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What really happened during the wait for Trump to quell the Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee's prime-time hearing Thursday is billed as a look at what former President Donald Trump did in the 187 minutes between the start of the insurrection and when he urged his supporters to leave the Capitol.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 21, 2022

U.S. open to discussing Colombia trade deal with next president

The Biden administration is willing to discuss the existing U.S.-Colombia trade agreement with the Andean country’s next president, a senior U.S. official said, as Washington dispatched a high-level delegation on Thursday to begin forging a relationship with him on a wide range of issues.

Reuters · Jul 21, 2022

US to Send More Rocket Systems to Ukraine, Moscow Signals Wider War Aims

The United States on Wednesday promised to send more precision rocket systems to Kyiv, soon after Moscow signaled it was aiming to seize more Ukrainian territory beyond the eastern industrial region of Donbas. The announcement came as the European Commission called on EU members to slash demand for natural gas…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 21, 2022

Bipartisan Senate bills would overhaul Electoral College count

WASHINGTON — One-fifth of the House and Senate, an increase from the current requirement of a single member in each chamber, would be needed for Congress to consider an objection to a state’s Electoral College votes under proposed legislation released Wednesday by a bipartisan group of more than a dozen…

Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2022

Jan. 6 committee to tell story of ‘187 minutes’ between former President Trump’s remarks

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s actions — and inaction — during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol will take center stage at Thursday’s prime-time hearing, as the committee investigating the assault wraps up more than a month of public airing of its findings.

Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2022

‘Chips-plus’ bill passage could slip to next week in Senate

WASHINGTON — Republican senators said Wednesday they’re expecting final passage of a trimmed-down semiconductor manufacturing and science-focused economic competitiveness package will slip to next week.

Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2022

Post Roe, Senate passage of bill codifying same-sex marriage may have a shot

WASHINGTON — In an unexpected consequence of the Supreme Court’s reversal of the Roe v. Wade decision, Congress may be poised to codify same-sex marriage rights.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 20, 2022

U.S. says it's monitoring situation after strike in Iraq's Dohuk

Washington is monitoring the situation following a shelling that killed civilians in northern Iraq on Wednesday, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said, declining to comment in detail while information emerges on the strike.

Reuters · Jul 20, 2022

Health insurance gets pricier as more return to the doctor’s office after pandemic slowdown

Health insurers in individual marketplaces across 13 states and Washington, D.C., will raise rates, on average, 10% next year — a big increase after premiums remained virtually flat for several years.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 20, 2022

US demands talks on Mexican energy policies it calls unfair

The United States is putting pressure on Mexico over energy policies that Washington says unfairly favor Mexico's state-owned electricity and oil companies over American competitors and clean-energy suppliers

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2022