Nominating the first Black woman is both bold and politically savvy, Democrats told us. Republicans are divided over how much of a fight to put up. Ketanji Brown Jackson, a federal appeals court judge, after President Biden announced her nomination Friday…
The move allows financial dealings with civil servants at government institutions, even if those ministries are now overseen by Taliban members. The Afghan central bank, known as Da Afghanistan Bank, is among the institutions that face fewer obstacles under the…
Political discourse in India is currently focused on the denial of some Muslim female students to their constitutional right of choosing to wear a hijab in classrooms at pre-university colleges — the equivalent to high schools. India Disappoints Its Friends…
The invading forces have faced stiff resistance, but President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia could quickly send in more troops, Pentagon officials said. A residential building was hit by missiles in southern Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, on Friday. WASHINGTON — For…
The showdown over Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination could be less toxic than other recent Supreme Court confirmations. Senator Richard J. Durbin, Democrat of Illinois and the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, will preside over the confirmation hearings for Judge…
Ahead of Tuesday’s primary, about 30 percent of absentee ballots were rejected in the state’s most populous counties. In 2020
EU citizens involved in the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE), the EU’s democracy engagement project, are meeting this weekend (25-27 February) in Dublin, Ireland, for their final meeting before the conference plenary in April. On the schedule for…
President Biden’s plan to counter Russia faces obstacles in an interconnected world. Russia also has a new, if not very enthusiastic, partner in standing up to the West: China. President Biden and Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, in Geneva last…
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