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Biden Expected to Tap Air Force General as Next Joint Chiefs Chairman

By Dan Lamothe | The Washington Post

President Biden is expected to nominate the chief of staff of the Air Force, Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown Jr., to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, choosing a deeply seasoned officer and fighter pilot with experience commanding troops in the Middle East and the Pacific to be his next senior military adviser, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Congress Clashes With Biden Over Tariffs on Illegal Chinese Solar Panels

By Ana Swanson | The New York Times

The Senate voted Wednesday to reinstate tariffs on solar panels from Chinese companies in Southeast Asia that had been found to be coming into the United States in violation of trade rules.

U.S. Revives Talks With Syria Over Missing Journalist Austin Tice

By Summer Said, Benoit Faucon & Dion Nissenbaum | The Wall Street Journal

The Biden administration has renewed direct talks with Syria to determine the fate of missing journalist Austin Tice and other Americans who disappeared during the nation’s civil war, according to Middle East officials familiar with the efforts.

U.S. Joins U.N. in Suspending Food Aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray

Associated Press (free)

The United States Agency for International Development suspended all food assistance to the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray “until further notice” while it investigates the theft of humanitarian supplies. The U.N. confirmed earlier reports that it was doing the same.

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