CSU boss Markus Söder plays Franz-Josef Strauss. Donald Trump plans pardons for the Capitol stormers. And: Europe is in the doldrums. This is the situation on Friday morning.
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Details on Joe Kent: Resigned Counterterrorism Official Amid Trump’s Iran War
Loisa Lane
Joe Kent, Trump’s top counterterrorism official, resigned, citing lack of imminent threat from Iran amid the ongoing war.
EU lawmakers push to advance EU–US trade agreement amid ongoing tensions
Iris East
EUROPE MORNING BRIEFING
Today, EU lawmakers have decided to advance the EU–US trade agreement after prolonged resistance. A vote in the committee is scheduled