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US President Joe Biden has not spoken with any of his fellow world leaders since Kabul fell to the Taliban, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says at a White House press briefing. "Myself, Secretary (Antony) Blinken, several other senior members of the team have been engaged on a regular basis with foreign counterparts and we intend to do so in the coming days," Sullivan adds. SOUNDBITE
The first woman to have ever served as House Speaker in the US Congress is to continue her role for another term. Business Insider reports Congress voted to re-elect Nancy Pelosi on Sunday to another term as speaker of the House of Representatives. Meeting for its first session of the year, the 117th Congress re-elected Pelosi to the position, securing the majority of the total votes cast. Business Insider reports Pelosi has been in the role since January 2019, when Democrats elected her after regaining majority control of the House. Republican representatives generally voted for Kevin McCarthy, currently the House minority leader.
Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina is a close ally of Joe Biden. Clyburn said Biden has fallen short in nominating Black figures to top positions in the administration, according to The Hill. "There is only one Black woman so far ... I want to see where the process leads to, what it produces. But so far it's not good." Black voters overwhelmingly backed Biden in both the Democratic primaries and the general election. Business Insider reports that many lawmakers and activists would like to see Black figures represented in key Cabinet positions.
This week the House of Representatives returned to Washington for the first time since the election. According to CNN, another election was at the top of their agenda: Speaker of the House. House Democratic leadership elections will be Wednesday and Thursday. They are likely to see the 117th Congress run by the same players. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to hold on to her speakership. She is running unopposed. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and House Majority Whip James Clyburn also do not face challenges. Chairman of the Democratic Caucus Hakeem Jeffries is also running unopposed. Progressives, like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, are disappointed that attempts at a insurgency against current Democratic never materialized.
EU and Mercosur leaders cheer after reaching a trade deal, which has been 20 years in the making. – COMPLETE DOPESHEET TO FOLLOW IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama treats the leaders of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland to the pomp of a White House state visit, a summit where Russia's military aggression tops the agenda. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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