Terrorism Trial Ends With Account of Aid Worker’s Enslavement
El Shafee Elsheikh was accused of being one of four British members of the Islamic State responsible for the torture and killing of Kayla Mueller and three others. Send any…
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Biden Administration Extends National Covid Public Health Emergency for Another 90 Days
A line for free coronavirus testing in Chelsea, Mass., in December. The Biden administration extended the U.S. coronavirus public health emergency, now more than two years old, for another 90
Mark Meadows Is Taken Off North Carolina Voter Roll Amid Fraud Inquiry
The state is investigating whether Mr. Meadows cast a legal vote in 2020, after reports questioned if he lived at the address listed on his voter registration. Send any friend…
How US and Ukrainian Groups Pierce Putin’s Propaganda Bubble
U.S.-backed news outlets and Ukrainian activists use Cold War techniques and high-tech tactics to get news about the war to Russians. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you…
U.S. Report Describes a Global Retreat on Human Rights
April 12, 2022, 3:43 p.m. ETApril 12, 2022, 3:43 p.m. ET Michael Crowley A group of protesters clashed with the police in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2021. WASHINGTON — Secretary…
How Young Latinos’ Online and TV Habits Offer Political Clues for 2022
A new report exploring young Latinos’ views on immigration sheds light on one of the most important voter groups in the midterm elections, and found a noteworthy gender divide. Send…
Gas Prices Force Biden Into an Unlikely Embrace of Fossil Fuels
President Biden has had to walk a careful tightrope on energy and climate change in the weeks since U.S. sanctions on Russian oil and gas sent energy prices soaring. Send…
Ukraine Says It Thwarted a Sophisticated Russian Cyberattack on Its Power Grid
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Mark Zuckerberg Ends Election Grants
A spokesman for the Facebook founder said the money sent to election offices in 2020 was a “one-time donation.” The grants prompted Republicans to push for bans on private donations…
In Call Before Jan. 6 Riot, a Plea to ‘Descend on the Capitol’
Days before Jan. 6, a onetime aide to Roger J. Stone Jr. told Trump backers to make lawmakers meeting to finalize the 2020 election results feel that “people are breathing…