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Family of Paul Whelan has questions after he is left out of prisoner swap: 'Hope dims'

WASHINGTON — The family of Michigan's Paul Whelan expressed happiness Wednesday at Russia's release of another former Marine, Trevor Reed, while appearing frustrated that the U.S. left their brother and son out of the prisoner swap.

Tribune News Service

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Blasts hit Kyiv as UN chief visits

Ukraine news from April 28: Rescue officials say at least one person has been killed and 10 wounded in explosions.

Al Jazeera

Dem lawmaker: Biden suggests he'll ease student loan burden

President Joe Biden has signaled he might forgive some student loan debt and further extend the federal moratorium on repayments

The Independent UK

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Kamala Harris went to California to recharge. She returned to Washington with the coronavirus

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris can't seem to catch a break. Every unsettling laugh or awkward monologue becomes a viral video. A buzzy book out next week, "This Will Not Pass," portrays her role in the Biden administration as slight, despite promises she would be an influential vice president.

Los Angeles Times

White House says supplemental Ukraine aid request could come as soon as Thursday

The White House said on Wednesday that a supplemental budget request that includes Ukraine aid could be sent to the Congress as soon as Thursday.

Reuters

White House: Russia's 'weaponizing' energy has been expected

The White House on Wednesday said Russia was essentially weaponizing energy supplies by cutting off Poland and Bulgaria from Russian gas supplies.

Reuters

Former US Marine Trevor Reed returns home after Russia imprisonment

FORT WORTH, Texas — Trevor Reed, a former U.S. Marine from Fort Worth, has been released from a Russian prison and reunited with his family after 2 1/2 years in captivity, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday.

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Former top State official to plead guilty for helping Qatar

A former top-ranking State Department official is set to plead guilty for improperly helping a wealthy Gulf country try to influence U.S. policy and not disclosing on a government ethics form gifts he received from a disgraced political fundraiser

The Independent UK

Boeing CEO laments deal with Trump for Air Force One planes

Boeing’s CEO says Boeing cut a bad deal when it agreed to produce two new Air Force One jets

The Independent UK

Fauci backs out of White House press corps dinner over COVID surge

Dr. Anthony Fauci has decided to skip the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday amid concerns over COVID-19.

Tribune News Service

Lauren Boebert met Trump advisers before Jan 6 to discuss whether Pence could override votes, aide says

Ex-Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson says Rep Lauren Boebert is one of the House members who met with White House officials to plan attempting to overturn the 2020 election

The Independent UK

Biden to visit Lockheed plant producing weapons provided to Ukraine - White House

U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Alabama on Tuesday to visit a Lockheed Martin Corp facility that is manufacturing weapons being provided to Ukraine, including Javelin anti-tank missiles, the White House said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Boeing CEO says it should have refused Trump’s Air Force One deal that has cost it $660m

Company agreed fix-price contract and to cover any overspend on $4bn project

The Independent UK

Trump’s ex-COVID-19 adviser, Pa. native Deborah Birx, says disinfectant episode was ‘a tragedy on many levels’

PHILADELPHIA — Deborah Birx — the Pennsylvania-born government doctor who rose to international prominence during the pandemic — is back in the news, this time promoting her account of her controversial stint as the first coronavirus response coordinator under former President Donald Trump.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Salon

Manchin pushes GOP-friendly climate bill

Manchin's new push is "even weaker" than earlier compromise and could make climate change worse, advocates say

Salon

House to hold hearing on SCOTUS ethics

Ginni Thomas reportedly played an instrumental role in Donald Trump's failed scheme to overturn the 2020 election

The Independent UK

Top Trump officials intervened to give $700m ‘national security’ loan to trucking company

The report questions whether Mr Mnuchin made false statements to a Congressional Oversight Commission regarding the loan’s approval

Reuters

Biden, Italy's Draghi to meet as Russia-Ukraine war continues

U.S. President Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will meet in Washington next month to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine among other issues, their offices said on Wednesday.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

White House Worried Iran Could Develop Nuclear Weapon in Weeks

The White House is worried Iran could develop a nuclear weapon in weeks, press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday, after Secretary of State Antony Blinken noted earlier in the day the country has accelerated its nuclear program. "Yes it definitely worries us," Psaki said, adding the time needed for…

The Independent UK

Trump drawn to celebrity in weighing midterm endorsements

Republicans hoping to emerge from crowded primaries this year have spent tens of thousands of dollars hiring operatives with ties to former President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

House 1/6 panel wants to hear from McCarthy after new audio

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol is redoubling its efforts to have GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy appear for an interview

Los Angeles Times

Kamala Harris is prescribed antiviral drug after testing positive for coronavirus

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday became the highest ranking official in the Biden administration to test positive for the coronavirus, but was not experiencing symptoms, her office said.

Chicago Tribune

Chicagoan Abraham Bolden, the first Black US Secret Service agent, pardoned by Biden nearly 60 years after conviction

CHICAGO — Nearly 60 years after his conviction on what he claimed were racist and retaliatory federal charges, the first Black U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to a presidential detail has been pardoned by President Joe Biden.

Chicago Sun-Times

The first Black man on the White House Secret Service finally gets justice

Abraham Bolden, a Chicagoan, said Tuesday, “It’s been nearly 60 years. I thought it would happen. I knew God was in the plan all along because I had faith that justice would be served.”

The Independent UK

Texas governor’s plan to bus migrants to DC appears to backfire

Migrants are thanking governor for free bus ride north

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