- As he prepares for Hill testimony, Hunter Biden’s ex-business partner also trying to fend off jail (politico.com)
- Russia’s Mercenary Chief Prepares Ground for a Political Advance (nytimes.com)
- Senate musical chairs: California prepares for political battle over Feinstein vacancy (theguardian.com)
- King Charles III Arrives in London as U.K. Prepares for New Era (nytimes.com)
- US and China take steps towards thaw as Blinken prepares to visit Beijing, but mistrust remains (theguardian.com)China has had a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, US confirms (militarytimes.com)
- House G.O.P. Prepares to Slash Federal Programs in Coming Budget Showdown (nytimes.com)
- India faces deepening demographic divide as it prepares to overtake China as the world’s most populous country (theguardian.com)
- House Oversight chair prepares to hold FBI director in contempt over document in Biden probe… (nbcnews.com)but the document may be bogus, with origins in a tranche of so-called evidence that Rudy Giuliani provided to DOJ in 2020 (threadreaderapp.com)
- As the Colorado River Shrinks, Washington Prepares to Spread the Pain (nytimes.com)
- Biden aides tout plunging deficit as GOP prepares for spending fights (washingtonpost.com)