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US orders its diplomats' families and embassy staff to leave Ukraine

The United States has ordered the families of its diplomats in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to leave the country "due to the continued threat" of a Russian invasion, the State Department said Sunday.

France 24

Exclusive-Iran nuclear agreement unlikely without release of U.S. prisoners -Malley

The United States is unlikely to strike an agreement with Iran to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal unless Tehran releases four U.S. citizens Washington says it is holding hostage, the lead U.S. nuclear negotiator told Reuters on Sunday.

Reuters

Jan. 6 panel investigates draft plan to seize 2020 ballots

WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators have spoken with former Attorney General William Barr about a reported draft executive order to use the National Guard to seize ballot boxes after the 2020 election, according to the chairman of a House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Fauci says US omicron outbreak ‘going in the right direction’

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser expressed optimism that the omicron surge that has pushed COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations to records will soon peak, though that decline won’t be uniform throughout the U.S.

Tribune News Service

Forget Working from Home -- Why Not Live in an Old Office?

Blocks from the White House, an unassuming edifice in downtown Washington that once held offices used by the US Department of Justice is set to be converted into homes for hundreds of people. The transformation of the vacant office space is among a surge of "adaptive reuse" projects that swept…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Washington state's at-home COVID-19 tests out of stock shortly after website launch

SEATTLE — Less than a day after the Washington State Department of Health launched a website where residents could order free, rapid coronavirus tests to be sent to their homes, those tests were out of stock.

Tribune News Service

In Biden’s start, Democrats see a troubling repeat of Obama’s presidential pattern

WASHINGTON — One was a new Democratic president who inherited an intractable crisis while pushing a stalled legislative agenda marked by contentious debate.

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Security beefed up in Washington DC ahead of major anti-vaxx rally

‘United States is in a period of heightened threat,’ DHS says

The Independent UK

What exactly could the United States do to aid Ukraine if Russia invades

Washington is said to be considering sending thousands of US troops to Nato allies in Eastern Europe

The Independent UK

Baltic nations to ship Washington-endorsed arms to Ukraine

The Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will send U.S.-made anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine in a move that Washington says it is fully endorsing amid Kyiv’s escalating tensions with Russia

The Independent UK

Washington Football Team’s discussions with Virginia for new stadium are ‘very serious’

Washington appears to be making good progress toward a new stadium deal in Virginia. Still, a long way to go.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Surge of lobbying activity fueled K Street in late 2021

WASHINGTON — Intense lobbying battles over a bipartisan infrastructure measure and President Joe Biden’s stalled spending and tax package propelled a surge among most of K Street’s biggest spenders and record revenue from top firms last year, new disclosures show.

Tribune News Service

Biden to nominate new Federal Election Commissioner

The White House on Friday said that President Biden would nominate Dara Lindenbaum, an election law and corporate compliance attorney, to the Federal Election Commission, reported Washington Post.

Dynamite News

Dredgers spotted at Cambodian naval base

WASHINGTON: Dredgers have been spotted off the Ream naval base in Cambodia, where China is funding construction work and deeper port facilities would be necessary for the docking of larger military ships, an American think tank says.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

US, Russia Promise to Work to Ease Ukraine Tensions

Washington and Moscow's top diplomats on Friday agreed to keep working to ease tensions over Ukraine, with the United States promising a written response to Russian security requirements next week and not ruling out a presidential meeting. As fears grew that Russia could invade its pro-Western neighbor, US Secretary of…

Tribune News Service

Biden officials talking to Qatar about supplying gas to Europe

WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials have been talking with Qatar about possibly supplying Europe with liquefied natural gas if a Russian invasion of Ukraine leads to shortages, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Guardian - US

Tens of thousands ‘march for life’ in Washington as fate of Roe v Wade looms

Court’s conservative supermajority appears open to reversing Roe, overturning nearly 50 years of precedent since 1973 decision

Tribune News Service

Report: Trump may endorse more than one Republican in Missouri Senate Primary

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s endorsement is coveted among Republicans running for U.S. Senate in Missouri. All of the candidates talk about their support of Trump on the campaign trail. At least two have brought on former Trump staffers as paid advisers.

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U.S. calls on Bosnian leaders to stop divisive rhetoric, actions

The United States on Friday called on Bosnian rival ethnic leaders to put aside divisive rhetoric that threatens the volatile country's economy and future, saying Washington was ready to impose more sanctions on those obstructing stability.

Tribune News Service

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Texas blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for federal workers nationwide Friday, in a ruling that leans on a Supreme Court order last week that stopped a similar rule for larger businesses.

Al Jazeera

With ‘Roe’ in peril, anti-abortion activists rally in Washington

Thousands of anti-abortion advocates protest as reproductive rights groups urge Congress to protect right to abortion.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken Talks with Lavrov About Iran

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he discussed Iran on Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, warning there was only a brief window to bring talks to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to a successful conclusion. Blinken told reporters the deal was an example of how Moscow…

Al Jazeera

US and Russia try to lower temperature as Ukraine tensions simmer

Top diplomats say they are open to further dialogue after talks yield no sign of breakthroughs.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Treasury Imposes Sanctions on Lebanese Individuals over Hezbollah Ties

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on three Lebanese nationals and 10 companies it said were part of an international Hezbollah network, accusing them of evading sanctions on the group with an armed militia that is designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by Washington. The US Treasury Department in…

The Guardian - US

Biden emphasizes need for Build Back Better, citing a more just tax system – as it happened

Senator Joe Manchin doomed legislation last month, but there are signs Democrats are seeking to revive parts of it

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