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Judge in Bannon's trial wants to hear more on dismissal request — even after conviction

WASHINGTON — The judge who presided over Steve Bannon’s criminal contempt trial asked defense lawyers for further arguments on an earlier request to dismiss the case, even after their client’s conviction.

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Russia has received no U.S. approach for a call from Blinken -Tass

Russia has not been approached formally by Washington about a phone call between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Tass news agency said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Man tied to officer's attack pleads guilty to lesser charges

A West Virginia man initially charged with attacking a police officer who died after the U.S. Capitol riot has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor offenses

The Independent UK

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Bellator 283 medical suspensions: Mukhamed Berkhamov out indefinitely after Lorenz Larkin no contest

Check out which fighters are facing indefinite suspensions as a result of Friday's fights in Tacoma, Wash.

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Gun manufacturers push back as House lawmakers seek AR-15-style weapons ban

WASHINGTON — Assault rifle manufacturers pushed back against Democrats’ assertions that they are partially to blame for a spate of recent U.S. mass shootings that has prompted new legislation to ban AR-15-style weapons.

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Semiconductor, science bill passes Senate, heads to House

WASHINGTON — A bill to bolster chip manufacturing and scientific research won Senate approval, setting Congress up to clear a trimmed economic competitiveness package after a yearlong-plus push.

Tribune News Service

Judge in Bannon's trial wants to hear more on dismissal request

WASHINGTON — The judge who presided over Steve Bannon’s criminal contempt trial asked the defense for further arguments on a request it had made to dismiss the case.

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U.S. says 'substantial offer' on the table for Russia to release detainees Griner, Whelan

The United States has made "a substantial offer" to Russia to release U.S. citizens detained there, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, adding he would press his Russian counterpart to respond in a conversation planned for the coming days.

Reuters

Democrats split by bid to boost election denier in Michigan Republican primary

Democrats are intervening in Republican primaries, prompting fears the strategy could backfire or promote Trump allies

The Guardian - US

Fed announces another big interest rate hike to thwart inflation. When will it stop?

WASHINGTON — In the most aggressive back-to-back interest rate increases since the early 1980s economic crisis, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced another three-quarters of a percentage point hike and signaled that it wasn’t done in its effort to beat back inflation despite rising risks of triggering a recession.

Los Angeles Times

What to expect from the next set of Jan. 6 committee hearings

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee has so far presented a detailed narrative, including several bombshells, of efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election. But an influx of new witnesses and evidence shows there is a lot left for the panel to…

Los Angeles Times

IMF says Sri Lanka needs to talk with China about debt restructuring

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Sri Lanka should kick off debt restructuring talks with its bilateral lender China, while the island state's government seeks a financing loan from the Washington-based fund.

Reuters

Pence has ‘erect posture but flaccid conscience’, says ex-Trump official

Miles Taylor, author of famous column and book by ‘Anonymous’, says former vice-president cannot stand up to his former boss

The Guardian - US

Danny Westneat: The GOP's election conspiracy scam has come full circle in Washington state

The other day out in the Tri-Cities, in Central Washington, an unusual bulletin appeared from a local chapter of the Republican Party.

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Halting backdoor government snooping seen as key to data privacy

WASHINGTON — As the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved a federal data privacy bill last week, lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee were looking to plug a gap in the law that allows government agencies to conduct broad surveillance without obtaining warrants or subpoenas to do so.

Al Jazeera

Is the INSTC Russia’s new economic escape route?

The INSTC, a pipe dream for years, is offering a vital economic escape path for Moscow as it battles sanctions.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Govt Briefed on Biden’s Visit to Kingdom

The Saudi cabinet was briefed on Tuesday on the visit paid to the Kingdom by US President Joe Biden in mid-July. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the meeting that was held at the al-Salam Palace in Jeddah. Biden’s official two-day visit to the Kingdom…

The Independent UK

GOP's links to extremism surface in congressional primary

A congressional candidate in Washington state whose compelling personal story of military valor and unfathomable loss helped him win former President Donald Trump’s support is connected to right-wing extremists

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The Independent UK

Records fall as Northwest swelters under multiday heat wave

Free transportation to cooling centers and garbage pickup well before sunrise are among the steps being taken in the Pacific Northwest as the region hits the peak of a multiday heatwave

Tribune News Service

Trump efforts to create fake electors probed by US prosecutors

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is using a grand jury in Washington to investigate efforts by former President Donald Trump and his inner circle to create false electors and pressure former Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Tribune News Service

‘Chips-plus’ bill advances toward final passage in Senate

WASHINGTON — An economic competitiveness package meant to boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research is on track to pass the Senate this week after overcoming a filibuster on Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

Family of slain Palestinian American journalist seeks justice from US officials

WASHINGTON — The family of slain Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was in Washington on Tuesday to lobby officials for justice and a full accounting of the veteran reporter’s death during an Israeli military raid in May.

Boston Herald

Trump, Pence both stop in Washington with 2024 on their radar

Donald Trump and Mike Pence both pulled into in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday — but they didn’t sit down to reminisce about old times.

The Guardian - US

Self-awareness in short supply as Trump calls for law and order in DC

In his first trip to Washington since he left office, the former president blamed Democrats for ‘a cesspool of crime’ in the US

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bellator 283 salaries: Jason Jackson pockets $191,000 for win over Douglas Lima

Four fighters walked away with six-figure paydays as a result of Friday's card in Tacoma, Wash.

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