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Democrats press efforts to stem gun violence with House panel advancing assault weapons ban

WASHINGTON — Democrats pushed further this week on efforts to combat gun violence, as a House committee advanced a ban on assault weapons and President Joe Biden planned more executive actions to fight crime.

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Washington state tribes will receive $50m for Puget Sound restoration

The funding will come from the federal infrastructure bill passed last year

The Independent UK

Bannon's lawyers argue for early acquittal in contempt case

WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon’s defense team made another attempt to end his criminal case for defying a Jan. 6 committee subpoena, urging a federal judge to acquit him because the evidence presented by prosecutors was too thin.

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Biden tests positive for coronavirus, has ‘very mild symptoms’

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has tested positive for the coronavirus, the White House announced Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

Sen. Murray seeks 6th term at new inflection point for women

Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state is seeking her sixth term at a new inflection point for women

The Independent UK

President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that President Biden was experiencing “mild symptoms” and has begun taking Paxlovid, an antiviral drug designed to reduce the severity of the disease.

Chicago Sun-Times

President Biden tests positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House announced Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

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EXPLAINER: US energy sector dispute with Mexico

The U.S. government has forced Mexico into negotiations over what Washington considers unfair practices that effectively exclude U.S. and other foreign companies from the Mexican energy sector in violation of the free trade agreement they signed with Canada

The Independent UK

New York Liberty vs. Washington Mystics, live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch WNBA

The New York Liberty will meet the Washington Mystics in WNBA action on Thursday night from the Capital One Arena.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Republicans plot immigration moves if they control House

WASHINGTON — When House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy led a group of House Republicans to the U.S.-Mexico border this year, he had a warning for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about what Republicans would do if they were in charge.

Tribune News Service

How ‘Build Back Better’ started, and how it’s going: a timeline

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden last year asked Congress to pass more than $4 trillion worth of infrastructure and economic proposals. Progressive Democrats sought to bump that up to $6 trillion. Now Democrats will be lucky to pass just a fraction of that before the midterm elections this fall.

Tribune News Service

What really happened during the wait for Trump to quell the Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee's prime-time hearing Thursday is billed as a look at what former President Donald Trump did in the 187 minutes between the start of the insurrection and when he urged his supporters to leave the Capitol.

Los Angeles Times

U.S. open to discussing Colombia trade deal with next president

The Biden administration is willing to discuss the existing U.S.-Colombia trade agreement with the Andean country’s next president, a senior U.S. official said, as Washington dispatched a high-level delegation on Thursday to begin forging a relationship with him on a wide range of issues.

Reuters

US to Send More Rocket Systems to Ukraine, Moscow Signals Wider War Aims

The United States on Wednesday promised to send more precision rocket systems to Kyiv, soon after Moscow signaled it was aiming to seize more Ukrainian territory beyond the eastern industrial region of Donbas. The announcement came as the European Commission called on EU members to slash demand for natural gas…

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TikTok owner spends record $2.14 million on US lobbying

WASHINGTON: ByteDance Inc, the Chinese parent company of social media video streaming sensation TikTok, spent a record $2.14 million on lobbying during the second quarter as it sought to fend off escalating congressional attacks over its privacy and security practices.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war quagmire prompting China rethink on Taiwan: CIA chief

Bill Burns says Beijing likely to reconsider timing of any invasion amid Russia’s ‘unsettling’ war on Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Trump administration memo shows citizenship question connected with census

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration tried to include a question about citizenship in the 2020 census that would benefit Republicans, despite initial concerns within the administration that it wasn’t legal, according to a new trove of documents released by Congress on Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times

US to expand list of ‘corrupt’ officials in Central America

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is preparing to significantly expand a list of Central American officials deemed too corrupt to work with or to be allowed to enter the United States.

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Bipartisan Senate bills would overhaul Electoral College count

WASHINGTON — One-fifth of the House and Senate, an increase from the current requirement of a single member in each chamber, would be needed for Congress to consider an objection to a state’s Electoral College votes under proposed legislation released Wednesday by a bipartisan group of more than a dozen…

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Jan. 6 committee to tell story of ‘187 minutes’ between former President Trump’s remarks

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s actions — and inaction — during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol will take center stage at Thursday’s prime-time hearing, as the committee investigating the assault wraps up more than a month of public airing of its findings.

Tribune News Service

‘Chips-plus’ bill passage could slip to next week in Senate

WASHINGTON — Republican senators said Wednesday they’re expecting final passage of a trimmed-down semiconductor manufacturing and science-focused economic competitiveness package will slip to next week.

Los Angeles Times

Post Roe, Senate passage of bill codifying same-sex marriage may have a shot

WASHINGTON — In an unexpected consequence of the Supreme Court’s reversal of the Roe v. Wade decision, Congress may be poised to codify same-sex marriage rights.

Reuters

U.S. says it's monitoring situation after strike in Iraq's Dohuk

Washington is monitoring the situation following a shelling that killed civilians in northern Iraq on Wednesday, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said, declining to comment in detail while information emerges on the strike.

Chicago Sun-Times

Health insurance gets pricier as more return to the doctor’s office after pandemic slowdown

Health insurers in individual marketplaces across 13 states and Washington, D.C., will raise rates, on average, 10% next year — a big increase after premiums remained virtually flat for several years.

The Independent UK

US demands talks on Mexican energy policies it calls unfair

The United States is putting pressure on Mexico over energy policies that Washington says unfairly favor Mexico's state-owned electricity and oil companies over American competitors and clean-energy suppliers

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