President Biden’s decision ended a monthlong search to replace Justice Stephen G. Breyer, who is retiring. An announcement could come as soon as Friday. Whomever President Biden nominates for the Supreme Court opening, conservatives will keep their 6-to-3 majority. WASHINGTON…
President Biden announced new sanctions but conceded that they would not immediately prevent President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia from continuing his military assault. President Biden on Thursday called the invasion “a brutal assault on the people of Ukraine without…
The penalties will affect Russia’s biggest banks, its weapons industry, its largest energy company and families close to President Vladimir V. Putin. The country’s stock market has plummeted. Residents lined up at a bus station in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, on…
British nationals who enjoyed the benefits of EU citizenship, including the right to vote and stand in elections, lost those rights following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, a senior official at the European Court of Justice said. Anthony Collins,…
Military officials gave a grim assessment of the toll on Ukraine, saying that Russian forces were moving to decapitate the government in Kyiv. American soldiers being deployed to Europe from Fort Bragg, N.C., last week. WASHINGTON — As Russian forces…
An annual meeting of conservatives was a launchpad for Ronald Reagan’s American idealism. Today, it’s a platform for a very different view of the world. Attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference listening on Thursday to a speech by James…
Feb. 24, 2022, 2:55 p.m. ETFeb. 24, 2022, 2:55 p.m. ET Helene Cooper American soldiers being deployed to Europe from Fort Bragg, N.C., last week. WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said on Thursday that it was sending an additional 7,000
The 87-year-old Republican has told people that he will step down at the end of the year, four years before his term is up. His seat is likely to stay in G.O.P. hands. Senator James M. Inhofe of Oklahoma, the…
Europe and the West have got much right in supporting Ukrainians’ right to live as they choose. Tougher sanctions are being imposed. But as Russia started a ruthless war of aggression, more is needed. Europe and the West must answer…
The strike targeted Al Shabab militants who had attacked allied Somali security forces. Members of the Al Shabab militant group near Mogadishu, Somalia, in 20