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Racial justice activists, lawmakers and the pope had urged the governor to grant commute Ernest Johnson’s sentence to life in prison. (Image credit: Missouri Department of Corrections via AP)

An FBI spokesperson says agents were “carrying out a law enforcement action in connection with an ongoing investigation.” Agents were seen carrying boxes out of the union offices. (Image credit: Frank Franklin II/AP)

Biden says changing filibuster rules to raise debt ceiling is a ‘real possibility’  The Washington Post Democrats attempt the near-impossible: Shaming Mitch McConnell  CNN The Options to Avert U.S. Default After Third Schumer Try Fails  Yahoo Finance The Debt Ceiling Deception  The Wall Street

Zuckerberg breaks silence, says whistleblower claims don’t make sense  USA TODAY Facebook fires back after whistleblower claims  Fox Business WATCH: ‘Choices being made inside Facebook are disastrous,’ whistleblower says  PBS NewsHour Facebook, open your data trove: The lesson of whistleblower Frances Haugen  New York

Foreign minister acknowledges that conflict still must be addressed after Bennett avoids topic in UN speech; admits coalition has work ahead of it to repair ties with Diaspora

Frances Haugen, who left the social network in May and leaked internal documents, gave senators rare insight into its inner workings.

The president has conceded that his $3.5 trillion collection of spending programs and tax cuts will need to shrink substantially.

Minister says project will aim at keeping hundreds of thousands of Israelis in the US tied to former home, after years of being ignored by government outreach to Jewish communities

Attorney for Jewish Florida businessman says prosecutors shut door on chance for bargain as trial over alleged illegal campaign contributions gets underway

Democrats explore new options to raise debt ceiling amid deepening standoff with GOP  CNN Joe: Time For GOP To Understand Democrats Can Play The Same Game  MSNBC Biden, McConnell Longtime Friendship Tested Over Debt, Agenda  Newsweek The Debt Ceiling Deception  The Wall Street Journal