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Biden’s first Supreme Court selection: The leading contenders

WASHINGTON — Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement announcement gives President Joe Biden the chance to fulfill his campaign promise to put the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Tribune News Service

Oath Keepers member says Jan. 6 panel is obstructing his criminal case

WASHINGTON — A Florida member of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia charged in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection accused Congress of obstructing the criminal case against him, signaling one possible long-shot defense at a trial set for July.

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Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer to retire, giving Biden his first appointment

WASHINGTON — Justice Stephen G. Breyer, the Supreme Court’s 82-year-old liberal pragmatist, plans to retire this year, clearing the way for President Joe Biden to make his first appointment to the high court, two sources told The Associated Press Wednesday.

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U.S. envoy hands over written responses to Russia's security demands

U.S. Ambassador John Sullivan on Wednesday handed over Washington's written responses to a sweeping set of security demands that Moscow has made of the West, Russia's Foreign Ministry said.

Reuters

US refuses to budge on Ukraine in response to Russian demands

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday provided Russia a written response that rejects most of its demands over Ukraine, as the Kremlin signaled that such a rebuff is certain to escalate the crisis.

Los Angeles Times

Biden ‘stands by’ pledge to nominate Black woman to supreme court, White House says – as it happened

President urged to make good on promise to pick Black woman to fill vacancy, with Stephen Breyer to retire as justice – follow the latest

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Photos: Breyer's service in DC through the years - Roll Call

Photos of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's decades of public service in Washington. He is planning to retire.

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Joe Biden warns of ‘dire consequences’ for Putin and Russia from Washington gift store

President speaks from DC store on Tuesday, after picking up a mug for Vice President Kamala Harris

The Independent UK

4 things to know about the proposed sanctions against Russia

The US and UK have doubled down on their threats to include personal measures targeting Putin if Russia attacks Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

U.S. urges de-escalation over Ukraine, offers Russia diplomatic path

The United States said on Wednesday it had set out a diplomatic path to address sweeping Russian demands in eastern Europe, as Moscow held security talks with Western countries and intensified its military build-up near Ukraine with new drills.

Reuters

Biden didn’t get all he wanted on climate, but it’s a new year

WASHINGTON — A year into his presidency and with his central greenhouse gas-cutting legislation stalled in Congress, President Joe Biden finds his climate agenda moving in fits and starts as the U.S. is on track to miss the carbon reduction goals his administration set.

Tribune News Service

Lebanon, Jordan agree to bring electricity through Syria

Lebanon signed a U.S.-backed deal with Jordan on Wednesday that aims to ease crippling power shortages by transmitting electricity across neighbouring Syria, after Washington assured Beirut it should not fear its sanctions on Damascus.

Reuters

Latest Ukraine updates: US formally responds to Russia’s demands

Russia-Ukraine tensions news from January 26: Biden administration rejects Russian demand to halt NATO’s expansion.

Al Jazeera

‘He’s a villain’: Joe Manchin attracts global anger over climate crisis

The West Virginia senator’s name is reviled on the streets of Bangladesh and other countries facing climate disaster as he blocks Biden’s effort to curb planet-heating gases

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2022 College Football Schedules and Scores By Teams: All 131 Schools

2022 College Football Schedules By Teams. The schedules and scores for all 131 schools.

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US senators aim to reform health agencies before next pandemic

WASHINGTON — Two influential senators are calling for an overhaul of the U.S.’s public health programs in a new bill that would change how the government monitors disease outbreaks, stockpiles supplies and responds to future pandemic threats.

USA Today Sports Media Group

No Washington rookies make PFWA All-Rookie Team

No Washington rookie was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.

Tribune News Service

Senator questions geographic, industry diversity of Biden’s fed picks

WASHINGTON — The top Republican on the Senate Banking panel questioned the geographic and professional backgrounds of President Joe Biden’s Federal Reserve picks amid a brewing conflict over diversity at the central bank and its role in dealing with climate change.

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Biden warns of personal sanctions against Putin if Russia invades Ukraine

The United States on Tuesday warned Moscow of damaging sanctions, including measures personally targeting Vladimir Putin, if it moves ahead with an invasion of Ukraine, as Russian combat troops massing around the pro-Western country launched new exercises.

Tribune News Service

13% of congressional staffers make less than a living wage, report shows

WASHINGTON — About one in eight congressional staffers are not making a living wage, according to a new analysis of payroll data.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

White House says DeSantis ‘still advocating for treatments that don’t work’

WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis’ demand that the federal government restart the distribution of two types of monoclonal antibodies, saying the Florida Republican is advocating for a treatment that public health officials say is ineffective against the omicron coronavirus variant.

The Independent UK

To highlight economic growth, Biden goes shopping for gifts

President Joe Biden is pledging to chat more with everyday Americans and followed through by visiting a gift shop and ice cream store in Washington’s Capitol Hill neighborhood

USA Today Sports Media Group

Michigan State football offers 2024 RB/DB Jason Brown Jr. out of Seattle

Reuters

U.S., Qatar to discuss energy security during emir's Washington visit

Qatar's ruling emir will hold talks with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House on Jan. 31 on a range of issues that will include global energy security, the White House said on Tuesday, amid concerns about gas supplies to Europe.

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Oath Keepers militia members, led by Yale lawyer, plead not guilty to Jan. 6 sedition

WASHINGTON — Elmer Stewart Rhodes, the Yale Law School graduate who founded the right-wing Oath Keepers militia group, pleaded not guilty to seditious conspiracy for his role in the assault on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters.

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