US News
- The Proud Boys leader was a prolific FBI informant. [Link]
- Wall Street firms are hiring Democratic lobbyists for more influence in the Biden Administration. [Link]
Biden’s Administration
- Biden’s nominee to be Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, says she will stand with Israel. [Link]
- Linda Thomas-Greenfield said she would work to hamper the BDS movement. [Link]
- Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US disputes China’s claims to the South China Sea. [Link]
- Blinken says Iran must return to the Nuclear Deal before the US does. [Link]
- Biden affirmed the need to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. Demanding North Korea denuclearize is seen as a non-starter for US-North Korean talks. [Link]
Afghanistan
- Afghanistan’s Vice President, and chief negotiator, offers a full release of Taliban prisoners if a peace is reached. [Link]
Middle East
- Biden is reviewing some arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE that were approved by Trump. [Link]
- The US deployed B-52 bombers to the Middle East in a show of force to Iran. [Link]
- After pulling out troops from Somalia, the US bombed the country several times. The last bomb was dropped on Trump’s last day in office. [Link]
