Politics
Watch live: Biden discusses proposed tax on ultra-rich and defense spending in 2023 budget
[The stream is slated to start at 2:45 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden is scheduled to unveil his 2023 federal budget on Monday afternoon at the White House. The budget request to Congress features tax hikes on the ultra-wealthy and […]
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Biden’s 2023 budget would hike taxes on the ultra-rich and corporations, boost defense and police spending
US President Joe Biden, with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (L) and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (R), speaks during a meeting with his cabinet at the White House in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2022. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s 2023 federal budget, released Monday, proposes tax hikes on […]
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Russia will ‘always’ be a part of OPEC+, UAE energy minister says
The United Arab Emirates’ energy and infrastructure minister has insisted that Russia will always be a part of OPEC+ even as governments across the globe shun the oil exporter over its war in Ukraine. Speaking to CNBC on Monday, Suhail Al Mazrouei, a former president of the oil alliance, said no other country could match […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street looks steady after two-week winning streak Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 21, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures rose slightly Monday. Wall Street was looking to close out a monthly gain for […]
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Russia claims to have changed its strategy in Ukraine — but there are doubts over its real intentions
A woman walks past huge placards bearing images of Russian President Vladimir Putin and reading “Russia does not start wars, it ends them”and “We will aim for the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine” in the city center of Simferopol, Crimea, on March 4, 2022. Stringer | AFP | Getty Images Russia’s military strategy in Ukraine […]
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Russia and Ukraine prepare for in-person talks after Zelenskyy says he’s ready to discuss neutral status
Russia and Ukraine delegates to meet in Turkey for talks Ukrainian and Russian flags are seen on a table before talks between officials of the two countries in Belarus on March 3, 2022. Maxim Guchek | Reuters Delegations from Ukraine and Russia are scheduled to meet in Turkey today to conduct more talks. David Arakhamia, […]
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Biden’s job approval rating hits lowest point of his presidency as most Americans think the U.S. headed in the wrong direction
U.S. President Joe Biden reacts at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 11, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Joe Biden’s job approval ratings keep falling in his second year in the White House, with just 40% of Americans approving of the job that he is doing, a new NBC News […]
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Xi’s gamble on Putin may be the most dangerous and short-sighted of his nine years in power
It becomes clearer every day that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s decision to double-down on his “no limits” strategic bromance with Russian President Vladimir Putin, just days before the Russian dictator launched his war in Ukraine, marks the most dangerous and short-sighted gamble of his nine years in power. If Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II […]
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U.S. envoy not confident Iran nuclear deal is imminent
A picture taken on November 10, 2019, shows an Iranian flag in Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, during an official ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility. ATTA KENARE | AFP via Getty Images U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley said on Sunday he was not confident that a nuclear […]
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Blinken says U.S. is not seeking regime change; Russia may be trying to encircle troops in east Ukraine
Blinken: U.S. does not have a strategy of regime change in Russia US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks after viewing the “Burma’s Path To Genocide” exhibit at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, March 21, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | AFP | Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. has […]
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