NATO chief urges closer ties with Japan to defend democracy
[ad_1] General Jens Stoltenberg (left) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (right) on Jan. 31, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. Stoltenberg visits Japan to strengthen bilateral ties between the country and the E.U. Takashi Aoyama | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg sharply criticized China on Tuesday for “bullying its neighbors […]
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New York attorney general will seek sanctions on Trump
[ad_1] Former US President Donald Trump addresses the crowd during a 2024 election campaign event in Columbia, South Carolina, on January 28, 2023. Logan Cyrus | AFP | Getty Images The New York attorney general’s office on Tuesday said it will ask a judge to impose sanctions on former President Donald Trump and his attorneys […]
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FBI searched Biden’s office after classified documents were found last year
[ad_1] An office building housing the Penn Biden Center, a think tank affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania, is seen in Washington, DC, January 10, 2023, following reports that classified documents from the time when US President Joe Biden was serving as Barack Obama’s vice president have been found at the center that Biden sometimes […]
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Rep. George Santos says he won’t serve on House committees while investigations are ongoing
[ad_1] Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Embattled Republican Rep. George Santos of New York will not serve on the two House committees to which he was recently assigned until […]
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Google’s ex-CEO Eric Schmidt tapped for federal biotech commission that allows members to keep investments
[ad_1] On Dec. 30, leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees announced the selection of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and 11 others to serve on a new federal commission on biotechnology. Tasked with reviewing the biotech industry and suggesting investments that would benefit U.S. security, the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology […]
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U.S., Chinese and Russian officials tour Africa as charm offensive gathers pace
[ad_1] Janet Yellen, US Treasury secretary, during a news conference with Enoch Godongwana, South Africa’s finance minister, at the National Treasury in Pretoria, South Africa, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Waldo Swiegers | Bloomberg | Getty Images Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, new Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen have […]
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Latest news on Russia and the war in Ukraine
[ad_1] Russia carrying out ‘more concerted assault’ on Donetsk now, U.K. says In the last three days, Russia likely developed its probing attacks around the Donetsk towns of Pavlivka and Vuhledar into a “more concerted assault,” Britain’s Ministry of Defense said Tuesday. The settlements lie around 30 miles southwest of the city of Donetsk, and […]
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Trump sues Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster, Paramount for $50 million
[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump speaks on May 28, 2022 in Casper, Wyoming. The rally is being held to support Harriet Hageman, Rep. Liz Cheneys primary challenger in Wyoming. Chet Strange | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump sued famed journalist Bob Woodward on Monday over the release of audio recordings of his interviews with […]
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Biden touts latest infrastructure project, replacing the 150-year-old train tunnel in Baltimore
[ad_1] U.S. President Joe Biden is in Baltimore, Md. on Monday to laud the latest road project funded by his Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, highlighting the state’s plans to replace a 150-year-old tunnel that runs Amtrak trains between Washington, D.C. and New York City. The current Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel opened during the Ulysses S. Grant […]
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New York grand jury hears evidence
[ad_1] Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop to unveil his leadership team, at the South Carolina State House in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S., January 28, 2023. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters A Manhattan grand jury began hearing evidence Monday in a criminal probe of a 2016 hush money payment that former President […]
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