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Biden, Zelenskyy to sign US-Ukraine security agreement at G7 summit
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will sign a bilateral security agreement at the G7 summit Thursday that will pledge long-term defense and security cooperation."We want to demonstrate that the U.S. supports the people of Ukraine, that we stand with them, and that we'll continue to…
At G7, Biden to push $50B loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden's key priority at the G7 summit in Italy this week is to solidify an agreement that could provide some $50 billion to Ukraine using profits from frozen Russian assets, according to a source familiar with the matter.The U.S. argues this is a solution to relieve…
House Republicans to vote on holding Garland in contempt over refusal to turn over Biden special counsel interview audio
(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans on Wednesday plan to hold a full chamber vote on holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur on his handling of classified documents.The Rules Committee met Tuesday afternoon…
Hunter Biden conviction likely to have muted impact on election: Experts
(WASHINGTON) -- Hunter Biden's conviction Tuesday on three felony charges marks a historic moment -- the first time a sitting president's child has been found guilty of felonies. The verdict's impact on the presidential race, however, may not match that moment.Operatives in both parties predicted that the conviction would do…
Hunter Biden conviction likely to have muted impact on election: Experts
(WASHINGTON) -- Hunter Biden's conviction Tuesday on three felony charges marks a historic moment -- the first time a sitting president's child has been found guilty of felonies. The verdict's impact on the presidential race, however, may not match that moment.Operatives in both parties predicted that the conviction would do…
Former US diplomat warns Biden policy on Israel is putting America at risk
(WASHINGTON) -- For years, Hala Rharrit was a career veteran diplomat who took pride talking about American values such as human rights and freedom of the press.Now, she's the first U.S. diplomat to resign her post in protest of Biden administration policies toward Israel and the war in Gaza.In an…
Trump-endorsed Nancy Mace projected to win South Carolina GOP primary
(WASHINGTON) -- For the second time in as many years, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) has defeated a fierce primary challenge in South Carolina’s 1st congressional district.With 27% of the vote reporting as of 8:40 p.m ET., the Associated Press projects Mace will win South Carolina’s first district with an outright…
Justice Alito, in secretly recorded audio, apparently agrees nation needs to return to place of ‘godliness’
(WASHINGTON) -- Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts had no comment Tuesday after a woman posing as a conservative Catholic allegedly secretly recorded them at a black-tie event last week.Lauren Windsor -- seeking out the justices at the Supreme Court Historical Society's annual gala -- apparently…
Biden touts administration’s gun control record, again pushes for assault weapons ban
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden joined gun control activists Tuesday in pushing forward more initiatives to combat gun violence and trumpeted his administration's stricter gun laws.Biden's prescheduled remarks at the advocacy group Everytown's Gun Safety University conference in Washington, D.C., came hours after his son Hunter was convicted on three…
AP African American studies dropped in South Carolina, prompting criticism
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) -- South Carolina's Department of Education has decided to eliminate Advanced Placement African American Studies in its high schools, saying districts can choose to offer it instead as a locally approved honors course without college credit.The move has been criticized by free speech and civil rights groups including…