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ACLU urges end to some local immigration enforcement deals

WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union urged federal immigration authorities on Tuesday to end dozens of cooperation agreements with local law enforcement agencies that the group identified as having the worst records of civil rights violations, bad jails or prisons and other factors.

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Crypto sector lobbying expenditures up a third in second quarter - Roll Call

The cryptocurrency industry set a new spending record on lobbying in the latest quarter as it becomes a bigger issue in Washington.

Roll Call

Law Enforcement Searches Donald Trump’s Mar-a-lago Home

Former US President Donald Trump said FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday and broke into his safe in what his son acknowledged was part of an investigation into Trump’s removal of official presidential records from the White House to his Florida resort.The unprecedented search of a former president’s…

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London should be hit with nuclear missile strike, Vladimir Putin ally threatens

A pro-Russian Ukrainian has brazenly called for nuclear strikes on London and Washington DC if the West damages Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Daily Mirror

Washington wants to address anti-west sentiment in Africa: Blinken is doing his bit

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to three African countries this week is another sign of the Joe Biden administration’s US-Africa policy of reengaging with the continent.

The Conversation

Ted Cruz softens on same-sex marriage, says ‘reasonable people can disagree’

WASHINGTON — Like many conservatives, Sen. Ted Cruz has gone out of his way since the Supreme Court struck down Roe vs. Wade to ease fears that, with abortion rights erased, gay marriage is the next target.

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Commentary: What in the world are Washington and Beijing doing?

Let’s be clear: Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan was not a great opportunity to show America’s support for the island; it did not chasten Beijing to exert greater restraint toward Taipei. To the contrary—countless China and foreign policy specialists predicted it would produce a major, likely sustained, coercive Chinese reaction…

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Russia Suspends Arms Inspections under Treaty with US

Russia said Monday it was suspending US on-site inspections under a strategic arms reduction treaty with Washington, pointing to Western sanctions and coronavirus infections. The Russian foreign ministry said facilities that are subject to inspections under the New START treaty will be "temporarily" exempt from such inspections. The announcement comes…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S. doubling down on investment in the Pacific - senior diplomat

The world's future will be written in the Pacific, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said in New Zealand on Tuesday, as she wrapped up a whistle-stop tour of Pacific nations intended to demonstrate Washington's commitment to the Pacific region.

Reuters

What-if DC war game maps huge toll of a future US-China war over Taiwan

WASHINGTON — As China waged extensive military exercises off of Taiwan last week, a group of American defense experts in Washington was focused on their own simulation of an eventual — but for now entirely hypothetical — U.S.-China war over the island.

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Trump's pick overtakes GOP House member who voted to impeach

Republican Joe Kent has taken the lead over incumbent Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler in the race for the second spot in Washington state’s top two primary

The Independent UK

Trump-backed Joe Kent surges past Republican who voted for impeachment

Former Green Beret vows to ‘bring national security state to heel’ as ex-president’s Mar-a-Lago estate raided by FBI

The Independent UK

Mar-a-Lago raided by FBI agents, Trump says

WASHINGTON — Former President Trump said in a statement Monday that the FBI is searching his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, in what he described as a “raid.”

Los Angeles Times

Artie Burns struggled with Steelers, but Seahawks happy with what they've found

RENTON, Wash. — Through all the understandable attention on the two rookie cornerbacks the Seahawks drafted in the spring and the revival of the career of former Huskies star Sidney Jones IV, Artie Burns just keeps hanging in.

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Russia suspends inspections of strategic arms under US treaty

Russia says it’s halting inspections under the New START treaty but remains committed to all provisions of the treaty.

Tribune News Service

Biden gets big economic win as inflation threatens legacy

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden raised the final pillar of his economic agenda with the Senate’s passage of a breakthrough climate and tax package, sealing a legacy that risks being undermined by an inflation surge he’s blamed for sparking.

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NYC mayor calls Gov. Abbott’s actions ‘horrific’ as second bus of migrants arrives from Texas

WASHINGTON — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is condemning the actions of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after a second bus carrying migrants sent from Texas arrived over the weekend as the governor delivered on his promise to send migrants to the city.

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Washington thug robbed brave shopkeeper at knifepoint and fractured girlfriend's skull

Jordan Dixon, of Washington, left a South Shields shopkeeper and his partner terrified

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The Guardian - UK

EU team submit ‘final text’ at talks to salvage 2015 Iran nuclear deal

Revival of agreement awaits ‘political decisions’ in Tehran and Washington after negotiators in Vienna agree text

The Guardian - UK

Blinken makes case for democracy at start of sub-Saharan Africa tour

Secretary of state tells reporters in South Africa that US ‘not trying to outdo anyone’ amid growing influence of Russia and China

Reuters

Iran's nuclear negotiators to return to Tehran from Vienna - IRNA

Iran's nuclear negotiators will return to Tehran from Vienna after days of indirect talks with Washington, the state news agency IRNA reported on Monday.

Los Angeles Times

More than a million could die waiting for green cards as US immigration buckles amid COVID

WASHINGTON — Milap Kashipara spent 16 years waiting for a green card that he hoped would lead to better opportunities for his three children than in India, as well as a chance to reunite with his siblings in California.

Reuters

U.S. Africa strategy stresses China, Russia threats

The United States released a new strategy document for sub-Saharan Africa on Monday, stressing the region's importance, the threats posed by China and Russia, and vowing to extend defense cooperation with like-minded African countries.

Los Angeles Times

Abortion rights activists want a national leader. Is Kamala Harris up to the job?

WASHINGTON — As Democrats celebrated an abortion rights win last week, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke confidently from the center of an ornate room at the White House compound, surrounded by Cabinet secretaries and other top officials, with President Joe Biden chiming in remotely while sidelined by the coronavirus.

Tribune News Service

Empty Minnesota seat, potential milestone for Vermont women highlight Tuesday elections

WASHINGTON —Voters on Tuesday are filling a House seat in Minnesota that’s been open since Rep. Jim Hagedorn died in February. Vermont may move toward sending its first woman to Congress ever. And, just like last week, a member of “The Squad” of ultraliberal House Democrats faces a more mainstream…

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