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GOPers beg reporters not to tell on them

Two House Republicans didn't want GOP leaders to know they slammed the vote to oust Ilhan Omar in an elevator

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House Republicans vote Rep. Ilhan Omar off Foreign Affairs Committee

WASHINGTON — House Republicans narrowly voted Thursday to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from the Foreign Affairs Committee, a move that follows Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s removal of Reps. Adam B. Schiff and Eric Swalwell from the Intelligence Committee last month.

Los Angeles Times

George Santos scandal consumes Congress, chafes lawmakers on both sides of aisle

Trailed constantly by shouting reporters, Rep. George Santos has become one of the most watched first-term congressmen in history.

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Democrats urge McCarthy to deny George Santos access to classified data

Congressman, under intense scrutiny for largely fabricated résumé, a ‘significant risk’ to national security, letter says

The Guardian - US

Kyiv ups pressure on West for weapons, Moscow warns 'dangerous'

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine on Thursday intensified pressure on Western allies to provide heavier weapons and Leopard tanks to step up the fight against Russia ahead of a major donor meeting.

AFP

Ukraine's Zelensky ups pressure for more Western weapons

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday heaped pressure on Western allies to provide Kyiv with more heavy weapons to fight Russia on the eve of a key donor meeting.

AFP

Push for US sanctions against supporters of Haitian gang violence grows in Congress

As support for tough sanctions against Haitian gangs and those financing them grows in U.S. political circles, two Democratic lawmakers want to require the U.S. government to carry out investigations into Haitian political and economic figures and organizations suspected of supporting gang activities in Haiti.

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U.S. lawmakers call for sanctions on Haitian gangs and 'warlords'

Two U.S. lawmakers on Thursday said the United States should sanction Haitian gangs and those who help finance them, as the Caribbean nation remains gripped by a gang blockade that has caused increasingly dire fuel shortages.

Reuters

Spike in China tensions won't change U.S. Taiwan weapons policy, for now -sources

China's aggressive military drills around Taiwan in response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit put Washington on edge, but not enough to spur an immediate sharp increase in weapons sales to the island, sources told Reuters.

Reuters

Pelosi: U.S. cannot allow China's 'new normal' over Taiwan

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the United States could not allow China to normalize the new level of pressure on Taiwan it asserted with days of military drills following her visit to the Chinese-claimed island.

Reuters

Exclusive-Bolsonaro election concerns stall U.S. Javelin missiles sale to Brazil-sources

A Brazilian military request to buy Javelin anti-tank missiles worth as much as $100 million has been stalled in Washington for months due to U.S. lawmakers' concerns about far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, including his attacks on Brazil's electoral system, multiple U.S. sources told Reuters.

Reuters

Fed chief says pandemic aid not primary driver of US inflation

Washington (AFP) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday downplayed the idea that government pandemic aid was the key factor fueling US inflation, instead blaming a confluence of global issues including the war in Ukraine.

AFP

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