Did Biden sweat Senate's Covid aid fight after years as a senator?
MSNBC's Brian Williams talks to POLITICO's Eugene Daniels about the Senate's hours-long fight Friday over Biden's Covid aid bill.
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PARIS (Reuters) -The European countries party to the Iran nuclear deal told Tehran on Wednesday its decision to enrich uranium at 60% purity, bringing the fissile material closer to bomb-grade, was contrary to efforts to revive the 2015 accord. But in an apparent signal to Iran's arch-adversary Israel, which Tehran blamed for an explosion at its key nuclear site on Sunday, European powers Germany, France and Britain added that they rejected "all escalatory measures by any actor". Israel, which the Islamic Republic does not recognise, has not formally commented on the incident at Iran's Natanz site, which appeared the latest twist in a long-running covert war.
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- BBC
Chinese man kidnapped and killed in elaborate body-swap scheme
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- The Independent
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- Business Insider
Mitch McConnell dodged a question about Trump calling him a 'dumb son of a b----'
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- USA TODAY
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- The Independent
Americans rank all 50 states – and say DC is worst place in the country
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- The Independent
‘Congress itself is the target’: Capitol police overlooked intel and were ordered to hold back during riot, report finds
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- The Independent
Kim Potter: Former police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright arrested on manslaughter charges
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- Associated Press
Biden to pull US troops from Afghanistan, end 'forever war'
President Joe Biden said Wednesday he will withdraw remaining U.S. troops from the "forever war” in Afghanistan, declaring that the Sept. 11 terror attacks of 20 years ago cannot justify American forces still dying in the nation's longest war. The U.S. cannot continue to pour resources into an intractable war and expect different results, Biden said.
- USA TODAY
China represents 'unparalleled,' 'severe' threat, US intelligence officials warn
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- The Independent
Britain will ‘drawdown’ troops from Afghanistan after Biden confirms pullout by 9/11 anniversary
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- The Independent
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- Lexington Herald-Leader
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- Lexington Herald-Leader
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- LA Times
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- Reuters
Spain confident on vaccination targets despite J&J suspension
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- USA TODAY
Afghanistan withdrawal draws strong Capitol Hill reactions, making some strange alliances
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- The Independent
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