Новости за 14.08.2022

Republican lawmakers on Sunday continued to press the Department of Justice (DOJ) for even more information about the FBI search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago as many continued their unwavering support of the former president while casting doubt on the operation and its findings so far. Trump himself has condemned the search, calling it an “unAmerican,...

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle urged their colleagues on Sunday to tamp down recent attacks levied against the FBI following its search of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. Trump allies have portrayed the unprecedented search — which included the seizure of 11 sets of classified documents as part of the agency’s investigation into...

A proposal to turn a 150-acre park overlooking the Chesapeake Bay into a U.S. Naval Academy golf course is facing growing pushback from environmentalists and Annapolis residents. Located at the mouth of the Severn River in Maryland's capital, the brimming natural area is home to around 587 different species and is a favored spot for...

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said on Sunday that he has not considered running for president as an independent candidate, a suggestion that came from his own lieutenant governor. While Hogan avoided answering the question of whether he would run in 2024, he told moderator Jonathan Karl on ABC’s “This Week,” that running as an independent...

Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) on Sunday questioned whether the search warrant executed by the FBI at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence was justified and necessary, saying that Attorney General Merrick Garland “has a lot of questions to answer” about the search. “Donald Trump is not above the law. And Attorney General Garland is not above...

Presidential historian Michael Beschloss on Sunday said former President Trump’s handling of classified documents after he left office did not align with the actions taken by his predecessors. “We have never in history seen a former president take ultra-classified documents, stick them in his basement, loosely watched by government standards, and with the shadow of...

Carbon capture certainly is the holy grail for converting federal tax credits into future oil industry profits.

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Saturday that it renamed variants of the virus monkeypox as it looks to counter concerns about the original naming conventions. “Newly identified viruses, related diseases & virus variants are given names to avoid causing offence to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional, or ethnic groups, & minimize the negative...

Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee are using an interim report examining President Biden’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan to telegraph their plans to exercise intense scrutiny, and possible subpoenas, if the GOP clinches the majority in Congress in 2022. The strategy, led by House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), is...

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Sunday responded to recent polling showing record low approval ratings for President Biden, saying, “We get it.”  “We've said this before, it's like: We get it. We understand what the American people are feeling at this time,” Jean-Pierre told ABC’s Jonathan Karl on “This Week.”  Jean-Pierre on Sunday...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Sunday condemned GOP criticism of the FBI following its search of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property as “dangerous to our country,” hailing the agency for not bowing to partisan politics. “This is beyond politics,” she told NBC “Meet the Press” guest anchor Andrea Mitchell. “They're simply doing their jobs,” Klobuchar...

An unidentified man fatally shot himself after crashing a vehicle into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol early Sunday morning, authorities said. The man drove his car into the barricade at East Capitol Street and Second Street around 4 a.m., U.S. Capitol Police said in a press release. The man exited the vehicle, which became engulfed...

Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Sunday said the Department of Justice (DOJ) was justified to search former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, but noted that there are still “a lot of unanswered questions.” “I was happy that they did come out and unseal the documents on the search, and I think it was a step...

The mission to 16 Psyche should proceed as soon as possible for two reasons: scientific and commercial.

Nearly one year after the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan, retired four-star Army Gen. Jack Keane said on Sunday that the country has returned to conditions seen in 2001. In an interview with “Fox News Sunday” guest anchor Gillian Turner, Keane pointed to al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri’s recent presence in Kabul, the country’s capital,...

While there are many helpful reforms in the Democrats’ economic package, their drug pricing policy, unfortunately, misses the mark.

College is an opportunity for students to grow emotionally as well as academically.

Alex Wagner says she’s ready for her shot in prime time. The former daytime MSNBC host, who left the network in 2015, returns to its airwaves next week, taking over for four nights a week the 9 p.m. time slot previously held by Rachel Maddow. Maddow, who will continue to host the 9 o’clock hour...

A lawyer for former President Donald Trump signed a statement in June saying that all classified documents Trump had brought to his home in Mar-a-Lago had been returned, although the FBI search on Monday found more of the documents. At least one of Trump’s lawyers signed the statement affirming that all classified material had been...

Television host Bill Maher on Friday night discussed the stabbing of his “dear friend” Salman Rushdie the previous day, saying that “Sal had a good reason to be fearful.” Maher faulted Islamic extremism for Rushdie’s stabbing, saying, “Sal did have some enemies in the past, as I recall, so I’m guessing Hadi is not Amish,”...

It’s August in America, which means that the sound you hear is the sizzling of millions of pounds of delicious salmon, striper, and cod on American grills. August also means it’s hot—and due to climate change, it’s getting hotter. A warming world threatens the very fish we rely on for quintessential American traditions like Midwestern fish...

President Joe Biden released a statement on Saturday addressing the attack on author Salman Rushdie that occurred on Friday, saying that he was “shocked and saddened” by the assault. “Jill and I were shocked and saddened to learn of the vicious attack on Salman Rushdie yesterday in New York,” Biden wrote. He added: “We, together...

Two top Democrats wrote to the director of National Intelligence on Saturday to request a damage assessment and review be conducted after the unsealed search warrant on Friday revealed classified and top secret documents had been taken by FBI officials during their search at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), chair of...

The Sunday talk show circuit this week will revolve around the Democratic climate, tax and health package sent from the House to President Biden’s desk. The $740 billion package was passed by House Democrats on Friday after it narrowly passed in a party-line vote in the Senate, where Vice President Harris voted to break the...