Pence has ‘erect posture but flaccid conscience’, says ex-Trump official Miles Taylor, author of famous column and book by ‘Anonymous’, says former vice-president cannot stand up to his former boss The Guardian - US · Jul 27, 2022
Danny Westneat: The GOP's election conspiracy scam has come full circle in Washington state The other day out in the Tri-Cities, in Central Washington, an unusual bulletin appeared from a local chapter of the Republican Party. Tribune News Service · Jul 27, 2022
Halting backdoor government snooping seen as key to data privacy WASHINGTON — As the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved a federal data privacy bill last week, lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee were looking to plug a gap in the law that allows government agencies to conduct broad surveillance without obtaining warrants or subpoenas to do so. Tribune News Service · Jul 27, 2022
Is the INSTC Russia’s new economic escape route? The INSTC, a pipe dream for years, is offering a vital economic escape path for Moscow as it battles sanctions. Al Jazeera · Jul 27, 2022
Saudi Govt Briefed on Biden’s Visit to Kingdom The Saudi cabinet was briefed on Tuesday on the visit paid to the Kingdom by US President Joe Biden in mid-July. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the meeting that was held at the al-Salam Palace in Jeddah. Biden’s official two-day visit to the Kingdom… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 27, 2022
GOP's links to extremism surface in congressional primary A congressional candidate in Washington state whose compelling personal story of military valor and unfathomable loss helped him win former President Donald Trump’s support is connected to right-wing extremists The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022
Records fall as Northwest swelters under multiday heat wave Free transportation to cooling centers and garbage pickup well before sunrise are among the steps being taken in the Pacific Northwest as the region hits the peak of a multiday heatwave The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022
Trump efforts to create fake electors probed by US prosecutors WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is using a grand jury in Washington to investigate efforts by former President Donald Trump and his inner circle to create false electors and pressure former Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election, according to a person familiar with the matter. Tribune News Service · Jul 27, 2022
‘Chips-plus’ bill advances toward final passage in Senate WASHINGTON — An economic competitiveness package meant to boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research is on track to pass the Senate this week after overcoming a filibuster on Tuesday. Tribune News Service · Jul 27, 2022
Family of slain Palestinian American journalist seeks justice from US officials WASHINGTON — The family of slain Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was in Washington on Tuesday to lobby officials for justice and a full accounting of the veteran reporter’s death during an Israeli military raid in May. Los Angeles Times · Jul 27, 2022
Trump, Pence both stop in Washington with 2024 on their radar Donald Trump and Mike Pence both pulled into in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday — but they didn’t sit down to reminisce about old times. Boston Herald · Jul 27, 2022
Self-awareness in short supply as Trump calls for law and order in DC In his first trip to Washington since he left office, the former president blamed Democrats for ‘a cesspool of crime’ in the US The Guardian - US · Jul 27, 2022
Bellator 283 salaries: Jason Jackson pockets $191,000 for win over Douglas Lima Four fighters walked away with six-figure paydays as a result of Friday's card in Tacoma, Wash. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 26, 2022
Donald Trump gives strongest indication he'll run for president in 2024 as Mike Pence takes aim Speaking in Washington for the first time since leaving office, former US president Donald Trump strongly hints he'll run in 2024, as Mike Pence urges Americans to look ahead rather than back. ABC News · Jul 26, 2022
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 26, 2022 First, Russia banned Mitch McConnell. Now Ukraine blacklists Rand Paul WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul has been placed on a Ukrainian blacklist for promoting “Russian propaganda,” following months of critical comments about U.S. involvement in the ongoing war.
Tribune News Service · Jul 26, 2022 McCarthy offers GOP agenda preview with goal to 'lock in' a conservative majority WASHINGTON — Before former President Donald Trump stepped onstage for his first speech in Washington since leaving the White House, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was at the same venue talking up the prospects of winning an enduring Republican majority in November.
Los Angeles Times · Jul 26, 2022 Trump hints at third presidential run in first Washington visit since leaving office WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump hinted at a third presidential campaign Tuesday during a keynote speech at a policy summit held by former members of his administration, telling his supporters that efforts to impeach him and investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol are intended to hurt…
Tribune News Service · Jul 26, 2022 Google is asked to prove it's not suppressing anti-abortion search results WASHINGTON — Republican attorneys general from 17 states are asking Alphabet Inc.’s Google to provide assurances that the search giant isn’t suppressing results for crisis pregnancy centers in favor of abortion clinics.
WEKU · Jul 26, 2022 Trump paints a grim picture and Pence tries to look ahead in dueling D.C. speeches In his return to Washington, Trump rambles about violent crime and the election he lost while his former vice president tries to present a competing vision of the future of the Republican Party.
Miami Herald · Jul 26, 2022 Bank founded by exile in Miami handles Cuba’s accounts for diplomatic posts in the US A bank with Cuban American roots in Miami has recently started handling the bank accounts for the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C., and the Cuban mission at the United Nations in New York.
The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022 Trump says he sent Secret Service agents to move homeless people in DC Former president says homelessness rampant in DC. Data shows it’s at its lowest rate in 17 years
ABC News · Jul 26, 2022 The Loop: Trump's back in Washington, how high will inflation go today, and a crashing end to TV debate Here's your quick catch-up for this morning's news.
Tribune News Service · Jul 26, 2022 30-day countdown begins on Texas trigger law as Supreme Court makes abortion ruling final WASHINGTON – The 30-day count-down for Texas’ trigger ban on abortion officially began Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court issued the official judgment that reversed Roe v. Wade. The law will further restrict and complicate a crowded legal landscape.
Chicago Tribune · Jul 26, 2022 Chicago police chief speaks at Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Chicago police’s chief of constitutional policing and reform spoke Tuesday at a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C.
The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022 Trump calls for ‘quick’ death penalty for drug dealers as he describes US ‘going to hell very fast’ Ex-president makes his first speech back in Washington since he left the presidency