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Pence’s security detail feared for their lives on Jan. 6, White House official testifies

WASHINGTON — A former White House official described as an employee with national security responsibilities told the select committee investigating Jan. 6 that former Vice President Mike Pence’s security detail feared for their lives.

Los Angeles Times

Trump sat in dining room for hours on Jan. 6: ‘The president didn’t want anything done’

WASHINGTON — Then-President Donald Trump sat in the West Wing’s dining room for more than 21/2 hours after being informed of the violence raging at the Capitol on Jan. 6, according to evidence presented at Thursday’s congressional hearing on the insurrection.

Los Angeles Times

New witnesses confirm ‘heated’ discussion between Trump and Secret Service agent

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating Jan. 6 announced Thursday that it has interviewed multiple witnesses who corroborated elements of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s explosive testimony on June 28 .

Los Angeles Times

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Supreme Court turns down Biden’s emergency immigration appeal

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down an emergency appeal from the Biden administration and left in place a Texas judge’s order that says the government must detain and deport immigrants who have serious crimes on their record.

Los Angeles Times

Ex-Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows refuses to answer multiple questions about Capitol riot

Mr Meadows was confronted by reporters while walking in Washington DC

The Independent UK

A dangerous volcano can teach us something about national solidarity

Clearly, a massive eruption or earthquake or tsunami anywhere on the globe would be a tragedy. And yet, because this danger is in Washington State, I would feel it more acutely than if it struck elsewhere.

Chicago Sun-Times

House approves measure to protect the right to contraception

WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed legislation that would codify the federal right to contraception, although the measure faces slim odds in the Senate because of GOP concerns about the broadness of the bill.

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Governors' immigrant-busing strategy hits home for mayors

Two Republican border-state governors who are investing billions of dollars on immigration enforcement have found indirect support from the Democratic mayors of Washington and New York

The Independent UK

Bellator 283 predictions: Ex-champ Douglas Lima or Jason Jackson in Washington?

Check out our staff members' picks for the Bellator 283 main card featuring Douglas Lima vs. Jason Jackson in Tacoma, Wash.

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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.

Tribune News Service

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.

Tribune News Service

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

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Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Los Angeles Times

President Biden tests positive for COVID-19

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

The Independent UK

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

Los Angeles Times

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.

Reuters

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

The Times of India

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.

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