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Comer Calls on White House to Release Biden's Wilmington Residence Visitor Log, Questions Why Biden Aides Continue to Search Properties in Wake of Special Counsel
Washington Post:
D.C.'s crime bill could make the city more dangerous  —  Washington could become a more dangerous city if the D.C. Council votes Tuesday, as currently planned, to override Mayor Muriel E. Bowser's veto of a bill that decreases punishments for violent crimes such as carjackings, home invasion burglaries, robberies and even homicides.
Discussion: Conservative Home
Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
NYC stalls bike lane near Manhattan courts after pushback from judges … We rely on your support to make local news available to all  —  Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.  Donate today  —  Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
U.S. begins expanded training of Ukrainian forces for large-scale combat  —  “We want the Ukrainians to have a capability to successfully defend their country,” Gen. Mark A. Milley said in an interview  —  ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT OVER EUROPE — The U.S. military has launched an expanded …
Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
The GOP's 2024 freeze  —  Questions about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' political resilience — and fears of going toe-to-toe with former President Trump — have all but frozen the 2024 Republican field, delaying most of the leading prospects' timelines for entering the race.
Discussion: BizPac Review
Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Yellen to meet with Chinese finance minister in Switzerland  —  Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet with her Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier Liu He, in Switzerland on Wednesday to discuss economic developments between the two nations.  The Zurich talks will be a follow …
Discussion: Bloomberg
CNN:
Romanian authorities seize nearly $4 million in assets from Andrew Tate in alleged human trafficking, rape investigation  —  Romanian authorities said they have seized nearly $4 million worth of assets belonging to controversial internet personality Andrew Tate over the past week as he and his brother …
Discussion: 6abc and New York Post
Ashleigh McMillan / Sydney Morning Herald:
'We're all vulnerable': One in 10 people will end up with long COVID, new study says  —  Health experts are calling for a rethink of Australia's COVID-19 approach after a new study showed one in 10 people will end up with “long COVID”.  —  According to the report, published on Friday …
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U.S.: Investigate New Evidence of President Trump's Business Dealings with MBS  —  Multimillion dollar payments from LIV Golf, Reportedly 93% owned by MBS-Controlled Fund, to Trump Golf Resorts Raise Serious Questions about Conflict of Interest, Threats to National Security
Discussion: Golfweek
Caleb Newton / Bipartisan Report:
Legal Action Against Ron DeSantis For Migrant Trafficking Upheld By Judge  —  Florida Judge John C. Cooper has upheld a lawsuit filed in his personal capacity by a Democratic state Senator from the south of the state challenging the legal framework GOP Governor Ron DeSantis used for transports …
Benjamin Wallace-Wells / New Yorker:
Kevin McCarthy and the Republicans' Rocky Road Ahead  —  With members of the House G.O.P. caucus still pulling in all directions, does anyone know where the Party is headed?  —  The simplest thing, usually, for a new congressional majority to do is elect a Speaker of the House.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Miles Klee / Rolling Stone:
Far-Right Superstars Are Failing on Rumble.  Who's Winning?  —  The outsider streaming site that just partnered up with Donald Trump Jr. is growing — but not in the way most people think  —  TO RING IN 2023, the social video site Rumble announced an exclusive partnership with Donald Trump Jr. Beginning …
Tim Reid / Reuters:
New York Mayor says “no room” in his city for migrants  —  The mayor of New York traveled to the Mexican border city of El Paso on Sunday and declared that “there is no room in New York” for busloads of migrants being sent to America's most populous city.  —  Eric Adams, a Democrat …
Discussion: New York Times and The Hill
CNN:
American held in Iran launches hunger strike and writes to Biden asking him to do more for detainees  —  An American wrongfully detained in Iran is calling on President Joe Biden to take notice of US detainees there, launching a hunger strike Monday to mark seven years since he was left behind …
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