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Mac Engel: When Jerry Jones’ Dallas Cowboys became Dan Snyder’s Washington Commanders

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, is not the worst day in the history of the Dallas Cowboys under Jerry Jones, but it’s in the discussion.

Tribune News Service

DC Mayor Bowser Signs Bill: No Doctors Needed For Seniors To Get Medical Marijuana, Creates 4/20 Tax Holiday

It is about to become much easier for senior citizens to register for medical marijuana in Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has signed a bill into law that will expand access to the District’s medical marijuana program in a series of ways.

Benzinga

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #2

In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on the issues school board members deliberate when they set out to offer the best education possible in their district.

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Washington woman survives being shot four times by stranger in random drive-by attack

‘The reality of like just no one, no one in my life wanted to kill me, for what?’

The Independent UK

US and UK trying to fend off Russian invasion by making intelligence public

Washington and London holding regular briefings and hoping to rob Putin of element of surprise

The Guardian - US

USC vs Washington Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

USC vs Washington prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might - or might not - win on Thursday.

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Masking battles show how issue that buoyed Biden in 2020 won’t help party in midterms

WASHINGTON — The official transcript of President Joe Biden’s 20-minute speech about lowering the cost of health care last week in Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s district was more than 3,300 words. “Masks” was not one of them, even though the administration decided just weeks earlier to make high-quality masks available…

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Russia claims more troop withdrawals, but NATO remains skeptical

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia's military said Wednesday that it was continuing the withdrawal of troops and materiel, a move meant to telegraph an easing of its standoff with Washington and NATO over a possible invasion of Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times

What are the Commanders’ odds to win Super Bowl LVII?

Washington's odds aren't great, but finding the right quarterback can change things.

USA Today Sports Media Group

The most abortion-related statewide ballot measures since 1986

Welcome to the Wednesday, February 16, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Why America's elites love war

Almost no one in D.C. is eager for war with Russia — but they're eager to justify the bloated military budget

Salon

First Black woman and D.C.'s second statue get set for Capitol placement

At least two new marble and bronze faces will arrive at the Capitol this year — including a Black woman who replaces a Confederate general.

Roll Call

US scientific research agencies tighten foreign affiliation rules

WASHINGTON — U.S. research institutions and universities are gearing up to implement steps announced last month by the Biden administration to ensure that scientists seeking federal grants are not beholden to foreign governments or interests.

Tribune News Service

Once celebrated by American leaders, former Honduran president now sought on US drug charges

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — For years, U.S. officials faced an uncomfortable dilemma: The president of Honduras was one of Washington’s top allies in Central America — but evidence was mounting that he was also a drug trafficker.

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Jan. 6 panel issues more subpoenas tied to fake state electors

WASHINGTON — Six people allegedly involved in promoting falsified elector slates backing former President Donald Trump were subpoenaed Tuesday to testify to the House committee investigating last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

The Independent UK

Map: These US states have dropped mask mandates – CDC guidance says it’s too soon

Only handful of states still require masks for most indoor settings, but those requirements are set to expire

Tribune News Service

SCOTUS nomination elbows into crowded agenda and midterms

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden may not have given up on advancing parts of his climate and social safety net agenda, but as a former senator he must know that a quickly filling calendar in a midterm election year means there will be limited opportunities.

Reuters

Honduran ex-president willing to surrender after police surround home

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said Tuesday he is ready to collaborate with national police, hours after authorities surrounded his house amid U.S. government requests that he be arrested and extradited to Washington.

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US officials meet Tunisians civil society after dissolution of judicial body

U.S. officials have met with Tunisian civil society representatives amid Washington's concern over the dissolution of the Supreme Judicial Council, the U.S. embassy in Tunisia said on Tuesday, escalating international pressure on President Kais Saied.

The Conversation

Iran nuclear deal: to reset relations with Tehran, Biden must overcome a long legacy of mistrust at home

As officials from Washington and Tehran return to Vienna for talks that aim to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran hawks in the US Congress are determined to prevent that happening. In a letter sent to the US president Joe Biden on February 7, Republican US senator Ted Cruz and…

Reuters

U.S. defense secretary heads to Europe for NATO talks, visit troops

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin heads to Brussels on Tuesday for talks with NATO allies and to visit U.S. troops in Poland as Washington remains focused on the risk of a large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Axios

Washington wakes up to Beijing-Moscow alignment

Beijing and Moscow are often on the same page.

France 24

Biden says Russian attack in Ukraine 'still very much a possibility'

US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that a Russian attack on Ukraine remained a possibility and that reports that some Russian forces have moved away from the Ukraine border have not yet been verified by the United States. Read below about Tuesday's events as they unfolded.

The Independent UK

How could the US aid Ukraine if Russia invades?

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

German Chancellor to Meet Putin as Ukraine's Fate in the Balance

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was due in Moscow Tuesday in search of a diplomatic solution to avoid a war in Ukraine as the West and Russia signaled tentative hopes of an easing in the tense standoff. His talks with Vladimir Putin are the latest in an intense diplomatic scramble to…

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