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Covid curbs: US says no cause for China retaliation

WASHINGTON: The White House said there’s no reason Beijing should retaliate against the US and other nations that have imposed Covid restrictions on its travelers, saying the moves were justified on public health grounds as China experiences a surge in cases.

The Times of India · Jan 4, 2023

DeSantis’ speech rooted in Florida, but it’s aimed at GOP voters across the US

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis used his inaugural speech Tuesday to straddle both statewide and national political worlds as he takes on a second term leading Florida while eyeing a potential 2024 White House run.

Miami Herald · Jan 4, 2023

U.S. and South Korea coordinating potential responses to North Korea provocation -White House

The U.S. and South Korea are planning for a coordinated response to a range of scenarios, including nuclear use by North Korea, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Jan 3, 2023

Martin Schram: A New Year’s border crisis resolution

Ever true to its traditions, Official Washington has celebrated its holidays by toasting its successes, and then cruising comfortably into yet another new year.

Tribune News Service · Jan 3, 2023

Trump drank Diet Coke to stall on Jan. 7

"Anything that he could procrastinate with before getting the words out he would do."

Salon · Jan 3, 2023

New texts show Hope Hicks rage at Trump

"He ended every future opportunity that doesn’t include speaking engagements at the local Proud Boy’s chapter"

Salon · Jan 3, 2023

Top Biden Aide Planning Israel Trip as Hard-Right Coalition Takes Power

US President Joe Biden's National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, is planning a trip to Israel this month after the formation of a new government topped by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a White House official said on Monday. The meetings in Israel will come as Netanyahu's new alliance with ultra-nationalists has…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 3, 2023

Top Biden aide planning Israel trip as hard-right coalition takes power -source

U.S. President Joe Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, is planning a trip to Israel this month after the formation of a new government topped by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a White House official said on Monday.

Reuters · Jan 2, 2023

Whose rule of law should the world follow?

In the early 2000s, there was a near-unanimous consensus among academic lawyers that the absence of the rule of law was strictly a "Third World problem" -- meaning one that the advanced economies of the Global North had solved. Yet, just over a decade later, the United States elected as…

Bangkok Post · Jan 2, 2023

Republicans move to retain Jan. 6 committee documents

WASHINGTON — Republicans are attempting to pass a new House rule to block materials compiled by the panel that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection from immediately going to the National Archives.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 2, 2023