Politics
Ukrainian first lady urges Congress to send more weapons for fight against Russia
Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska speaks to members of the US Congress about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in the US Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium on July 20, 2022, in Washington, DC. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, on Wednesday urged bipartisan lawmakers to send more weapons to her […]
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Secret Service gave just one text message thread to Jan. 6 probe in response to subpoena
A member of the US Secret Service speaks on a cellphone as US President-elect Donald Trump attends meetings at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, November 10, 2016. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. Secret Service handed over just one text message thread in response to a subpoena issued by the House […]
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Italian PM Draghi’s fate hangs in balance as unity call falls flat
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi during the press conference at the Multifunctional Hall of the Prime Minister on July 12, 2022 in Rome, Italy. Massimo Di Vita | Mondadori Portfolio | Getty Images Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Wednesday demanded unity from his coalition partners as his price for staying in office but his […]
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Rudy Giuliani ordered to testify at Georgia grand jury in Trump election meddling case
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks to media outside his apartment building after suspension of his law license in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., June 24, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Rudy Giuliani has been by a New York judge to testify starting Aug. 9 before a grand jury in […]
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Putin says Ukraine has no ‘desire’ to pursue peace deal; Russians look to advance on key city Bakhmut
Trade official says 140 Finnish companies have trimmed operations in Russia The logo of Finnish dairy-products exporter Valio seen at the company’s offices in St. Petersburg on August 12, 2014. Over the past few months, 140 Finnish companies have reduced business in Russia to one degree or another, Russian state-owned news agency Ria Novosti reported […]
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China threatens ‘strong measures’ if Pelosi visits Taiwan
Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Washington, D.C., U.S. on Thursday, July 14, 2022. China will take “resolute and strong measures” should the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi proceed with reported plans to visit Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images China will take “resolute and […]
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Trump urged Wisconsin Assembly speaker in July to decertify Biden 2020 election win
Former US President Donald Trump speaks at a rally endorsing Republican candidates Adam Laxalt and Joe Lombardo (not pictured) July 8, 2022, in Las Vegas. Ronda Churchill | AFP | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump this month called Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and urged him to decertify President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win […]
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Russia is laying the groundwork to annex Ukrainian territory, White House says
Britain’s Ministry of Defense has said that Russian forces, having seized the Luhansk province in the Donbas after weeks of intense shelling, are likely to employ the same tactics to seize Donetsk Scott Olson | Getty Images WASHINGTON – The White House said Tuesday that it has intelligence to indicate Russia is taking steps to […]
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Trial for Trump rape defamation lawsuit by writer E. Jean Carroll set for February
E. Jean Carroll visits ‘Tell Me Everything’ with John Fugelsang in the SiriusXM Studios on July 11, 2019 in New York. Noam Galai | Getty Images The trial for a writer’s lawsuit claiming she was defamed by former President Donald Trump when he denied raping her is set to begin Feb. 6 in federal court […]
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Sen. Lindsey Graham agrees to accept subpoena in Trump election meddling case
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol May 10, 2022 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images Sen. Lindsey Graham agreed Tuesday to accept service of a subpoena for his testimony before a Georgia grand jury investigating possible criminal meddling in the 2020 election by then-President Donald Trump. […]
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