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Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Kevin McCarthy, 4 other GOP House members

WASHINGTON — The House Committee scrutinizing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has subpoenaed House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and four other prominent conservative representatives after they refused to voluntarily comply with its requests for information.

Los Angeles Times

Washington biotech firm and activist investor feud over control of Alzheimer's research

These are delicate times for Athira Pharma, a Bothell, Washington-based biotech firm in clinical trials for treatment for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's dementia.

Tribune News Service

Multiple threats mean there’s no shortage of vulnerable House members

WASHINGTON — With less than six months to go until Election Day, the 10 most vulnerable House members face different threats. Some face primaries that will settle their fates in the coming months. Others face headwinds that could make it difficult to defend their seats in November, as do some…

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Trump sells Washington hotel to Miami-based investor group

The Washington, D.C., hotel run by Donald Trump's family company while he was president has been sold to a Miami-based investor fund.

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Trump sells Washington hotel to Miami-based investor group

The Washington, D.C., hotel run by Donald Trump's family company while he was president has been sold to a Miami-based investor fund.

WEKU

A socialist, a billionaire, a podiatrist: Alex Padilla’s Senate challengers in California

WASHINGTON — What do a socialist, a billionaire and a podiatrist have in common?

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Can Congress still pass some of Biden’s climate ideas this year?

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, from campaign trail through his first year in office, declared himself a climate-forward leader.

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It's not just a meal: Inside the nation's most secretive and exclusive power lunch

WASHINGTON — Al Gore came armed with policy memos, George H.W. Bush with jokes and Dan Quayle with requests from Cabinet secretaries. Mike Pence brought plenty of patience.

Los Angeles Times

Democrats see leaked Supreme Court ruling as potential game-changer

WASHINGTON — Democrats are hoping a renewed focus on abortion as a political issue may mobilize otherwise reluctant voters in November after a leaked draft showed the Supreme Court is on the precipice of reversing the legal precedent of Roe v. Wade.

Tribune News Service

Qatar's emir in Iran in bid to help salvage 2015 nuclear pact

Qatar’s ruler, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has arrived in Iran, Iranian state media reported on Thursday, as the Gulf state tries to help end a row between Tehran and Washington over revival of the 2015 nuclear deal.

Reuters

Egypt, US Agree to Intensify Cooperation in Combating Terrorism

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has met with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to discuss ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries in combating terrorism and extremist ideology. The presidential spokesman Bassam Radi said that Sullivan conveyed President Joe Biden's greetings to Sisi and his assurances on the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Crypto comes to Washington. Will the millions buy influence?

Cryptocurrency tycoons are emerging as the new power players in American politics

The Independent UK

Biden hosts ASEAN as he looks to show Pacific commitment

President Joe Biden is hosting leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as his administration continues an effort to demonstrate that the United States hasn’t lost focus on the Pacific

The Independent UK

‘Comeback Cats’ strike again, rally from 3 down to beat Caps and go up 3-2 in first round

SUNRISE, Fla. — For the second time in three days, the Florida Panthers were all but dead, stuck in a precarious hole and in need of a thrilling comeback to avoid falling to the brink of first-round elimination.

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Tylor Megill rocked as Mets fall to Nationals

WASHINGTON — Given the Mets’ early-season proclivity for huge comebacks and other improbabilities, you are forgiven if you refused to rule out such a feat longer than you otherwise would or should Wednesday night, despite all of the evidence to the contrary.

Foreign Affairs

North Africa’s Frozen Conflict

How the Biden Administration Can Resolve the Dispute Over Western Sahara

The Independent UK

Trump sells Washington hotel to Miami-based investor group

The lease to the Washington hotel run by Donald Trump's family company while he was president has been sold to a Miami-based investor fund

Tribune News Service

Garland orders Supreme Court security amid abortion protests

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department will provide security services to the Supreme Court and its justices in the face of national protests against a pending decision to overturn abortion rights, a spokesman for Attorney General Merrick Garland said.

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This at-home COVID-19 test could give you a wrong result. Don’t use it, FDA warns

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is warning to avoid using another at-home COVID-19 that could give a wrong result when used.

The Independent UK

Other Chris Paul making his own name on, off football field

Washington Commanders draft pick Chris Paul knows there's another more prominent Chris Paul in the sports world

Tribune News Service

White House ties Republicans to a tax-increase plan disowned by GOP

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, in his battle to craft a winning message on the fight to tame decades-high inflation, has sought to tie Republicans to a plan that calls for higher taxes on low-income Americans.

Al Jazeera

Shireen Abu Akleh: US activists slam ‘impunity’ for Israeli abuse

Advocates say US should not allow Israel to investigate itself for killing of second American citizen this year.

Tribune News Service

US House panel sets hearing on baby formula shortage exacerbated by recall from Michigan plant

WASHINGTON — A U.S. House committee on Wednesday announced plans for a May 25 hearing on a national baby formula shortage fueled in part by a February recall by the manufacturer Abbot for products made at its Michigan plant.

Los Angeles Times

Abortion rights bill falls short in Senate, but Democrats hope to send message

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Wednesday failed to advance a bill to establish a federal right to abortion, but they still hoped the effort would draw a sharp political contrast with Republicans who largely support the Supreme Court’s expected ruling to undo the Roe v. Wade decision.

Tribune News Service

Congress excludes protections for Afghan evacuees in Ukraine bill

WASHINGTON — Congress left out of a Ukraine-focused supplemental spending bill a White House proposal to grant Afghan evacuees permanent protections in the U.S., leaving roughly 36,000 of them in legal limbo.

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