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Reuters (2/22, Nebehay) reports that on Monday, the government of China "rejected 'slanderous attacks' about conditions for Muslim Uighurs living in Xinjiang, as European powers and Turkey voiced concerns and called for U.N. access to the remote western region." Foreign Minister Wang Yi "told the U.N. Hu
rt to the Congress, with testimony from Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell; 10:00 AM • Senate Judiciary Committee concludes consideration of Merrick Garland to be AG - Nominations hearing considers Merrick Garland to be Attorney General, second and final day, with testimony from external witnesses * Hear
Garland "appears to be on his way to Senate confirmation." CBS' Kris Van Cleave: "Nearly five years after being nominated to the US Supreme Court, Merrick Garland finally got his Senate confirmation hearing today for attorney general. ... He'd take over a department beset by low morale and under fire by Democ
stock, leading to accusations of market manipulation Location: Virtual Event; 12:00 PM * House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on `atrocities in Xinjiang, China' (virtual) — Virtual hearing on `The Atrocities Against Uyghurs and Other Minorities in Xinjiang', held via Cisco Webex, with testimony from
nting aggressive efforts over the past few years to crack down on Chinese malign influence at U.S. universities." The piece quotes Attorney General Merrick Garland saying in House Appropriations testimony this week, "Well, within the last month or so, the intelligence community has identified China as a threat
stock, leading to accusations of market manipulation Location: Virtual Event; 12:00 PM • House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on 'atrocities in Xinjiang, China' (virtual) - Virtual hearing on 'The Atrocities Against Uyghurs and Other Minorities in Xinjiang, held via Cisco Webex, with testimony from
nting aggressive efforts over the past few years to crack down on Chinese malign influence at U.S. universities." The piece quotes Attorney General Merrick Garland saying in House Appropriations testimony this week, "Well, within the last month or so, the intelligence community has identified China as a threat
ponse starting in March 20265324J Trump said he resisted punishing China for its human rights abuses against ethnic minorities in the northwestern Xinjiang region for fear of jeopardizing trade negotiations.13751 In July 2020, the Trump administration imposed sanctions and visa restrictions against seni
Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. In 2016, Senate Republicans had taken the unprecedented step of refusing to consider Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy left by the death of Antonin Scalia in February 2016, arguing that the seat should not be filled in an election year. Gorsuch
Entities connected to both Xinjiang and Merrick Garland

Donald Trump
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Joe Biden
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Jeffrey Epstein
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Department of Justice
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Bloomberg L.P.
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Virginia Giuffre
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Julie K. Brown
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Prince Andrew
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Barack Obama
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Capitol
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Michael Jackson
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United States
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George W. Bush
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Ghislaine Maxwell
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Axios
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Mike Pence
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William Barr
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Michigan
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