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The United Arab Emirates has myriad interests with the US government, including arms procurement, and more than a dozen companies actively registered with the Department of Justice to represent government clients. Otaiba said his favorite event to host is an interfaith Iftar dinner during Ramadan with Christians, Jews, Sikhs, Buddhists and others. Former Trump Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, former Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Special Olympics President Timothy Shriver they have all attended the event, which began before the pandemic. The dinner in late March drew a list of prominent Jewish leaders: Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), Biden's anti-Semitism envoy Deborah…

And that's all without you opening an official campaign committee account. DeSantis' financial advantage looms over the Republican field: Most of the contenders have cash balances orders of magnitude lower than his own. He far outstrips lower polling contenders like the pair of South Carolinians, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley and the senator. Tim Scott. Even Trump-backing super PAC MAGA Inc. reported $55 million available by the end of 2022, a hefty sum, but far short of what's in the bank for DeSantis. The former president has also raised $18 million through his campaign since it launched in November. Also,…

However, he said, the House has advocated for a bipartisan deal directly to the White House. “I see the relationship as respectful, so I'm not worried about wasting his time and saying, 'Look how much I agree with you,'” Bradley said when asked if he saw the relationship with McCarthy as insurmountable. The lack of communication with McCarthy underscores the delicate situation the House finds itself in, as it has increased the likelihood of default and the consequent damage to the economy. With the speaker and President Joe Biden embroiled in checkered negotiations, the White House hoped business groups would…

BuzzFeed News, the viral reporting colossus of yesteryear and the entity that published the infamous Steele Dossier on Donald Trump, announced it was shutting down for good. On Monday, Fox News fired Tucker Carlson, its highest-rated anchor. Within an hour, Don Lemon announced that he was parting ways with CNN, where he had worked for 17 years. On Thursday, Vice News, another struggling pioneer of 21st-century digital news, became the latest media company to fire some of its best-known reporters. These are all isolated events with circumstances specific to each newsroom. But in an excellent new book called "Traffic: Genius,…