No Labels, No Candidate: Rejections Pile Up as Time Runs Short
The group’s quest to find a candidate to take on President Biden and Donald Trump has members frustrated. Share full article No Labels, a group aiming to run a centrist…
March 2024
Trump’s Deal With R.N.C. Prioritizes PAC Paying His Lawyers
A share of donations taken in by the Republican National Committee will go to the group footing his legal bills before any of the cash goes to the party itself.…
U.S. Searching for a Way to Keep Troops in Niger
A top Pentagon official said the United States was “seeking clarification” after the ruling junta decided to revoke a military cooperation deal. Share full article Supporters of Niger’s junta in…
Russian victory in Ukraine would leave Europe at Putin’s mercy
If Putin wins in Ukraine, will he go further? This is the question currently being asked with increasing urgency in capital cities throughout Europe. Skeptics note that the failures of…
Civil Cases Keeping Pressure on Trump
Civil cases are keeping the pressure on Donald Trump ahead of his four criminal trials. Share full article Donald Trump must secure a bond for roughly half a billion dollars…
Putin fires navy chief as Ukrainians cheer success in Battle of Black Sea
Vladimir Putin has dismissed Russian Navy chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, Kremlin media confirmed this week. The removal of Yevmenov is the biggest shakeup among Russia’s military leadership in almost a…
EU auditors warn of ‘irregularity or even corruption’ in bloc’s pandemic recovery fund
The EU’s auditing body has warned that the European Commission’s strategy of relying on member states to ensure the money of the pandemic recovery fund is properly spent is heightening…
The Brief – The Gabriel riddle
Another EU summit starts today, and as usual, I will spend two days in a newsroom with colleagues from most EU countries, many of whom will ask me what is…
Leaders Release $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill as Congress Races to Avert Shutdown
The bipartisan bill emerged one day before the federal funding deadline, and it was not clear whether Congress could complete it in time to avoid a partial shutdown after midnight…
Large Grocers Took Advantage of Pandemic Supply Chain Disruptions, F.T.C. Finds
A report found that large firms pressured suppliers to favor them over competitors. It also concluded that some retailers “seem to have used rising costs as an opportunity to further…