George Santos at President Joe Biden's 2024 State of the Union. The bar to run is low. Very low. [ more › ]
The secretary of state has tightened election security in West Virginia and condemned federal intelligence agencies' election meddling.
In 2013, when I was 13, one of the oldest comedy TV programs in Russia released a sketch in which a group of musicians performed a version of Queen’s “I Want to Break Free” satirizing the country. The lyrics went: “The roads in this country are like cars in this country. Like the salaries, the football, the communal services, and, of course, the cinema ” When Freddie Mercury sang “God knows,” it was twisted to sound like the Russian equivalent of “shit.” As the audience laughed, another actor...
U.S. Rep. Colin Allred of Dallas became the frontrunning Democrat in Tuesday's primary to select the party's nominee to take on U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in November.
After touring the Doicesti Small Modular Reactor (SMR) site, U.S. Ambassador to Romania, Kathleen Kavalec said that the rapid progress here is a testament to Romania’s vision, guiding us toward a cleaner, more sustainable energy future. According to the American ambassador, “Romania is poised to become a regional clean energy hub“, and “the Doicesti SMR […]
The Biden administration today finalized a ban on the only type of asbestos still used in the United States, the first time since 1989 the federal government has moved to significantly restrict the toxic industrial material.
He said this at a briefing in Kyiv on Monday, according to an Ukrinform
The 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter’s imprisonment is a gross injustice and an affront to press freedomSign up for Margaret Sullivan’s newsletterThe photograph, framed and in a place of honor, is precious to me. Taken in 2016 outside a Manhattan restaurant, it’s a casual shot of four young people and me, everyone smiling. I was concluding my stint as New York Times public editor, and each of these talented young journalists – plus one more who couldn’t make it to the dinner – had served...
In 2022, the U.S. feared that Russia, humiliated by its failure to conquer Ukraine and its forces bogged-down in the country's east and south, might use tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield. CNN reports that the Pentagon "planned rigorously" for this eventuality. — Read the rest
The U.S. embassy in Moscow issued a security alert warning Americans in Russia to avoid large crowds, including concerts, for the next 48 hours after they learned that extremists were planning an attack.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has delayed its decision on Eli Lilly's LLY.N experimental treatment for early Alzheimer's disease.
U.S. President Joe Biden announced an emergency $300 million military aid shipment for Ukraine on Tuesday, as Poland's leaders visited the White House to warn of the growing threat from Russia. The White House sidestepped Republicans in Congress, who have for months blocked a much larger package for Kyiv's desperate