Politics
Russia halts gas supplies to Poland; Pentagon chief calls Russia nuclear rhetoric ‘dangerous’
Russia halts gas supplies to Poland as tensions with the West rise 03 March 2022, Russia, St. Petersburg: A flag with the Gazprom logo flies at a branch of the Russian state-owned corporation in St. Petersburg. Igor Russak | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Russia has halted gas supplies to Poland on Wednesday, with supplies […]
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‘Trump has willfully disobeyed a lawful order of this court,’ NY judge says as $10,000 per-day contempt fines start
Donald Trump, president and chief executive of Trump Organization Inc. and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, left, awards a $100,000 check to a veterans charity during a campaign event at the Orpheum Theater in Sioux City, Iowa, U.S., on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images The check is due now, Mr. […]
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Senate confirms Lael Brainard as Fed vice chair
U.S. Federal Reserve board member Lael Brainard speaks after she was nominated by U.S. President Joe Biden to serve as vice chair of the Federal Reserve, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 22, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed […]
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Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn cited for bringing loaded gun to North Carolina airport
Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., is seen in the U.S. Capitol as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., spoke at length on the House floor to delay the Build Back Better Act vote on Thursday, November 18, 2021. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Rep. Madison Cawthorn was cited on a misdemeanor criminal […]
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Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for Covid, is not exhibiting symptoms
US Vice President Kamala Harris addresses a multilateral meeting with the Estonian Prime Minister, the Latvian President and the Lithuanian President during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February 18, 2022. Andrew Harnik | AFP | Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, her office said, noting […]
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Supreme Court to hear arguments on Biden’s bid to end Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
Immigrant activist demontrate in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on April 26, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear oral arguments about the Biden administration’s latest attempt to end a Trump-era immigration policy that’s been upheld by multiple courts, but decried by human […]
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Biden to grant clemency to 78 people, including pardon for former Secret Service agent
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on economy, healthcare and energy costs to families, at Green River College in Auburn, Washington, April 22, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Joe Biden plans to issue his first batch of presidential pardons Tuesday while commuting the prison sentences of 75 nonviolent drug offenders. The pardon recipients are […]
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Judge orders Cushman & Wakefield to comply with Trump property subpoenas for NY attorney general probe
Anti-Trump demonstrators gather outside of the New York County Supreme Court in New York City, U.S., April 25, 2022. David Dee Delgado | Reuters A New York judge Monday ordered commercial real-estate services giant Cushman & Wakefield to comply with subpoenas about its appraisals of several Trump Organization properties that are being eyed in a […]
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene texted Trump aide Mark Meadows about using ‘Marshall law’ after Jan. 6 riot, report says
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) wears a “Trump Won” face mask as she arrives on the floor of the House to take her oath of office as a newly elected member of the 117th House of Representatives in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2021. Erin Scott | Reuters Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene urged a […]
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Florida governor DeSantis signs bill creating election police unit
U.S. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, February 24, 2022. Octavio Jones | Reuters Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday to create a police force dedicated to pursuing voter fraud and other election crimes, embracing a top priority of Republicans after former President Donald […]
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