Politics
Capitol rioter Guy Reffitt gets longest Jan. 6 sentence, but no terrorism enhancement
A Donald Trump fan from Texas who attempted to storm the U.S. Capitol while armed with a gun was sentenced to more than 7 years in prison on Monday after a judge denied the Justice Department’s request for a “terrorism enhancement” that would have resulted in a lengthier prison sentence. Guy Reffitt was the first Jan. 6 defendant to go […]
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Man accused of duping Secret Service by posing as Homeland Security agent pleads guilty
One of two men accused of impersonating federal law enforcement officials in a scheme that duped Secret Service agents and others pleaded guilty Monday to multiple charges in Washington, D.C. Arian Taherzadeh’s plea came nearly four months after his arrest with a second man, Haider Ali, exposed allegations that they compromised Secret Service agents with […]
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Senate won’t vote on tech antitrust bill before summer recess, Klobuchar says
U.S. Senate Rules and Administration Committee Chair Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) presides during a Senate Rules and Administration Committee oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Capitol Police following the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, one day before the anniversary of the attack in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The […]
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Pelosi to visit Taiwan, local media say, despite China warnings
Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (2nd L) leaves the Shangri-La Hotel after a reception organised by the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore on August 1, 2022. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was set to visit Taiwan on Tuesday, Taiwanese media reported […]
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Ukraine’s first grain shipment in months leaves port; Putin says navy will be armed with hypersonic missiles
Putin says Russia’s navy will get new hypersonic missiles soon Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Navy Day Parade on July, 31 2022, in St. Petersburg, Russia. Planned Navy Day celebrations in Sevastopol in Russian-annexed Crimea were canceled on Sunday after officials accused Ukraine of carrying out a drone attack on the Black Sea Fleet’s […]
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Romania defuses drifting mine off Black Sea coast
A tanker moored in a gas and oil dock at the Port of Constanta in Romania. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Romania’s military carried out late on Sunday a controlled explosion of a naval mine that had drifted close to the country’s Black Sea shore, the defense ministry said. Mines began floating in the […]
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Manchin touts inflation reduction bill, says ‘I’m not getting involved’ in upcoming elections
Sen. Joe Manchin in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and his staff told Democratic leadership on Thursday that he’s not willing to support major climate and tax provisions in a sweeping Biden agenda bill, according to a Democrat briefed on the conversations. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. […]
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Russia hits southern Ukraine city, killing grain exporter, governor says
A war crimes prosecutor examines the damage in a destroyed building, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, following shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, in this handout picture released on July 31, 2022. Press Service of the Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office | Via Reuters Heavy Russian strikes hit the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv overnight and […]
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Drone explosion hits Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters
The Admiral Essen frigate leaves to join a naval exercise of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Russian Defence Ministry | TASS | Getty Images A drone-borne explosive device detonated Sunday at the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, injuring six people, officials said. The explosion at the headquarters in the city of Sevastopol on the […]
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Pelosi confirms trip to Asia, but no mention of Taiwan
The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, confirmed Sunday she will visit four Asian countries this week but made no mention of a possible stop in Taiwan that has fueled tension with Beijing, which claims the island democracy as its own territory. Pelosi said in a statement she is leading a congressional […]
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