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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.

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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.

Los Angeles Times

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.

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‘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.

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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.

Los Angeles Times

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.

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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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

The Independent UK

Bipartisan Senate bills would overhaul Electoral College count

Tribune News Service

Postal Service increases EV commitment to 40% of new delivery trucks

WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service plans to make at least 40% of all new delivery vehicles battery electric, including at least 50% of the trucks purchased from Oshkosh Corp.

Tribune News Service

Post-Roe, doctors worry about what constitutes lifesaving care

WASHINGTON — Health care providers say the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has led to increased confusion over what sort of emergency and lifesaving care they can provide to patients facing a pregnancy-related health crisis.

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Secret Service tells House it’s still seeking lost Jan. 6 texts

WASHINGTON — The Secret Service has failed so far to provide Congress with any substantial new agency text messages from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021, but assures the House committee investigating last year’s Capitol attack it will continue searching for the lost material.

Tribune News Service

United States: the end of an illusion of omnipotence

“I do not accept second place for the United States of America.” That simple statement, delivered to rousing effect by Barack Obama in his first State of the Union, in January 2010, managed to summarize the current American strategic horizon in a single sentence.

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Ukrainian first lady appeals to U.S. Congress for more weapons against Russia's 'Hunger Games'

Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska appealed to U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday to provide more help to her country as it struggles against a five-month-long Russian invasion, saying weapons could help assure a "joint great victory."

The Independent UK

Two injured after experimental plane crash-lands on Washington state road

The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office said two people in the plane were taken to hospital with minor injuries

Tribune News Service

Senate NDAA to Pentagon: ‘Immediately’ halt fight against extremism

WASHINGTON — The Senate Armed Services Committee has called on the Defense Department to halt its programs to prevent and root out extremism in the ranks.

Tribune News Service

Data privacy, abortion limits set to collide post-Roe

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the federal right to abortion is likely to create a clash between state-by-state abortion restrictions and the patchwork of data privacy laws that are being legislated in the absence of a federal privacy law.

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Biden announces US-Africa summit for mid-December

Fifty African leaders are expected to join President Biden in Washington to discuss many issues including food security.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

US demands allies share biometric police data on citizens in wake of Texas synagogue standoff

WASHINGTON — When a U.K. citizen traveled to Colleyville, Texas, to take hostages at a synagogue in January, U.S. law enforcement had no information about his criminal record and terrorist sympathies in their databases. But the British did.

The Independent UK

Biden to host African leaders for Dec summit in Washington

President Joe Biden says he'll host leaders from across Africa for a summit in Washington in mid-December

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Nine states begin general election early voting in September

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Biden announces U.S.-Africa summit for mid-December

President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that the United States will bring together leaders from across the African continent for a major summit in December in Washington to discuss pressing challenges from food security to climate change.

Liverpool Echo

Frank Lampard takes Everton party to the White House for private tour

Everton have been in Washington DC for pre-season training and Frank Lampard didn't miss the opportunity to visit the Oval office

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bacteria from US Soil to be Used in Space Agriculture Experiments

Researchers have taken a tiny piece of soil from the city of Prosser, in Washington state to dispatch it with some of its “inhabitants” to space, which actually happened last week. The soil and its inhabitants of bacteria blasted off into space from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday.…

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