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Nation
Bannon’s team raises question about House subpoena deadline
Steven Bannon’s lawyers tried on Wednesday to establish at his criminal contempt trial that the deadline for the onetime strategist for Donald Trump to appear before the House committee investigating the Capitol riot was flexible as long as the two sides were negotiating terms. But the committee’s chief counsel said Bannon was uncooperative so there was no leeway. Continue reading →
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World
Sri Lanka picks establishment figure as president, risking further unrest
Sri Lankan acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe was selected Wednesday by Parliament to be the country’s new leader after widespread protests ousted the unpopular Gotabaya Rajapaksa this month. Wickremesinghe’s elevation appears likely to spark further backlash from Sri Lankans, many of whom see him as part of the political elite and an ally of the Rajapaksa government that brought the island nation to an unprecedented economic crisis. Continue reading →
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