Tag: National governments
UK’s Conservatives suffer defeat in ‘Blue Wall’ seat
LONDON — In a surprising result, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has been easily defeated in a special election for a seat...
Biden’s silence on executions adds to death penalty disarray
CHICAGO — Activists widely expected Joe Biden to take swift action against the death penalty as the first sitting president to oppose capital punishment,...
Fierce Capitol attacks on police in newly released videos
Videos released under court order provide a chilling new look at the chaos at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, including body camera footage...
Biden objects to raising gas tax to pay for infrastructure
WASHINGTON — The White House made clear Friday that President Joe Biden was opposed to letting the federal gasoline tax rise at the rate...
Judge rules for Florida on CDC order blocking cruise ships
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A federal judge on Friday ruled for Florida in a lawsuit challenging a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
GOP needs new health care target; ‘Obamacare’ survives again
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's latest rejection of a Republican effort to dismantle “Obamacare” signals anew that the GOP must look beyond repealing...
UN proposal seeks arms embargo and democracy in Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly is expected to approve a resolution calling on Myanmar’s junta to restore the country’s democratic transition and...
Utah ‘Real Housewives’ star seeks fraud case dismissal
SALT LAKE CITY — “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jen Shah and her defense attorneys have asked a federal judge in New...
Prosecutors seek ‘very substantial’ prison time for Avenatti
NEW YORK — Prosecutors urged a judge Wednesday to impose a “very substantial” prison sentence on Michael Avenatti for trying to extort millions of...
Putin praises summit result, calls Biden a tough negotiator
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised the outcome of his summit with U.S. President Joe Biden and called him an astute...
