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Relatives of some Saudi detainees anxiously await Biden trip

Malik al-Dowaish was arrested this month following years of campaigning for the release of his father, who was himself detained in 2016 after he gave a sermon seen as critical of the Saudi Arabian royal family, two sources familiar with the matter said.

Reuters

Iran Vows to Stick To ‘Rightful and Logical’ Stance in Nuclear Talks

Iran will not retreat from its "rightful and logical" stance in its nuclear impasse with the United States, President Ebrahim Raisi said on Wednesday, a day after France warned there were only a few weeks left to revive a 2015 nuclear deal. The pact seemed near revival in March but…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Coleen Rooney and kids not joining Wayne in US after criticising life in Washington

The former Manchester United icon and England international has taken up his second managerial role as boss of MLS side DC United just weeks after leaving Derby County

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Iran says JCPOA talks to start soon; West warns of closing window

Tehran and Washington have so far maintained their positions, saying the other side needs to make concessions.

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Iran Slams Biden’s Vow to Pile Pressure on it to Revive Nuclear Deal

Tehran hit out on Tuesday at what it called Washington’s “contradictory” policies, after President Joe Biden vowed to pile pressure on Iran ahead of a visit to the Middle East. In an opinion piece for the Washington Post ahead of his visit this week to Israel and Saudi Arabia, Biden…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Destroyer Patrol Inflames South China Sea Dispute

The US Navy on Wednesday sailed a destroyer close to China-controlled islands in the South China Sea in what Washington said was a patrol aimed at asserting freedom of navigation through the strategic seaway. The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold sailed past the Paracel Islands and continued thereafter with operations in…

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Wayne Rooney receives 'blessing' from Coleen for DC United move but makes compromise

Wayne Rooney is the new manager of MLS side DC United - who he played for between 2018 and 2020 - but will not be joined in Washington by his wife Coleen and their four kids

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Former US Official John Bolton Admits He 'Helped Plan Coups'

Former US national security advisor John Bolton admitted on television Tuesday that he has helped plan coups in other countries, while arguing that the January 6, 2021 riot in Washington fell short of such efforts. The attack on the US Capitol was the result of then-president Donald Trump "just stumbling…

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US VP Harris Launches Pacific Push with New Embassies, Envoy

The United States launched a major push into the Pacific Wednesday as it seeks to hold off China's advances in the region, with Vice President Kamala Harris announcing the opening of new embassies in Tonga and Kiribati at a key regional summit. Washington will also appoint its first-ever envoy to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France Sees Weeks to Save Iran Nuclear Deal, but US Sets No Deadline

France's new foreign minister said on Tuesday there were only a few weeks to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, although a senior US official made clear Washington had set no such deadline, Reuters reported. Catherine Colonna told lawmakers the situation was no longer tenable. She accused Iran…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amended veterans toxic exposure bill teed up in House

WASHINGTON — The House plans to take up a revised version of sweeping veterans benefit legislation this week after running into constitutional objections to the Senate-passed bill, which included a provision House tax writers never formally blessed.

Tribune News Service

Mariners game at Nationals postponed due to inclement weather

WASHINGTON — After a severe thunderstorm that featured excessive rain and high winds pummeled Nationals Park about an hour before first pitch on Tuesday evening and with lightning and rain expected to remain in the area, the game between the Mariners and Nationals was postponed until Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

After snubbing Biden at summit, Mexico’s president pokes him at the White House

WASHINGTON — A month after he boycotted a major regional summit in Los Angeles and snubbed the Biden administration, Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador came to Washington on Tuesday for wide-ranging talks with his U.S. counterpart.

Los Angeles Times

‘Just following what he said’: Takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearing on Trump’s actions and the riot

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol spent its seventh hearing Tuesday focused on the origins of the mob and former President Trump’s role in inciting it.

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Tribune News Service

Senate Judiciary kicks off series of abortion policy hearings

WASHINGTON — An hour before the Supreme Court issued its June 24 decision overturning the national right to an abortion, the chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri issued a personal plea to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra: Please declare a…

Tribune News Service

First lady Jill Biden apologizes for comparing Hispanics to tacos during Texas visit

WASHINGTON — First lady Jill Biden apologized Tuesday for comparing the diversity of Hispanics to that of breakfast tacos, a comment that drew widespread ridicule, and not just from Republicans eager to embarrass the White House.

Los Angeles Times

‘Lies, deceit and snake oil’: Jan. 6 hearing witnesses say Trump claims might have ‘started a new civil war’

WASHINGTON — Faced with no legal path to staying in office, former President Donald Trump summoned supporters to Washington to pressure Congress to overturn the 2020 election results, a move far-right extremists saw as a cue to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the House committee investigating the insurrection…

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 rioter apologizes to officers after House testimony

A man who joined the pro-Trump mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol has apologized to officers who protected the building on Jan. 6, 2021

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Jan. 6 rioter Stephen Ayres testifies before House committee

WASHINGTON — Stephen Ayres, an Ohio man who entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, testified Tuesday to the congressional committee investigating the attack. Ayres pleaded guilty last month to charges related to his actions on Jan. 6 as part of an agreement with federal prosecutors.

The Independent UK

Afro-Colombian politician tapped as ambassador to Washington

A veteran Afro-Colombian politician who studied in the Soviet Union and fled his country after being kidnapped by a paramilitary group has been named Colombia’s next ambassador to the United States

Tribune News Service

Biden administration tries to get ahead of red-hot inflation report

WASHINGTON — White House officials launched a defensive strike Tuesday against what they expect will be a dour report marking another month of soaring inflation.

Tribune News Service

Senate confirms former prosecutor to run agency overseeing gun laws

WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will have its first permanent leader in seven years after a bipartisan Senate vote Tuesday confirmed former federal prosecutor Steven Dettelbach for the role.

Tribune News Service

5 things to know about lawyer Sidney Powell amid Jan. 6 committee revelations

WASHINGTON — Sidney Powell, the Dallas lawyer who was once a key member of Donald Trump’s legal team until the former president’s personal attorneys publicly disavowed her, has been the subject of renewed focus as the House panel probing the Jan. 6 Capitol riot continues its bombshell public hearings.

Reason

Pete Buttigieg Is Moving to Michigan. He Should Take the Transportation Department With Him.

It would signal that the transportation future involves decentralization and rapid change rather than Washington-style command-and-control.

Tribune News Service

Biden administration urges caution as BA.5 COVID variant surges

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is warning Americans to take the latest COVID-19 variant, BA.5, more seriously, but its stated strategy, released Tuesday, is to keep doing more of the same — encouraging masking, testing and getting vaccinated against COVID-19 when applicable.

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