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May 27 2023
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Biden and McCarthy reach last-minute deal to raise U.S. debt limit
President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the federal government’s borrowing limit and cut some spending, McCarthy said Saturday — ending a months-long stalemate that brought the government to the brink of defaulting on its credit for the first time. The deal must still pass Congress. Its failure could upend the global financial system,
Los Angeles Times
May 08 2023
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Biden advisers brief Israel's Netanyahu on Saudi talks
Senior Biden advisers on Monday briefed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on talks between White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Israeli and U.S. officials tell Axios.
Why it matters: Sullivan recently said that achieving a full normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia is in the national security interest
Axios
Jun 16 2023
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GOP Senators demand accountability from Biden after China committed 'flagrant violation of US sovereignty'
More than a dozen Republican Senators are demanding President Biden finally give an answer for why he allowed a Chinese spy balloon to float across the continental U.S. earlier this year.
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Marco Rubio, R-FL, Senate Committee on Armed Services Ranking Member Roger Wicker, R-MS, said in a new letter that Biden has yet to give a public
Fox News (Online News)
Jun 08 2023
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UK's Sunak, Biden To Focus On Deepening Economic Ties At White House Meeting
U.S. President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will focus on deepening close economic ties between the United States and Britain when they meet at the White House on Thursday, with Russia's war in Ukraine another big topic for the NATO allies.
U.S. and British officials said the two leaders will review a range of global issues, including joint economic and security interests
International Business Times
May 24 2023
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Sen. Grant Hauschild Talks Historic Successes Of Minnesota's Legislative Session
DULUTH, Minn. – Minnesota Sen. Grant Hauschild is celebrating the end of the legislative session with what he calls the “largest tax relief package in the history of the state.” Hauschild said the package includes social security tax relief to 85 percent of seniors and child tax credit to families that’s expected to reduce child poverty by 33 percent. His list goes on with property tax relief
Fox21
May 24 2023
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Covenant School, church can intervene in lawsuit over records; no ruling on parents
The Covenant School and Covenant Presbyterian Church are allowed to intervene in lawsuits against Metro Nashville seeking records relating to the mass shooting at The Covenant School, Nashville Chancellor I'Ashea Myles ruled Wednesday. The school and church requested intervention to prevent the release of any records that might place students and employees in danger, either by sharing
The Tennessean
Apr 05 2023
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Why Finland's NATO membership doesn't help Ukraine
Ukraine's chances of becoming a NATO member in the short-term are not helped by Finland joining the alliance, according to experts. On Tuesday, Finland became the 31st member of NATO, with Sweden expected to shortly follow suit. "I am deeply proud to welcome Finland as a full-fledged member of our alliance and I look forward to also welcoming Sweden as soon as possible," NATO Secretary General
Newsweek
May 29 2023
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House GOP sells deal with Biden as restoring ‘fiscal sanity’ amid backlash from right
House Republicans are working overtime to lock down support among their conference for the debt-limit agreement between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden as conservatives openly trash the bipartisan deal. Top House Republicans, including committee chairs and others directly involved in negotiations over the past few weeks, claimed victory to reporters Monday as they made the case that
Washington Times
May 21 2023
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Zelensky says images of a ruined Hiroshima remind him of Bakhmut.
Mr. Zelensky echoed the statements from Ukrainian military officials who have rejected claims that Bakhmut had been captured, saying “we are fighting on thanks to the courage of our warriors,” and expressed gratitude for the support shown to his country at the three-day summit of leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies. The president declined to provide details of military aid pledges he
New York Times (News)
Apr 05 2023
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As Finland joins its ranks NATO ponders Ukraine's prospects
BRUSSELS (AP) — As Finland joined NATO this week, casting aside a history of military nonalignment, a small but noisy group of Ukraine supporters outside the security fence at the alliance’s headquarters used a loudspeaker system to chant “Ukraine needs NATO,” “Ukraine in NATO,” and “Ukraine needs fighter jets.” Russia’s war on Ukraine has driven Finland into NATO’s ranks to benefit from its
San Francisco Chronicle