U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) takes his seat before introducing Alison Nathan, the Manhattan federal judge overseeing the sex abuse trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who is up for a seat on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, during a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S.,
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This combination of pictures created on December 06, 2021 shows US President Joe Biden during a signing ceremony at the White House in Washington, DC on November 18, 2021 and Russian President Vladimir Putin in a congress of the United Russia party in Moscow, on December 4, 2021. Getty Images WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden
People shop at a Walmart in Rosemead, California on November 22, 2021. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic has led to a new era of inflation inequality, economists warn, in which poor households bear the brunt of rising prices. That’s because a bigger portion of their budget goes toward categories
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a Victory Day military parade marking the 74th anniversary of the end of World War II. Anadolu Agency | Getty Images WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will speak by phone Thursday afternoon with Russian President Vladimir Putin as tensions rise over a significant military buildup on the Ukrainian border. The
Sometimes it’s the lust for power. Sometimes it’s the lust for wealth. And sometimes it’s just lust. Politics makes strange bedfellows, the old saying goes. History is full of politicians who found themselves in a fight to save their reputations and careers when close friends and associates got into trouble. In one of the latest
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks by phone with U.S. President Joe Biden in Kyiv, Ukraine December 9, 2021. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service | Handout | via Reuters President Joe Biden plans to speak with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday to express support for Ukraine’s sovereignty as Russian military forces pile up near the countries’
In this article OSTK Attorney Sidney Powell looks at attorney L. Lin Wood as he speaks during a press conference on election results in Alpharetta, Georgia, December 2, 2020. Elijah Nouvelage | Reuters A lawyer allied with former President Donald Trump hosted numerous conspiracy theorists looking to overturn the results of the 2020 election at
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Congressional Democrats discuss the ‘Build Back Better Act’ and climate investments during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, November 17, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Congressional Democrats will return next year and try to check a few long-floundering items
Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted Wednesday of procuring underage girls to be sexually abused by the late money manager Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell, who turned 60 years old on Christmas Day, faced six criminal counts at her trial. Jurors deliberated for five days before finding her guilty of five of the six counts, including conspiracy to entice
Counselor to the President Steve Ricchetti (C) gestures after playing a round of golf with US President Joe Biden at Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware on April 17, 2021. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images The brother of one of President Joe Biden‘s closest advisors plans to work on behalf of a client
Ukrainian soldiers walks under a camouflage net in a trench on the line of separation from pro-Russian rebels near Debaltsevo, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Ukraine Friday, Dec 3, 2021. Andriy Dubchak | AP WASHINGTON – U.S. and Russian officials will hold security talks next month amid an alarming Russian military buildup on its shared border with
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in April, 2019 in Beijing, China. Kenzaburo Fukuhara | Kyodo News | Getty Images More than five years on, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s Beijing-friendly postures have not tamed China’s assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea — and the next Philippine leader should be bolder
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Stow Health Vaccination centre in Westminster on December 13, 2021 in London, England. Jeremy Selwyn | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. leader Boris Johnson will speak with his top medical advisors on Monday before deciding whether to impose any new Covid-19 restrictions for England this
Former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn gestures as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump rally to protest the results of the election in front of Supreme Court building, in Washington, December 12, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters A federal judge Wednesday rejected a request by former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn to temporarily block
A sign in a restaurant window informs customers that they will need to show proof that they are at least partly vaccinated for Covid-19 to be allowed in the business on August 20, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The Supreme Court late Wednesday agreed to hear legal challenges to the
In this article INTC Chinese and U.S. flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing, China January 21, 2021. Tingshue Wang | Reuters WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday that aims to crack down on human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region. The legislation bans imports from Xinjiang and
Teresa Hui poses for photos before the 2022 numerals to be used at a new year countdown event in Times Square in New York, on December 20, 2021. Ed Jones | AFP | Getty Images The Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration will be scaled back, and attendees will have to wear masks, New York
Former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to block a demand for White House records from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot by a mob of Trump supporters. The request came two weeks after two lower courts rejected Trump’s argument that the records are protected by executive privilege,