Joe Biden
Biden kicks off $3 billion plan to boost battery production for electric vehicles
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about climate change and protecting national forests on Earth Day at Seward Park in Seattle, Washington, April 22, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The Biden administration on Monday announced it will begin a $3.1 billion plan to boost domestic manufacturing of batteries, in a broader effort to shift the […]
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Grand jury that will probe Trump on Georgia election meddling is seated
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally for Republican U.S. senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, ahead of their January runoff elections to determine control of the U.S. Senate, in Valdosta, Georgia, U.S., December 5, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The special grand jury that will help investigate former President Donald Trump for possible […]
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Russia forced to merge depleted forces, UK says; Lavrov claims West will fight until ‘the last Ukrainian’
Lavrov claims West will fight until ‘the last Ukrainian’ Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made another string of assertions in an interview with Chinese state media agency Xinhua, published Saturday morning. Lavrov claimed that NATO was interfering with a political settlement in Ukraine and that the West intended to fight until “the last Ukrainian,” according […]
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Biden’s $33 billion Ukraine aid request hits early snag over Covid funding in Congress
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD) speaks after a Senate republican luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 10, 2020. Erin Scott | Reuters President Joe Biden’s request for $33 billion in aid to Ukraine hit an early snag on Capitol Hill, where a dispute over immigration policy threatens to hamstring an otherwise urgent ask to […]
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Russian strikes hit Kyiv amid UN chief’s visit; Ukraine plans evacuation of civilians from last Mariupol holdout
Russian strikes in Kyiv injure 10 people amid UN leader’s visit Russian strikes in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Thursday hit residential buildings and wounded 10 people, Ukrainian emergency services said. Witness reported large explosions in Kyiv’s northwestern Shevchenkivsky district that left windows blown out and parts of buildings blackened. It came as UN Secretary-General Antonio […]
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House Capitol riot probe seeks testimony from key GOP lawmakers, sets 8 days of public hearings in June
A supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump sprays smoke during a “Stop the Steal” protest outside of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. January 6, 2021. Stephanie Keith | Reuters The select House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot will hold at least eight public hearings starting June 9 and will send requests this […]
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Biden to ask Congress for $33 billion to support Ukraine through September
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, April 28, 2022. Biden will ask Congress to provide $33 billion for military, economic, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, as well as the power to seize and sell the assets of wealthy Russians. Samuel Corum | […]
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Fellow NC Republican calls for insider trading probe of Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s crypto holdings
U.S. Representative Madison Cawthorn speaks during a rally hosted by former U.S. President Donald Trump in Selma, North Carolina, U.S. April 9, 2022. Erin Siegal | Reuters A Republican senator on Wednesday called on Congress to investigate his GOP colleague Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who has come under fire as ethics watchdogs raise suspicions of possible […]
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Russia releases U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed as part of prisoner exchange
Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed, who was detained in 2019 and accused of assaulting police officers, stands inside a defendants’ cage during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia March 11, 2020. Tatyana Makeyeva | Reuters WASHINGTON — Russia agreed to release former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed in a prisoner exchange with the United States on […]
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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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