US POLITICS
The president aims to revive the cancer “moonshot” program he headed as vice president. As vice president, Joseph R. Biden Jr. initiated the cancer “moonshot” program in 2016. WASHINGTON — President Biden will unveil a plan on Wednesday to reduce…
As we announced in January, by highlighting the everyday abuses of the language of public personalities and the media, Fair Observer’s new running feature prolongs the four-year-old tradition of The Daily Devil’s Dictionary (now reduced to a weekly format). We…
The move clears the way for greater security cooperation and investment at a time when President Biden is seeking help boosting natural gas supplies in Europe. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the emir of Qatar, and President Biden met at…
After running the feature called “The Daily Devil’s Dictionary” for the past four years, Fair Observer is expanding its coverage of the culture of media and public discourse. The Devil’s Dictionary moves to a weekly format and will be accompanied…
President Biden will retreat from fruitless negotiations with lawmakers and instead emphasize his power to govern, senior White House advisers said. President Biden arrived in the White House promising to draw on three decades in the Senate to enact history-making…
The prosecutor, Fani T. Willis of Fulton County, Ga., is conducting a criminal investigation of election interference by the former president and his allies. The investigation concerns former President Donald J. Trump’s actions in the two months between his election…
The congressional map would have given Republicans 12-to-3 advantage in elections for the House of Representatives. The proposed map was drawn by Republicans in the State Legislature and passed without Democratic support. The Ohio Supreme Court struck down a congressional…
Getting the former vice president to answer questions under oath could be crucial as the House panel focuses on Donald Trump’s responsibility for the Capitol riot. Former Vice President Mike Pence could be a key witness for the House committee…
On Jan. 11, 2002, a sailor photographed 20 men in orange uniforms and on their knees, capturing one of the most damning post-9/11 images of U.S. detention policy. An image taken by the military on Jan. 11, 2002, shows the…
The date is later than usual and was set as the White House confronts an evolving pandemic and a stalled legislative agenda. President Biden at the White House on Friday. It is unclear how the Omicron variant might affect this…
The U.S. intelligence community offered steps that would mitigate — but not stop — spyware developed by firms like the NSO Group. The most insidious spyware can be placed on a phone without having to trick users into clicking a…
Ten House Republicans voted to to charge President Donald J. Trump with inciting the Capitol attack. All of them are still struggling with the consequences. Before the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, members of Congress gathered at a joint session…