Washington — Retired Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a key figure in the first impeachment proceedings against former President Donald Trump, has filed suit against Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and two other ex-White House aides, alleging they mounted a coordinated campaign to intimidate and retaliate against him after he testified …
Read More »Washington — News of Justice Stephen Breyer’s expected retirement from the Supreme Court at the end of its current term has reignited questions of who will succeed him, as President Biden’s pick is expected to make history. Mr. Biden has pledged repeatedly that if given the chance to fill a …
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make another effort Friday to convince Russia to back away from its aggressive positioning around Ukraine, but the low expectations for success are reflected in the U.S.’ decision this week to surge lethal weaponry to Ukraine’s military in an effort to quickly shore up …
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Atlanta — When President Biden visits here on Tuesday to call on Congress to pass a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s voting rights laws, Cliff Albright will be listening closely. “We haven’t seen the type of leadership that we need to see from — from President Biden,” said Albright, co-founder of …
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President Joe Biden unveiled two more ambassador nominees Wednesday, as the White House and Democrats warned that maneuvering by some Senate Republicans to block all but a small fraction of diplomatic and other national security appointees is doing serious harm to U.S. efforts around the globe. Senate Majority Leader Chuck …
Read More »Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s father, Abe Schumer, died Wednesday night at the age of 98, the senator said on Twitter. Schumer wrote that his father “personified the greatest generation.” “He took whatever was thrown at him no matter how difficult, did his job, never complained. An amazing husband, parent, …
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New details released Friday by the U.S. intelligence community reaffirm that its agencies are unlikely to determine the origins of COVID-19, absent new information or greater cooperation from China. The 17-page declassified report issued by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence offers a window into the breadth and …
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A Maryland-based naval nuclear engineer and his schoolteacher wife who were charged with selling secret nuclear power submarine information to someone they believed was a foreign agent made their first appearance in court on Tuesday. Jonathan and Diana Toebbe appeared separately before a federal magistrate judge in the Northern District …
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Washington — The Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with whether the federal government should be allowed to shield information from a Guantanamo Bay prisoner, the first detainee in the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation” program, about his treatment, including where his interrogations took place. But arguments in the case of the detainee, Abu …
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President Biden attended the Congressional Baseball Game in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night, with his legislative legacy at stake as negotiations between the White House and Capitol Hill over the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the reconciliation bill, the debt ceiling and government funding continue. Mr. Biden has had Democratic members of …
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