Republicans blocked a move to bring up a $10 billion Covid response package after Democrats refused to consider amendments, including one to keep in place pandemic-era immigration curbs. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
The visit to the White House by former President Barack Obama, one of the Democratic Party’s most popular figures, comes at a time when President Biden could use a boost. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have…
Animal control officers descended on Capitol Hill after reports of lawmakers, staff members and reporters being attacked by a wild fox believed to have been nesting on the Capitol grounds. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for the wholesale reform of the United Nations in an emotional address to the UN Security Council marked by scathing criticism of its response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Speaking to the UNSC…
The wide net being cast by prosecutors as they move beyond charging rioters could encompass scores of potential witnesses from inside and outside of government. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Separately, defense lawyers asked a judge to block the Trump-era special counsel from making the Steele dossier a focus of next month’s trial. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Experts say the hackers’ intentions might not be to actually trick anyone, but to erode confidence in Ukrainian media outlets and institutions. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Fresh from victory, his fourth consecutive, Orbán now has no reason to slow down on his attack on LGBTQ rights, either – quite the reverse (Photo: Council of the European Union) Last weekend, Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party not only won…
When Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, most observers expected the conflict to be over in a matter of days. More than one month later, Russian forces have just retreated from northern Ukraine following a…
**This article has been updated with comments from officials of the Hungarian government The European Commission announced on Tuesday (5 April) that it will trigger a conditionality mechanism linking EU funds to the rule of law, just days after Hungary’s…