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America faces a fateful moment ahead of Trump arraignment
Features/Interviews
April 3, 2023
America faces a fateful moment ahead of Trump arraignment
Donald Trump will take America through yet another grave and unprecedented national drama this week when he becomes the first…
Australia imposes more sanctions on 14 Russian state-owned enterprises
World
April 14, 2022
Australia imposes more sanctions on 14 Russian state-owned enterprises
Australia has sanctioned another 14 Russian state-owned enterprises of “strategic and economic importance” to Russia, according to a statement from Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne on…
What does Ivanka Trump know about Jan. 6? Congress is asking
World
February 7, 2022
What does Ivanka Trump know about Jan. 6? Congress is asking
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was in the Oval Office with his daughter Ivanka and Vice President Mike Pence’s…
Biden’s declaration: America’s democracy ‘is rising anew’
World
April 29, 2021
Biden’s declaration: America’s democracy ‘is rising anew’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden declared that “America is rising anew” as he called for an expansion of federal…
Exclusive: Pentagon presses ahead with Afghanistan troop drawdown despite law barring it
Middle East
January 12, 2021
Exclusive: Pentagon presses ahead with Afghanistan troop drawdown despite law barring it
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US military has not halted a US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Department of Defense told…
Congress takes aim at climate change in massive relief bill
World
December 22, 2020
Congress takes aim at climate change in massive relief bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The huge pandemic relief and spending bill includes billions of dollars to promote clean energy such as…
Congress approves $900B COVID relief bill, sending to Trump
World
December 22, 2020
Congress approves $900B COVID relief bill, sending to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and…
How the Black Lives Matter generation remembers John Lewis
World
July 19, 2020
How the Black Lives Matter generation remembers John Lewis
Of all the ways that John Lewis influenced American life and politics, his indelible impact on young people may be…
International Cooperation Minister discusses US economic aid to Egypt
Egypt
March 1, 2020
International Cooperation Minister discusses US economic aid to Egypt
Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat held several Saturday meetings with US Congress members in Washington to discuss the…
Democrats wrap up case against ‘imminent threat’ Trump, his team up next
World
January 25, 2020
Democrats wrap up case against ‘imminent threat’ Trump, his team up next
Donald Trump’s lawyers prepared to deliver his first full-throated defense Saturday in the Senate’s historic impeachment trial, after Democratic prosecutors…