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China’s ‘Malign Influence’ Growing, but Not Being Countered, Texas Lawmaker Warns

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“China’s malign influence is growing exponentially, and its encroachment into the Western Hemisphere poses a clear and present danger,” Rep. Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said at a hearing Wednesday. “Now is the time to act and address this with the seriousness it deserves,” McCaul, R-Texas, said at the hearing, “Assessing U.S. Efforts to Counter China’s Coercive Belt and Road Diplomacy.” “We need a whole-of-government approach, including a concerted effort among the State Department, the Commerce Department, the Development Finance Corporation to successfully counter [the…

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Biden pleads for wider vaccination amid omicron threat, warns unvaccinated of a deadly winter

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President Biden told unvaccinated Americans on Thursday they face a winter of “severe illness and death” as he pleaded with Americans to use COVID-19 shots, including boosters, as a bulwark against the omicron variant. Mr. Biden argued Europe is having a harder time with the new variant and Americans should … The Washington Times stories: White House

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OMB warns of hiring freeze, funding gaps, if Congress pursues full-year continuing resolution

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Several agencies would lose out on funding needed to address new and emerging priorities if budget stalemates persist for the rest of the year, the Biden administration warned. OMB on Friday detailed a long list of administration priorities it believes would be under-funded or misaligned in the event Congress can’t pass dedicated, full-year funding for the rest of the fiscal year. The current continuing resolution, which provided agencies with temporary stop-gap funding needed to avoid a government shutdown at the end of September, expires Dec. 3. The timeline to secure…

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US President Biden warns lives could be lost in massive Kabul airlift operations – Times of India

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US President Biden warns lives could be lost in massive Kabul airlift operations  Times of India Biden Promises To Evacuate All Americans From Afghanistan  NPR Afghanistan: US president Joe Biden vows to get Americans home but admits ‘cannot promise’ final outcome  Sky News Biden focuses on ‘getting this job done’ as chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan grows desperate  CNN Biden vows to evacuate Americans and US allies from Afghanistan  Al Jazeera English View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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