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Shtayyeh Warns of Palestinian Authority’s Collapse

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh warned Monday that Israeli sanctions on the Palestinian Authority “will promptly lead to its collapse.” Speaking to Haaretz, Shtayyeh was referring to the retaliatory sanctions the Israeli cabinet imposed over the weekend on the PA, including seizing 140 million shekels ($39 million) in tax revenues.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Classified Docs from Biden's VP Period Found at Washington Think Tank

Classified documents from the time when Joe Biden was serving as Barack Obama's vice president have been found at a Washington think tank that Biden sometimes used as office space, the White House said Monday. Lawyers for Biden discovered the documents last November while clearing out the office space and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Analysis: Biden’s Mexico visit comes amid tension on immigration, fentanyl, energy

MEXICO CITY — In the first visit to Mexico by a U.S. leader in almost a decade, President Biden met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Monday to discuss trade, the drug war and record levels of illicit immigration in a wide-ranging conversation that was mostly cordial but…

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Trump ally Giuliani gets subpoena from Washington grand jury

WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani, a close ally of former President Donald Trump involved in efforts to undermine the 2020 presidential election, received a subpoena to testify and provide documents to a federal grand jury in Washington, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Tribune News Service

DOJ reviewing classified files found at former Biden office

WASHINGTON — Attorneys for President Joe Biden discovered classified documents while packing up the Washington office he used after serving as vice president and turned the materials over to the National Archives in November, the White House said in a statement.

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DOJ reviewing classified files found at former Biden office

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Chicago U.S. attorney reviewing potentially classified docs found at Biden office

U.S. Attorney John Lausch will look into files found in a Washington, D.C., office used by Joe Biden after serving as vice president and before becoming president.

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House adopts rules package for the 118th Congress

WASHINGTON — The House on Monday adopted its rules package for the 118th Congress, which includes the return of a controversial rule that would allow a single member to force a vote on ousting the speaker.

Tribune News Service

Classified documents found at Penn Biden Center in Washington are under DOJ review

The documents found at the center were discovered by President Biden's attorneys, who then notified the National Archives and turned the materials over.

WEKU

Rep. Jason Smith wins three-way contest for Ways and Means gavel

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jason Smith, a self-proclaimed “firebrand” preaching a populist image of the GOP, won the nomination to be chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.

Tribune News Service

For new GOP House majority, a focus on abortion messaging

WASHINGTON — The House GOP majority plans to vote this week on three measures aimed at emphasizing their opposition to abortion, including a rules package that will fast-track consideration of legislation permanently banning federal funding of abortion.

Tribune News Service

Classified Obama-Biden papers found at think tank, prompting DOJ review

‘The discovery of these documents was made by the President’s attorneys’, lawyer says

The Independent UK

Classified documents from Biden's vice presidency found at think tank

Classified documents from Joe Biden's vice-presidential days were discovered in November by the U.S. president's personal attorneys at a Washington think tank, a White House lawyer said on Monday.

Reuters

DOJ reviewing potentially classified docs at Biden center

The Justice Department is reviewing a batch of potentially classified documents found in the Washington office space of President Joe Biden’s former institute

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Gaetz earns most-hated status in GOP even as he gains house sway

Representative Matt Gaetz is emerging from last week’s bitter speaker fight as the member of Congress everyone in Washington loves to hate.

Tribune News Service

Ethics group seeks investigation of Rep. George Santos' campaign finances

WASHINGTON — Freshman Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican who became embroiled in scandal after news reports cast doubt on his stated biography and on his campaign expenditures, faced yet another complaint Monday.

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Criminology peers at Washington State say Kohberger spoke up in class — except when Idaho college killings were the topic

BOISE, Idaho — Graduate school peers of Bryan Kohberger recall him as actively engaged in their Washington State University criminal justice and criminology program — someone who sought connections while also sharing little about his past in his first semester as a doctoral student.

Bangkok Post

Downturn doesn't mean disaster

The new year has been rung in by a buildup of recession chatter. From Washington to Singapore, anxiety about a downturn is intensifying. While there are good reasons to be dour about the prospects for the global economy, 2023 doesn't have to be a write-off. It could even turn out…

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Former Congressman Madison Cawthorn, denied reelection in North Carolina, moves to Florida

WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., has confirmed he moved to Florida.

Tribune News Service

Now in the spotlight, FERC has an acting leader and a vacancy

WASHINGTON — Decisions on electric transmission, grid stability, extreme weather, climate impacts and leadership await the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the independent national agency that regulates the power grid, as it enters the new year with an interim chairman at the helm and down a member.

Tribune News Service

Peters will run Senate Democrats’ campaign arm again

WASHINGTON — Michigan Sen. Gary Peters will chair the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee for a second cycle, as Democrats face a more difficult election map in 2024.

Newsday

Federal complaint: George Santos hid sources of funds he lent his campaign

WASHINGTON — A watchdog group filed a complaint Monday with the Federal Election Commission urging it to immediately open an investigation into questions about Rep. George Santos’ campaign fundraising, loans and expenditures.

Tribune News Service

McCarthy concessions raise stakes on budget, debt limit

WASHINGTON — The deal between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his conservative detractors lays a foundation for the massive spending cuts that some want, but also sets up a daunting challenge for GOP lawmakers who want to keep the government functioning after winning control of the House.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Quandre Diggs, Abe Lucas post highest PFF grades for Seahawks in Week 18

On offense, right tackle Abe Lucas led the way with an 82.9 grade after missing the previous game due to injury.

Reuters

U.S. to give extra $100 million to Pakistan floods recovery

A senior official from the U.S. development agency USAID said on Monday that Washington would provide an additional $100 million in funding for Pakistan's recovery from devastating floods last year.

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