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Washington Post:
Rep.-elect George Santos acknowledges ‘résumé embellishment’ but answers little on finances — The Long Island Republican was pressed to address questions about whether he fabricated his biography and why he reported skyrocketing wealth — George Santos, a Long Island Republican …
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New York Post:
Liar Rep.-elect George Santos admits fabricating key details of his bio — Long Island Rep.-elect George Santos came clean to The Post on Monday, admitting that he lied on the campaign trail about his education and work experience — but insisting that the controversy won't deter him from serving out his two-year term in Congress.
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New York Times:
George Santos Admits to Lying About College and Work History — The congressman-elect told The New York Post that he had not graduated from college or worked at two major Wall Street companies, as he had previously claimed. — Representative-elect George Santos admitted on Monday …
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Ellen Francis / Washington Post:
Democrats call for George Santos to resign seat over résumé ‘lies’ — Democratic lawmakers are calling for Rep.-elect George Santos to resign from the House seat he won in November, after the Long Island Republican admitted to “résumé embellishment” — dialing up the pressure on GOP leadership to respond.
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Skye Ostreicher / City & State New York:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: George Santos' on-camera explanation of swirling controversies — “This will not deter me from being an effective member of the United States Congress” — While remorseful for what he described as embellishing his resume, GOP Congress Member-elect George Santos is steadfast …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. Jewish leaders warn Israeli officials over incoming right-wing government — Several U.S. Jewish leaders during a meeting with Israeli officials earlier this month warned that racist and extremist moves by the new Israeli government could seriously hamper support for Israel among Jews …
Gavin Bade / Politico:
‘A sea change’: Biden reverses decades of Chinese trade policy — After decades of U.S. efforts to engage China with the prospect of greater development through trade, the era of cooperation is coming to a screeching halt. — The White House and Congress are quietly reshaping …
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Outside the Beltway and PoliticusUSA
Amy Harmon / New York Times:
Covid Masking: What It's Like Now That Many Have Moved On — It can be tough being a committed mask wearer when others have long since moved on. — Bitsy Cherry had been bracing for the question ever since most of the members of a board game group that had started meeting online during …
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Hitting back at Trump, Biden gears up for more clashes with GOP — As Biden prepares his reelection bid, some Democrats see an advantage in highlighting volatile remarks by Republicans — President Biden and his team have begun responding faster and more sharply to provocative comments …
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New York Times:
‘Tragic Battle’: On the Front Lines of China's Covid Crisis — Medical staff are outnumbered and working sick as the nation's health care system buckles under the strain of a spiraling crisis. — Slumped in wheelchairs and lying on gurneys, the sickened patients crowd every nook and cranny …
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Wall Street Journal
New York Times:
Ryazan, Home of Elite Russian Unit, Still Supports Ukraine War — Ryazan, not far from Moscow, regularly sends young men off to fight. Some are now buried in the local cemetery, but there is no surge of outrage against Russian leaders. — Valerie Hopkins, who covers Russia for The Times …
Hyung-Jin Kim / Associated Press:
S. Korea launches jets, fires shots after North flies drones — South Korea's military fired warning shots, scrambled fighter jets and flew surveillance assets across the heavily fortified border with North Korea on Monday, after North Korean drones violated its airspace for the first time in five years …
Associated Press:
The AP Interview: Ukraine FM aims for February peace summit — Ukraine's foreign minister said Monday that his nation wants a summit to end the war but he doesn't anticipate Russia taking part, a statement making it hard to foresee the devastating invasion ending soon.
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William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
It's Joe Biden's Border Now — The fight over Title 42 encapsulates all the dysfunctions of immigration policy. — WSJ Opinion: How Biden's Border Mess Began With a Reverse Trump Mindset — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool. — 1x — The border will soon be open.
Rob Copeland / New York Times:
In the Bahamas, a Lingering Sympathy for Sam Bankman-Fried — Residents there have a generous view of the disgraced FTX founder, who has been accused of misusing billions of dollars in customer funds. — Rob Copeland reported this story from New Providence Island in the Bahamas.
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Freddy Brewster / Los Angeles Times:
Emails reveal Sam Bankman-Fried's courtship of federal regulators
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