Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Joe Biden

US, Russia say they're willing to discuss prisoner swap after Griner conviction

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday they’re willing to pursue talks on a prisoner exchange involving WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American.

Tribune News Service

Mayor wins Tennessee GOP primary in redrawn 5th District

Andy Ogles, the mayor of Maury County, won the Republican primary Thursday in Tennessee’s 5th District, which was redrawn this year to make the GOP nominee heavily favored to flip the seat in November.

Tribune News Service

The US is revisiting its trade relations with African countries: key issues on the table

Last year, the US’s Biden administration announced plans to increase two-way trade and investment between the US and Africa. The starting point was a revamp of the Trump-era “Prosper Africa initiative”. As American secretary of state Antony Blinken visits three African nations – South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo and…

The Conversation

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Sinema used leverage to help rich donors

Sinema used her power to cut a tax on hedge funds and scale back another tax on big corporations

Salon

Camp Lejeune tragedy moves closer to justice - Roll Call

President Joe Biden will soon sign legislation that will give easier access to health and disability benefits to more than 3.5 million veterans who were exposed to toxic substances on overseas deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and more. It wasn’t easy to get through Congress. The Senate passed that bill after…

Roll Call

Democrats secure breakthrough with Kyrsten Sinema on climate bill

The Arizona senator said she had agreed to last-minute changes on the measure’s tax and energy provisions

The Guardian - US

Russia ‘ready to discuss’ prisoner swap but will resist pressure to free Brittney Griner

Biden ‘hopeful’ about Griner release after foreign minister Sergei Lavrov warns Russia will not tolerate ‘megaphone diplomacy’

The Guardian - US

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Russia "ready to discuss" prisoner swap for Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan

The U.S. has proposed exchanging Griner and Whelan for convicted Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout.

Axios

Kremlin says Griner swap must be discussed without publicity

The Kremlin says it’s open to talking about a possible prisoner exchange involving American basketball star Brittney Griner but strongly warned Washington against publicizing the issue

The Independent UK

Ron Bailey: Will $370 Billion in Green Energy Subsidies Make Any Difference?

Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey surveys the provisions within the recent Inflation Reduction Act aimed at curbing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

Reason

The next public health emergency

Facing a groundswell of criticism for its sluggish response to monkeypox, the Biden administration declared a public health emergency on Thursday, potentially unlocking millions of dollars toward increasing vaccine availability in the U.S.

Axios

Climate bill could slash US emissions by 40% after historic Senate vote

Inflation Reduction Act could put US within striking distance of Biden’s goal of halving emissions by 2030, analysis suggests

The Guardian - US

Too radical or not radical enough? US’s top labor lawyer in the spotlight

Jennifer Abruzzo would like to ease the path to forming unions and curb employers’ coercion and intimidation

The Guardian - US

How 3 presidents announced the deaths of terrorist leaders and what it says about them

The way Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden announced the deaths of terrorist chiefs revealed much about their own leadership.

WEKU

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Axios

Dems unwilling to back Biden

A number of lawmakers in President Biden's own party have been unwilling in recent days to say he should seek re-election in 2024.

Tribune News Service

Martin Schram: Guess who’s playing voter manipulation games now

Private citizen Joe Biden and the Democratic Party were absolutely right way back when they kept demanding an investigation of what we’d just learned: Russia had interfered big-time in America’s 2016 elections — running video ads and doing lots more that helped Donald Trump win the presidency.

WEKU

What Biden's low approval ratings and high-profile wins could mean for the midterms

While midterms are typically a challenge for the party in power, two Democratic strategists say Biden's recent wins — and the threat of Republican control of Congress — could galvanize voters.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: The matter with Kansas: Abortion rights could be a winner for Democrats in the fall

In 2020, Donald Trump won Kansas over Joe Biden 56%-42%. In 2016, he bested Hillary Clinton there 56%-36%. And Tuesday, by a similar margin, 59%-41%, Kansans voted to keep state constitutional provisions that protect abortion rights.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Tribune News Service

Jay Ambrose: China poses a threat to the whole world

Chinese President Xi Jinping recently warned the United States not to “play with fire” over Taiwan. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi decided to play with fire by showing up, chatting with Taiwanese leaders, offering citizens a moment of hope and giving Xi an excuse for violence.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Nancy Pelosi departs Taiwan and leaves behind a precarious crisis

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has left Taiwan. Though the California Democrat didn’t stay long, less than 24 hours, the fallout from her visit plunges the Biden administration into a tricky — and arguably unnecessary — period of brinkmanship with China.

Boston Herald

Joe Battenfeld: Nancy Pelosi and her ego play dangerous game in Taiwan

Narcissist Nancy Pelosi and her hot pink pantsuit played a dangerous and reckless game in Taiwan.

ABC News

The Loop: Biloela family granted permanent visas, man charged over Qld shooting, RBA issues dire forecast, and spicy sausage out of this world

Get up to speed on today's headlines with The Loop.

The Independent UK

Democrats finally reach deal with Sinema to help pass sweeping climate bill

Bill needed Sinema’s nod as Democrats could not risk losing support from even a single lawmaker

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Ready to Discuss Prisoner Swap with US, Lavrov Says

Russia said on Friday it was ready to discuss prisoner swaps with the United States through an existing diplomatic channel, a day a Russian court sentenced basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for a drugs offence. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said President Vladimir Putin and his US…

The Independent UK

As recession fears grow, strong US hiring is likely slowing

The American job market has defied raging inflation, rising interest rates, growing recession fears

1 … 2239 2240 2241 2242

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

National Labor Relations Board

96 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Democratic Republic of Congo

490 stories

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.