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Truckers headed to Washington DC want ‘justice’ for Ashli Babbitt who was killed taking part in Capitol riot

The organiser’s truck immediately suffered two flat tires

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

Supreme Court hears arguments over ‘public charge’ rule

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with the unusual legal maneuvers the Biden administration used to wipe out a Trump-era immigration rule and whether to let some Republican-led states continue the court fight to save it.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2022

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Tens of thousands flee their homes

Ukraine invasion news from February 24: UN says several thousand Ukrainians crossing into neighbouring countries.

Al Jazeera · Feb 23, 2022

US trucker convoy gathers for cross-country trip to protest Covid rules

Group calling itself the ‘people’s convoy’ is one of several due to arrive in capital, similar to the demonstrations in Ottawa

The Guardian - US · Feb 23, 2022

AOC's plan to boost Biden's poll numbers

"There's no nostalgia for a time when Washington worked in my life"


Salon · Feb 23, 2022

Lawmakers face pressure to pass mental health legislation

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers hope to produce legislation to address growing mental health and substance use needs this year as deadlines approach, but the issue is competing for attention with other national priorities in a compressed election-year schedule.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2022

Russian mobilization in Ukraine raises concerns about a new Cold War-style era in Europe

BERLIN — Although Udo Grelzik spent almost half his life under communist rule in East Germany, he never anticipated the threat of anything like a new Cold War in Europe.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 23, 2022

Pelosi confident in security for Biden speech, trucker rally - Roll Call

After trucker protests immobilized Canada's capital, convoys to Washington, D.C., are being planned to protest pandemic restrictions.

Roll Call · Feb 23, 2022

Social Security fixes could animate post-midterms agenda

WASHINGTON — If Republicans take one or both chambers of Congress in November, don’t be surprised if shoring up Social Security’s finances becomes an area of bipartisan focus.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2022

Biden has history with contentious Supreme Court hearings. Now he's trying to avoid one

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden knows a thing or two about contentious Supreme Court hearings, having presided over a pair of the most heated confirmations that still reverberate in U.S politics. That experience is shaping the process of naming the first Black female justice in a bitterly divided Washington.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2022