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Biden likely to visit Saudi Arabia as US gasoline prices spiral, sources say

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is likely to visit Saudi Arabia later this month as part of an international trip for NATO and Group of Seven meetings, according to people familiar with the matter, with record high U.S. gas prices weighing on his party’s political prospects.

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Pfizer submits COVID-19 shot for children under 5 for FDA authorization

WASHINGTON — Pfizer Inc. asked U.S. regulators to clear its COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children under age 5, an effort to extend protection against the virus to the country’s youngest.

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Kamala Harris to announce debt relief for Corinthian College students

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to forgive loans for an estimated 560,000 former students of Corinthian Colleges, a group of for-profit schools that Vice President Kamala Harris helped put out of business when she was attorney general of California, a senior administration official said Wednesday.

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Just what is the connection between guns and mental illness?

SEATTLE — After nearly every mass shooting, like a merry-go-round, arguments emerge that pin the violence on an individual's mental illness or the prevalence of extremely lethal guns. Ultimately, boiling it down to one, the other, or even both of those potential causes doesn't get us anywhere close to the…

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Washington mulls final invite list for Americas summit - U.S. officials

The United States is still hammering out a final guest list ahead of next week's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday, after weeks of tension around several countries expected to be excluded.

Reuters

Baby formula makers tell Biden they knew shortages would be dire

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden defended his administration’s response to a national baby formula shortage, saying he acted as soon he became aware of the crisis in April — even as manufacturers told him Wednesday they saw it coming months earlier.

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U.S. embassy says trial of Cuban artist-activists 'neither free nor fair'

The U.S. Embassy in Havana on Wednesday criticized the trial of two Cuban artist-dissidents as neither "free nor fair" on social media, fueling a growing standoff over human rights just weeks after Washington moved to ease sanctions on the island nation.

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Harris unveils White House plan to tackle water scarcity as national security priority

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday unveiled a first-ever White House plan to tackle water security as a foreign policy priority in light of ever tightening global water supplies.

Los Angeles Times

US says Ukraine will not use US-supplied rocket systems to hit Russian territory

Washington says it has assurances as Moscow warns supply risks ‘third country’ being drawn into war

The Guardian - UK

Goodell, Snyder Called to Appear in Front of Oversight Committee

The committee launched an investigation into the Commanders in fall 2021, looking into possible workplace misconduct.

Sports Illustrated

House Oversight Committee invites Goodell, Snyder to appear

The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform has invited NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder to appear at a hearing later this month

The Independent UK

The Washington Commanders’ new stadium would be smallest in NFL, allowing fewer chances to defraud fans

55,000 seats would likely disqualify the Commanders from hosting a Super Bowl.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ukraine has assured U.S. it will not use weapons systems against targets in Russia - Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that Ukraine had given assurances that it will not use long-range weapons systems provided by Washington against targets on Russian territory.

Reuters

House Oversight Committee requests testimony from Roger Goodell and Daniel Snyder

The House Oversight Committee has requested testimony from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington owner Daniel Snyder.

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Voting has begun in Nevada primary, with key congressional battles on tap this fall

WASHINGTON — Primary ballots are already being cast in Nevada, where three of the state’s four House races and the state’s Senate contest will play key roles in determining which party controls Congress next year.

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Analysis: Unexplained tax revenue growth vexes budget scorekeepers

WASHINGTON — The term “unexplained” doesn’t appear too often in official government documents, unless they are dealing with possible paranormal events, like UFOs. Yet the reference is sprinkled throughout the Congressional Budget Office’s latest budget and economic outlook to describe the recent strength in federal tax receipts that’s blown away…

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Jan. 6 panel won’t get all it seeks for public hearings this month

WASHINGTON — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol will have a list of subpoenas that it may never get to fully enforce before it moves forward with a series of public hearings in the next few weeks.

Reuters

Washington's U.N. envoy visits Syria aid operation as Russia showdown looms

Washington's U.N. envoy visited southern Turkey on Wednesday to assess aid deliveries across the border into Syria as the Biden administration gears up for a likely showdown with Russia at the U.N. Security Council over the operation's renewal.

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Biden announces new $700 million in military aid for Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday a new $700 million weapons package for Ukraine that will include high mobility artillery rocket systems, which can accurately hit targets as far away as 80 km (50 miles).

Al Jazeera

What is HIMARS? The advanced rocket system US is sending Ukraine

US to send rocket systems to Kyiv drawing criticism from the Kremlin which accused Washington of adding ‘fuel to fire’.

Daily Mirror

Girl, 9, mauled by cougar while playing hide-and-seek with friends in the woods

Lily Kryzhanivskyy, 9, was in the woods with two friends while attending a camp in Fruitland, Washington State in the US at the time of the attack on Saturday

The Independent UK

China's Russia dealings irk US, but don't breach sanctions

China’s support for Russia through oil and gas purchases is irking Washington and raising the risk of U.S. retaliation

The Independent UK

Hinckley nears full freedom 41 years after shooting Reagan

A federal judge in Washington is set to preside over an important hearing for the man who shot President Ronald Reagan more than 40 years ago

Tribune News Service

9-year-old girl recovering after cougar attack in Washington state

SEATTLE — A 9-year-old Stevens County girl hospitalized Saturday after being attacked by a cougar is in stable condition, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Her mother said her recovery so far has been “amazing.”

Tribune News Service

‘Substantial reason to believe’ Reps. Fallon and Rutherford violated STOCK Act, ethics office finds

WASHINGTON — There is “substantial reason to believe” Reps. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, and John Rutherford, R-Fla., both violated the STOCK Act by failing to properly report their stock trades, according to reports by the Office of Congressional Ethics.

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