MEPs want to expand the remit of the law on European political parties to allow them to register and obtain funding in countries outside the EU, under a proposal adopted on Wednesday (13 July). Last November, the European Commission unveiled…
The legislation would make millions of veterans exposed to the toxic pits eligible for medical and nursing home care, one of the largest expansions of benefits in history. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift…
The House panel investigating the Capitol riot has yet to find a proverbial smoking gun directly connecting the former president to the extremist groups that led the storming of the building. Is there one? Send any friend a story As…
Eight EU countries have been urged to take measures to protect media freedom and pluralism as part of the 20
The department has asked the House committee investigating the Capitol attack to share transcripts regarding the false electors scheme, the only topic it has broached with the panel. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
At the conclusion of the first Ukraine Recovery Conference in Switzerland on July 4-5, representatives of 42 donor countries and five international organizations issued the Lugano Declaration. This document identified seven Lugano Principles for the rebuilding of Ukraine. The third…
Desire for structural changes cuts across both parties, a Times/Siena College poll found, but for starkly different reasons. Even Democrats now question if the government is a force for good. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Half a world away from the political drama in London, many Indians are closely following the twists and turns of who replaces Boris Johnson as British prime minister, curious to see how two candidates with Indian ancestry fare. Rishi Sunak,…
Ray Epps became the unwitting face of an attempt by pro-Trump forces to promote the baseless idea that the F.B.I. was behind the attack on the Capitol. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Vladimir Putin escalated his war against Ukrainian statehood on July 11 by expanding the fast-track distribution of Russian passports to include the whole of Ukraine. The move builds on legislation first introduced in spring 2019 which simplified the passport application…