Tag: Political issues
After 2-year battle, House panel to interview Trump counsel
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee is poised to question former White House counsel Don McGahn behind closed doors on Friday, two years after...
In Belarus, yellow tags single out political prisoners
KYIV, Ukraine — While visiting her son in a Belarusian prison, Natallia Makavetskaya saw deep scars on his wrists left by tight handcuffs. She...
Donations strengthen California police accountability work
Roger Brown, 33, a Black Fresno rapper and mentor, was driving home from a candlelight vigil in March when he noticed a police car...
Biden administration reassessing part of Georgia health plan
ATLANTA — The Biden administration is reevaluating a plan by Georgia officials to overhaul how state residents buy health insurance under the Affordable Care...
Denmark: Ties with allies not hurt by alleged US eavesdrop
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark has solid relationships with its allies, including France and Germany, that do not need to be restored, its prime minister...
Belarusian journalist in prison video after flight diversion
KYIV, Ukraine — A dissident journalist arrested when Belarus diverted his flight said in a video from prison that he has been set up...
‘Tracked for life’: China relentless in erasing Tiananmen
BEIJING — The ruling Communist Party’s deadly 1989 crackdown on the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests never ended for Fan Baolin, who served 17 years...
Peruvians to pick new president amid relentless pandemic
LIMA, Peru — Amid an unrelenting coronavirus pandemic that has overwhelmed cemeteries, Peruvian voters will choose Sunday between a political novice who has scared...
US prioritizing anti-corruption efforts in foreign policy
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden issued a memo Thursday instructing the federal government to elevate anti-corruption measures as a central U.S. foreign policy and...
Hartzler announcement next week on potential US Senate bid
O'FALLON, Mo. — U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, a central Missouri Republican and a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, may be on the...
