President Joe Biden held his first call Tuesday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, according to the White House.
I don’t know my dad as much as I thought I did. I’m racing against time to find out more
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At the Supreme Court, even time is up to interpretation
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Washington "Life is short," Chief Justice John Roberts said during a Supreme Court oral argument session in January. "They only have so much time." Roberts was referring to Federal Communications Commission rule cha...
‘We’re not keeping up’: Biden administration scrambles to house children crossing the US-Mexico border alone
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The Biden administration is racing to find space for the growing number of families and unaccompanied children crossing the US-Mexico border alone, which may include opening more temporary facilities and providing f...
Biden administration sanctions senior Russian officials over Navalny poisoning and imprisonment
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The Biden administration has slapped sanctions on seven Russian officials in response to the poisoning and imprisonment of opposition leader Alexey Navalny. It was among a series of steps the new administration ann...
Biden must balance the horror of Covid-19 with the hope to come
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It may not feel like it right now after a horrific winter, but America has never experienced a moment this hopeful since the pandemic began. The tantalizing promise borne by the quickening rollout of new vaccines, h...
Biden administration preparing to sanction Russia over Navalny treatment this week
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Washington The Biden administration is preparing to impose sanctions on Russia over the poisoning and jailing of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny this week, two administration officials tell CNN. The rollout ...
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail in historic ruling
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Paris A French court on Monday sentenced former President Nicolas Sarkozy to three years in prison for corruption and influence peddling, but suspended two years of the sentence. President from 2007 to 2012, he was ...
Biden administration resumes Taliban peace talks
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The US is sending negotiators to the Middle East to restart peace negotiations with the Taliban for the first time in the Biden administration, the State Department announced Sunday. US Special Representative for Af...
Biden administration disappointed after Iran rejects invite to discuss nuclear deal with US and other nations
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The Biden administration is disappointed after Iran rejected an offer by the European Union to partake in nuclear talks with the US and the other signatories of the nuclear deal on Sunday, but said they remain open ...
Biden doesn’t penalize crown prince despite promise to punish senior Saudi leaders
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Despite promising to punish senior Saudi leaders while on the campaign trail, President Joe Biden declined to apply sanctions to the one the US intelligence community determined is responsible for the death of journ...
Biden administration plans to open another tent facility for migrants on the Texas border
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The Biden administration is planning to open another facility in Del Rio, Texas, to expand processing capacity for children and families arriving at the US-Mexico border, a Department of Homeland Security official c...
Two GOP lawmakers who supported the Equality Act in 2019 changed their votes this time
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Washington Two House Republicans who voted in 2019 to support the Equality Act flipped their votes Thursday and opposed the legislation, which intends to protect people from being discriminated based on sexual orient...