted in the June 7 primary, according to Political Data, which tracks voter trends.

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Gateshead robber terrified shopping centre stallholder by smashing till with hammer

Anthony Potts, of Gateshead, caused fear to a worker and shoppers at The Galleries, in Washington

The Independent UK

ISIS leader in Syria killed in drone strike, says US military

Maher al Agal was targeted and killed outside Jindayris, says Washington

Los Angeles Times

In pursuit of oil and Mideast security, Biden to meet with Saudis he once regarded as pariahs

WASHINGTON — Nothing about President Joe Biden’s visit this week to the Middle East is going to be easy.

Los Angeles Times

Mexico’s president visits White House after snubbing Biden at summit

WASHINGTON — A month after he boycotted a major regional summit in Los Angeles and snubbed the Biden administration, Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador came to Washington on Tuesday for wide-ranging talks with his U.S. counterpart.

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Roe reversal spurs worries about miscarriage care

WASHINGTON — The state laws enacted since the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization have come in rapid succession: A doctor in South Dakota accused of inducing an abortion could be guilty of a Class 6 felony punishable by two years in prison.

Tribune News Service

House poised for NDAA floor debate

WASHINGTON — The House takes up its annual National Defense Authorization Act this week, and the most consequential amendments may or may not be the ones that generate the most rhetorical heat.

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House appropriators back more than $15 billion for cybersecurity

WASHINGTON — House appropriators in June finished marking up a dozen spending bills for fiscal 2023 that would altogether provide at least $15.6 billion for cybersecurity efforts across federal departments and agencies.

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