House Republicans look to counter Biden agenda - Roll Call House Republicans are huddling to craft their overarching legislative agenda should they take the majority in November. Roll Call · Mar 24, 2022
White House To Seek $813.3B As One of Biggest National Security Budget: Bloomberg Citing officials familiar with the plan, Bloomberg reported that President Joe Biden would request $813.3 billion&nbs Benzinga · Mar 24, 2022
First Thing: US formally accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine State department says US will pursue accountability ‘using every tool available’. Plus, PFAS found in scores of food packaging wrappers The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022
White House urged to end strict US travel rules Vaccinated only, 24-hour test restrictions ‘no longer fit with the current environment’, says US Travel Association The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022
Zelensky calls for ‘unlimited’ aid as NATO leaders gather for summit Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky urged NATO to provide Kyiv with unrestricted military aid in a message via video link Thursday as crunch summits with European, G7 and NATO allies in Brussels focused on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Radio France Internationale · Mar 24, 2022
US: Unclear if Issues in Iran Talks Will be Resolved White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday the United States and its allies have made progress in Iran's nuclear talks but issues remain, and it is unclear if they will be resolved. "We've made progress over the course of the last several weeks. Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 24, 2022
‘Putin banked on NATO being split, he’s getting the opposite,’ Biden says Russian President Vladimir Putin had banked on NATO being split when he launched an invasion of Ukraine last month, but Putin actually sparked the exact opposite, with the alliance now being “more united than ever”, US President Joe Biden said at a NATO-G7 summit in Brussels on Thursday. Read FRANCE… France 24 · Mar 24, 2022
N.Korea says tested new ICBM, prepared for long confrontation with U.S. North Korea said it tested a new, powerful type of intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, marking an end to a self-imposed moratorium on long-range testing in place since 2017 and drawing international condemnation. Reuters · Mar 24, 2022
White House to seek $813.3 billion national security budget WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to request $813.3 billion in national security spending — including $773 billion for the Pentagon — in the federal budget he will send to Congress on Monday, according to officials familiar with the plan. Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2022
South Carolina GOP candidate Katie Arrington blasts Mick Mulvaney in texts after ex-Trump chief of staff says she isn't best candidate CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Trump-backed South Carolina GOP congressional candidate lashed out at the former president's acting White House chief of staff in a series of text messages this week after he told a national news outlet she was "not the best candidate by any stretch of the imagination." Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2022
Sen. Ernst places "hold" on Biden India nominee A year into the Biden administration, the U.S. has no ambassador to the world's largest democracy. Axios · Mar 24, 2022
Mo Brooks hits back at Trump after he dropped his endorsement, mocking the ex-president’s ‘Big Lie’ Mr Brooks claims Mr Trump directed him to ‘rescind’ the 2020 election and install him as president The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022
White House condemns ‘devastating’ Idaho law banning abortion at six weeks of pregnancy Governor signs bill into law despite reservations about ‘unintended consequences’ for rape survivors The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022
Madeleine Albright obituary Diplomat and scholar of international relations who served as the first female US secretary of state The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2022
Al Jazeera · Mar 23, 2022 Ukraine latest updates: NATO will ‘respond’ to chemical weapons Ukraine-Russia news from March 24: US President Joe Biden warns Russia against using chemical weapons in Ukraine.
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022 IRS unit gets no funds to enforce sanctions on rich Russians The IRS criminal investigation arm tasked with tracking down sanctioned Russian oligarchs' property failed to receive an infusion of money in the Ukraine aid package
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022 Romney hits out at own party over questions to Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘It struck me that it was off course, meaning the attacks were off course that came from some’
The Guardian - US · Mar 23, 2022 Republican says Trump asked him to ‘rescind’ 2020 election and remove Biden from office Mo Brooks of Alabama appeared at the rally before the Capitol assault and is under scrutiny by January 6 committee
Axios · Mar 23, 2022 Mo Brooks says Trump asked him to “remove Joe Biden from the White House" "As a lawyer, I’ve repeatedly advised President Trump that January 6 was the final election contest verdict."
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022 Zelensky urged Biden against Roman Abramovich sanctions to help with Putin peace talks, report says Ukraine reportedly hopes oligarch could be go-between with Kremlin
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022 AP-NORC poll: More support for Ukraine, concern about Russia As Russia escalates its war in Ukraine and stories of civilian casualties and destruction in cities reach the United States, support has risen for a major American role
Salon · Mar 23, 2022 Mark Meadows' wife: More voter fraud? Debbie Meadows, whose PAC backs Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert, reportedly filed three false voter forms
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022 Ketanji Brown Jackson addresses her slapdown to Trump ‘absolute immunity’ case: ‘Presidents are not kings’ ‘The separation of powers is crucial to liberty. It is what our country is founded on’
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022 Kamala Harris complained to Anna Wintour over her ‘belittling’ Vogue cover, book claims ‘Harris worried that Biden’s staff looked down on her – she fixated on real and perceived snubs in ways the West Wing found tedious’
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022 What we know about the BA.2 ‘stealth Omicron’ variant in the US BA.2 subvariant accounts for nearly 35 per cent of confirmed infections in US