Новости за 19.02.2023

The Wall Street Journal's editorial board said on Friday that that the special counsel investigating former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election should drop the subpoena it issued for former Vice President Mike Pence. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith as the special counsel to investigate Trump's role in efforts to overturn...

One person was killed and 10 more were injured on Sunday in two Memphis, Tenn., shootings authorities believe to be connected, police say. Memphis Police Department officers responded to an incident at Memphis nightclub the Live Lounge shortly after midnight, where two shooting victims were found in critical condition and five others were found with...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said that he thinks that democracy is in peril in Israel and that the U.S. should revisit the conditions under which it offers financial assistance to the country. “I do,” Sanders said on CBS’s “Face The Nation” when asked if he thinks democracy is in peril in Israel. “I am very...

Nikki Haley’s entrance into the 2024 Republican presidential primary could raise pressure on other prospective GOP contenders to officially jump in as the race for the White House heats up. Haley, the former South Carolina governor, officially announced her candidacy this week, making her the second high-profile Republican to officially wade into the race and...

President Biden on Sunday called the use of internment camps for Japanese Americans in the U.S. during World War II “one of the most shameful periods in American history.” "When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, eighty-one years ago today, it ushered in one of the most shameful periods in American history," Biden said in...

The Supreme Court begins a two-week argument session on Tuesday that includes divisive clashes over student debt forgiveness and a controversial liability shield known as Section 230 that Big Tech argues is fundamental to social media. The justices will begin the busy period by weighing the scope of Section 230 before hearing from the Biden...

It is not enough to rely on assurances that the IRS is monitoring its AI program.

The U.S. is pledging an additional $100 million to support Turkey and Syria as the countries deal with the aftermath of an earthquake that has claimed the lives of more than 44,000 people. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is touring the damage in southern Turkey and northern Syria from the earthquake earlier this month,...

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), who is considering a 2024 presidential bid, said on Sunday that he might not run if his candidacy would inadvertently help boost former President Trump’s reelection campaign. “If you thought your candidacy was gonna contribute to inadvertently helping Donald Trump, would that be a reason not to run?” NBC...

President Biden is much more progressive as commander in chief than he was as a senator, according to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), with the left-wing lawmaker saying on Sunday he would support Biden if he runs for reelection in 2024. “I think he is a much more progressive president than he was a United States...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) blasted former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, for floating the idea that politicians over the age of 75 should face “competency tests,” calling the thought “absurd.” “I think that's absurd,” Sanders said in an interview on CBS’s “Face The Nation.” “We are fighting...

Biden needs an economic boom like the one that saved Bill Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview broadcast Sunday that many countries "appreciate" the U.S. for exposing Chinese surveillance balloons. During an appearance on ABC's "This Week," Blinken told host Martha Raddatz that the U.S. was not the only country to be targeted and that the Chinese balloons have flown over more than...

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) on Sunday said residents in East Palestine, Ohio, are “right to be skeptical” after a disastrous train derailment leaked toxic chemicals in the air, land and water near their homes. “Should the residents accept the assurances from the government or are they right to be skeptical?” anchor Pamela Brown asked the...

Newly announced Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley during an interview on Sunday dodged questions about how she differs from former President Trump, instead saying she is focused on defeating President Biden. “I don’t focus on President Trump,” Haley said on “Fox News Sunday” when asked how she differs from the former president. “It’s amazing that...

The days of 40-person bidding wars and offers that are six figures over asking may be over, according a recent analysis of the 2023 real estate market.

Comprehensive reforms of police practices are long overdue.

If he wants to be president one day, Buttigieg must show more effort, urgency and competency than what the country has witnessed so far.

North Korea said its latest missile test was meant to bolster Pyongyang's “fatal” nuclear attack capabilities, after U.S. officials denounced the tests and announced joint military exercises with South Korea and Japan. The “sudden” missile test last week, as reported by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency, was also meant to showcase the country’s...

The Justice Department probes into Donald Trump’s conduct appear to be ramping up, as special counsel Jack Smith approaches key allies of the former president with knowledge of his activities surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and classified documents discovered at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. In recent weeks, Smith has subpoenaed both former Vice President Mike...

Concerns are rising over the future of Social Security as lawmakers on both sides discuss potential changes to extend the lifetime of the program, which risks running a shortfall in funds sooner than one might expect. A report released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) warned the Social Security trust fund could run out of...

A Temple University police officer was fatally shot while on duty near the Philadelphia campus on Saturday night. The officer, whose identity has not been released, was responding to a robbery at the time, according to the university. “There are simply no words that can make sense of such a tragedy,” University President Jason Wingard...

U.S. and allied Syrian forces apprehended an ISIS official in a helicopter raid in eastern Syria on Saturday, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). The raid resulted in the capture of Batar, an ISIS Syria Province official who was reportedly involved in planning attacks on detention centers guarded by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and...

WNBA star Brittney Griner, has returned to the Phoenix Mercury on a one-year contract, after spending 10 months in Russian detention last year, according to ESPN. Griner, who is considered a free-agent, signed a the deal with the Mercury on Saturday for $165,100, ESPN reported. The two-time Olympic gold medalist was arrested at a Moscow airport...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Chinese counterpart on Saturday that the presence of a Chinese spy balloon in U.S. airspace was “unacceptable” in their first meeting since the balloon inflamed U.S.-China tensions earlier this month. “This was an opportunity to speak very clearly and very directly about the fact that China sent a...