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Putin denies Russia is behind cyberattacks ahead of Biden summit
In an exclusive interview with NBC’s “Today,” Russian President Vladimir Putin denied that Russia is waging cyber warfare against the United States and refused to…
Reports: Trump DOJ subpoenaed Apple for records of WH counsel Don McGahn
Apple told former Trump administration White House counsel Don McGahn last month that the Department of Justice subpoenaed information about accounts of his in 2018,…
Pelosi demands Barr and Sessions testify on data subpoenas she says go “beyond Richard Nixon”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told CNN Sunday that former Attorneys General William Barr and Jeff Sessions should testify before Congress on reports that the…
Biden Has Private Visit With Queen Elizabeth II, Who ‘Reminded Me Of My Mother’
It was the first private meeting between President Biden and the queen since he won the White House in November. Queen Elizabeth II has now…
Netanyahu is out as new Israeli government survives confidence vote
Israel has a new prime minister for the first time since 2009 after a power-sharing government led by Naftali Bennett survived a confidence vote on…
Shipping giant CEO says business have to avoid global politics
The CEO of the world’s largest container-shipping company cautions that international firms have to be careful of taking political stances. What they’re saying: “We cannot…
Chamber of Commerce CEO Suzanne Clark defends overture to Democrats
U.S. Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Suzanne Clark told me on “Axios on HBO” that the business group was right to endorse vulnerable House…
Nuclear watchdog: “Essential” to have deal with Iran
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency tells “Axios on HBO” that it’s “essential” to have a nuclear deal with Iran because otherwise “we…
Coronavirus dashboard: Catch up fast
Health: Emergency room visits of all kinds dropped amid the pandemic — NY smart-thermometer network could predict next COVID wave. Vaccines: FDA clears 10 million…
Dems’ go-it-alone approach faces big hurdles as left’s frustrations spill over
If a bipartisan group of lawmakers fails to strike a deal on the infrastructure proposal it’s negotiating with the White House, ramming through a package…
Netanyahu is out as new Israeli government survives confidence vote
Israel has a new prime minister for the first time since 2009 after a power-sharing government led by Naftali Bennett survived a confidence vote on…
Netanyahu is out as new Israeli government survives confidence vote
Israel has a new prime minister for the first time since 2009 after a power-sharing government led by Naftali Bennett survived a confidence vote on…
Netanyahu uses last speech as prime minister to attack Biden on Iran
Hours before a vote to oust him, outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused President Biden of endangering Israel’s security by taking a soft line…
267 mass shootings recorded in U.S. so far this year
Mass shootings in three states overnight has taken the total number of such events for this year to 267, the Gun Violence Archive announced Saturday….
Voting kicks off in a New York City mayor’s race like no other
NEW YORK — Polling sites across New York welcomed a trickle of voters on the first official day of a historic election — and those…
Immigration judges decide who gets into the U.S. They say they’re overworked and under political pressure.
There’s a backlog of 1.3 million asylum cases and migrants keep coming. “We are holding death penalty cases in a traffic court setting,” said one…
The queen meets her 13th U.S. president: Joe from Scranton
ST. IVES, England — President Joe Biden built his political brand on being part of a working class family from a former coal town in…
Teachers across the U.S. protest laws restricting lessons on racism in schools
Thousands of teachers and other educators held protests across the U.S. Saturday against the actions of “at least 15 Republican-led states” that aim to restrict…
G7 leaders to announce plan to phase out gasoline cars in new climate pledge
G7 leaders are set to outline Sunday a range of measures to tackle climate change, including “ending almost all direct government support” for fossil fuels…
267 mass shootings recorded in U.S. so far this year
Mass shootings in three states overnight has taken the total number of such events for this year to 267, the Gun Violence Archive announced Saturday….
A Look At Far-Right Politics In Europe
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with journalist Anne Applebaum about the role of far-right political parties in European politics and what President Biden’s diplomacy might mean…
House Democrats push Garland for immigration court reforms
A coalition of 60 House Democrats is calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to use the authority of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make sweeping…
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