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‘He kept a promise’: How Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation boosts Biden’s legacy

WASHINGTON — White House allies say they’re confident Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court will shape President Joe Biden’s legacy long after he leaves office — even if the appointment does not offer Democrats a political boost in time for November’s midterm elections.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 7, 2022

Analysis: Biden’s actions and words since Warsaw align with walked-back declaration that Putin must go

WASHINGTON — The White House might have walked back President Joe Biden’s declaration that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” in Russia, but his words and actions since then fall in line with the boldest statement of his term.

Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2022

US: Man impersonated agent, claimed ties to Pakistani intel

Federal prosecutors say one of two men accused of impersonating federal agents and giving actual Secret Service agents gifts and free apartments in Washington has claimed to have ties to Pakistani intelligence and had visas showing travel to Pakistan and Iran

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Explainer-Saudi Arabia shakes up Yemen alliance in bid to exit quagmire

Saudi-backed Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Thursday ceded power to a council whose members form the core of an anti-Houthi alliance as Saudi Arabia looks to exit a costly war that has strained Washington's ties with Gulf allies. [L2N2W502H]

Reuters · Apr 7, 2022

Feds want 2 1⁄2 years for Chicago Heights man who threatened Biden’s inauguration

Louis Capriotti’s threats were not connected to the U.S. Capitol breach. He did not participate in it or travel to Washington, D.C. Still, federal prosecutors say, “the timing of Capriotti’s voice messages should not be ignored” and only made his crime worse.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 7, 2022

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tests positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, the latest in a string of high-ranking officials in Washington to receive the diagnosis this week.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 7, 2022

Investors keep up diversity pressure after California law tossed

WASHINGTON — Shareholder groups say they’ll keep up pressure on board diversity during this year’s proxy season after a judge invalidated a California state law requiring companies to have directors from underrepresented backgrounds that has inspired similar laws across the country.

Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2022

Turkey's Cavusoglu says Blinken invited him to Washington for talks on May 18

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken had invited him to Washington for talks on May 18, after the NATO allies launched a platform to improve and strengthen their long-strained ties this week.

Reuters · Apr 7, 2022

Trump says he regrets not marching on Capitol with supporters on January 6

Ex-president also rejects suggestions he used ‘burner phones’ on day of the assault in Washington Post interview

The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2022

Timberwolves to sign Greg Monroe for the rest of season

Shams Charania: Center Greg Monroe will sign a deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the remainder of the season, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Monroe had productive stints in Minnesota, Washington, Utah and Milwaukee this season, ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 7, 2022