I wish at least a percentage of their courage to those who have been thinking for 31 days how to transfer a dozen or two of planes or tanks … Ukraine cannot shoot down Russian missiles using shotguns, machine guns, which are too much in supplies. And it is impossible to unblock Mariupol without a … Read more
Like many of her friends, Tatyana, a barista at the fashionable Moscow coffee-shop chain Skuratov, was glued to the screen of her mobile phone as Vladimir Putin addressed the nation. “Usually, I don’t watch television, especially when our president speaks. But I felt like I had to tune in this time. I was witnessing history … Read more
In addition to talking to European allies and Americans at home, Harris has a message intended for Putin: step back from the precipice of war or suffer the most severe sanctions ever levied against Russia. But as the brewing crisis gets more complicated by the day, Biden and other administration officials have offered increasingly dire … Read more
Biden goes into Tuesday’s virtual summit with Vladimir Putin, after days of close consultation with European allies on a joint response to an invasion of Ukraine, armed with a wide range of punitive measures at his disposal. There would be increased military support for Kyiv and a bolstering of Nato’s eastern flank, but the primary … Read more
Mike Pence met with applause on Monday night in Iowa City, when he answered a question at an event held by a conservative youth group about why he didn’t do what Donald Trump wanted and help overturn the 2020 election. Mike Pence. Photograph: Patrick Semansky/AP “James Madison,” Pence said, citing the fourth president, the founder … Read more
FBI agents raid Washington home of billionaire Oleg Deripaska Biden to hold two meetings with Democrats for infrastructure talks Capitol attack panel to weigh criminal contempt against Steve Bannon Trump files lawsuit to block release of Capitol attack records Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email Democratic senator Jon Tester … Read more
4.46pm BST16:46 The Washington Metro is now bypassing the Capitol South station near the House office buildings due to the ongoing bomb threat investigation. Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) UPDATED: Orange/Silver/Blue Line Delay: Trains bypassing Capitol South due to a police investigation off WMATA property. Shuttles requested. Delays in both directions. August 19, 2021 4.31pm BST16:31 The … Read more
Monthly payments to produce ‘largest ever decrease in child poverty’ Biden and Merkel to meet before holding joint press conference Senate to vote Wednesday to advance infrastructure bill – Schumer 5.55pm BST Joe Biden predicted Republicans will try to boast about the enhanced Child Tax Credit, even though they did not vote for the coronavirus … Read more
A senior administration official said Biden will provide an update on US plans to move thousands of Afghan interpreters out of the country by the end of August….The Pentagon says the withdrawal of US forces is 90% complete. Washington agreed to withdraw in a deal negotiated last year under Biden’s Republican predecessor, Donald Trump. Biden … Read more
Depending on its outcome, the meeting could shadow Biden as he returns home to help revive his domestic agenda. He arrived to the villa bolstered by support from western allies he spent the past week consulting ahead of his face-to-face with the Russian President, who arrived in Geneva Wednesday morning ahead of the summit. In … Read more