Republicans vow to kill domestic terrorism bill in Senate

BY ALEXANDER BOLTON

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Senate Republicans are lining up against a House-passed bill that would authorize special offices within the government to investigate and monitor domestic terrorism, which is being pushed in the wake of a racist shooting in Buffalo left 10 people dead.

The GOP compares the proposal, which sets up offices in the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice and the FBI to target domestic terrorism, to the recently paused disinformation board set up by the Biden administration.

“It sounds terrible,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) of the House-passed bill, predicting it won’t get 10 Republicans in the Senate.  

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Frustrated Democrats weigh limited options after Buffalo shooting

BY MIKE LILLIS

Democrats are scrambling for answers in the wake of the shooting massacre in Buffalo, N.Y., the latest in a string of racist mass killings that have stunned the country, terrified minority communities — and frustrated reform-minded lawmakers who are left scouring for a viable response.

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As cases rise, Americans are ‘checked out’ on COVID-19

BY PETER SULLIVAN

COVID-19 cases are on the rise, but many Americans are over thinking of the virus as a crisis.  

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Biden signs bill to protect access to baby formula amid shortage

BY BRETT SAMUELS

President Biden on Saturday signed a bill intended to expand access to baby formula for certain families amid a shortage in the United States after Congress passed the legislation earlier this week.

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The Memo: Judge hands Biden a legal defeat but a political reprieve

BY NIALL STANAGE

A federal judge appointed by former President Trump gave President Biden and Democrats an odd kind of reprieve on Friday.

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Biden signs $40B Ukraine aid package into law

BY MORGAN CHALFANT

President Biden has signed into law a far-reaching aid package for Ukraine that will provide $40 billion in security, humanitarian and economic assistance for the country as it battles the Russian war over the coming months. 

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US frustrated over ‘problematic’ NATO ally Turkey

BY LAURA KELLY AND MORGAN CHALFANT

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is frustrating the U.S. and its allies by opposing the bid by Sweden and Finland to join NATO.

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Biden would consider meeting with Kim Jong Un if he were ‘sincere’ and ‘serious’

BY MORGAN CHALFANT

President Biden on Saturday indicated that he would consider meeting with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un but only if he were “sincere” and “serious” about discussions related to the country’s nuclear program.  

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Biden says US has offered vaccines to North Korea but got no response

BY BRETT SAMUELS

President Biden said Saturday the United States has offered vaccines to North Korea and China to help fight COVID-19 outbreaks, but neither has responded.

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Tensions rise between DOJ, Jan. 6 panel

BY REBECCA BEITSCH AND HARPER NEIDIG

After weeks of airing concerns the Justice Department may not be moving aggressively enough to prosecute former President Trump and others in his orbit, lawmakers on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack met the department’s request for assistance with an interesting response: Not so fast.

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Trump’s vice presidential running mate for 2024?

BY DOUGLAS MACKINNON

OPINION | Every day, more and more Republicans seem convinced that Donald Trump will run for president again in 2024 and secure the party’s nomination. If that happens, who might he select as his running mate? One logical candidate comes to mind: former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who was the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during Trump’s administration.

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Is the West considering the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine?

BY JOSHUA C. HUMINSKI

OPINION | This week the United States Congress approved another $40 billion in military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, bringing the total to $54 billion since the outbreak of the war. The West’s focus on the provision of military aid is sensible, yet as others have written, little thought has been given to the ends to which those weapons are put. 

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