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Trump, battered by January 6 testimony, mulls 2024 run – and not all Republicans are happy

Republicans are odds-on to take back the House and Senate in November, and the last thing the party needs, experts say, is a Trump distraction

The Guardian - US

White House: Russian officials visited Iran to view drones

The White House says Russian officials have visited an airfield in central Iran at least twice in recent weeks to view weapons-capable drones it is looking to acquire for use in its ongoing war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

House January 6 panel subpoenas Secret Service for allegedly deleted text messages

The subpoena is the first to an executive branch agency in investigation focused on possible erasure of communications

The Guardian - AU

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Plan dropped to nominate anti-abortion lawyer for judgeship

The White House has dropped plans to nominate an anti-abortion lawyer backed by Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell for a federal judgeship in Kentucky

The Independent UK

Biden says he confronted Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi’s killing

JIDDA, Saudi Arabia — President Joe Biden shared a fist bump Friday with the leader of the oil-rich country he once vowed to make a “pariah” over its human rights abuses as the White House scrambles to mitigate record inflation and high gas prices hammering Americans in an election year.

Los Angeles Times

Cobb says "Big Lie" suits Trump

Cobb worked in close proximity to Trump for a bulk of his presidency and warns of his disastrous impact on the GOP

Salon

‘What happened to Kashoggi was outrageous’: Biden says he took MBS to task over journalist’s murder in Saudi Arabia

‘With respect to the murder of Kashoggi, I raised it at the top of the meeting, making it clear what I thought of it at the time, and what I think of it now’

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When is the next Jan 6 committee hearing?

‘The public needs to know what to think. We just have to show clearly what happened,’ House committee chairman Bennie Thompson says

The Independent UK

Jan 6 committee schedules next prime time hearing for 21 July

Hearing expected to outline 187 minutes betwen end of Trump’s speech and first public response to the attack on Congress

The Independent UK

Biden offers historic fist bump in Saudi Arabia as he abandons promise to isolate the kingdom

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — President Joe Biden met here on Friday with the leaders of the oil-rich country he once vowed to make a “pariah” over its human rights abuses as the White House scrambles to mitigate record inflation and high gas prices hammering Americans in an election year.

Los Angeles Times

DC police confirm accounts of Trump fight in limo on Jan. 6, report says

A Washington, D.C., police officer has reportedly confirmed reports that former President Donald Trump got into a physical altercation with Secret Service agents on Jan. 6 as he sought to go to the Capitol to lead the violent insurrection by his supporters.

Tribune News Service

Jan 6 panel dropped evidence linking Trump figures to Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, committee chairman reveals

Including the testimony of former White House counsel Pat Cipollone meant cutting evidence connecting the president’s allies to extremist groups

The Independent UK

Biden avoids a handshake with Saudi crown prince, but fist bump doesn't go over well

Sidestepping the bad optics of a handshake with the crown prince deemed to have approved the operation that led to the death of Jamal Khashoggi, President Biden opted for a fist bump.

WEKU

Will he or won't he? Watchful eyes are on Biden's handshakes on his Middle East trip

On Friday, the president shared a fist-bump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. One day earlier, an Israeli singer declined President Biden's hand.

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The Independent UK

Joe Biden fist bumps Saudi crown prince on arrival in Jeddah

The greeting sparked controversy as the president begins the closed-door bilateral meeting

Los Angeles Times

Biden endorses Palestinian state but admits it’s ‘far away’

JERUSALEM — President Joe Biden on Friday endorsed an independent Palestinian state, although he conceded that such a historic development was “far away” and acknowledged the despair of the Palestinian people long frustrated in their fight for equal rights.

Los Angeles Times

President Biden arrives in Saudi Arabia, reversing promise to make it an international outcast

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — President Joe Biden arrived at the Royal Palace here on Friday to meet with the leaders of the oil-rich country he once vowed to make a “pariah” over its human rights abuses as the White House is scrambling to mitigate record inflation and high gas prices…

The Guardian - US

‘A modern-day villain’: Joe Manchin condemned for killing US climate action

The West Virginia senator, a fossil-fuel millionaire, has refused to support any spending to curb the climate crisis

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Reason

Did Joe Manchin Just Sink Biden's 'Build Back Better' Plan Again?

Plus: Why government responses to risk can create more harm than good, why Denver will no longer block illegal immigrants from starting businesses, and more...

Axios

Biden: Two-state solution along 1967 lines is best way to end Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The U.S. president's comments in Bethlehem were seen as a win for the Palestinians.

France 24

Biden tries to revive Saudi alliance amid Ukraine war – but will MBS reciprocate?

Joe Biden arrived in Saudi Arabia for a two-day visit on Friday, as the war in Ukraine and the Middle East’s vexed geopolitics have prompted the US president to reverse course after having vowed to make the Wahhabist monarchy a “pariah” because of the 2018 killing of exiled journalist Jamal…

Reason

Lies, Damned Lies, and …

How a truly ridiculous statistical notion played its part in the January 6 uprising

Roll Call

Enforcement, Superfund nominees for EPA in confirmation limbo - Roll Call

Two nominees for high-ranking EPA positions are in procedural purgatory as Republicans aim to block their confirmations.

Asharq Al-Awsat

White House: Biden to Meet the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Saudi Crown Prince

US President Joe Biden will hold a bilateral meeting on Friday with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, the White House said in a statement. Biden and his accompanying team will participate in a working session with Crown Prince Mohammed…

The Guardian - US

UN urged to move Cop27 from Egypt over ‘LGBTQ+ torture’

US adviser to the White House and partner call on UN to move climate change summit over fears they would be targeted

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