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Biden and Putin Will Hold a Call on Ukraine

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Meanwhile, the Kremlin has been sending conflicting signals. Over the weekend, Russia declared that 10,000 combat and special forces troops were returning to their barracks after concluding exercises…

7 Political Wish Lists for the New Year

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Schumer has literally no votes to spare, which means every Democratically aligned senator holds de facto veto power. He also needs all 50 of those senators to stay healthy and present, not just for t…

South Korea to Pardon Former President Park Geun-hye

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SEOUL, South Korea The government of President Moon Jae-in said on Friday that it would pardon former President Park Geun-hye, who is serving a 20-year prison term after she was convicted on bribery …

Best of Late Night TV in 2021

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Kimmel, however, refused Lindells invite to his web show, leaving things a little uneven. In May, after 28 years of hosting his own late-night show and 11 years on TBS, Conan OBrien announced that h…

Manchin in the Middle: Is He a ‘No,’ or a ‘Not Yet’?

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They figured, surely to God we can move one person, surely we can badger and beat one person up, he told Mr. Kercheval. Surely we can get enough protesters to make that person uncomfortable enough th…

Leftist Gabriel Boric elected as Chile’s president

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A leftist former student leader has stormed to a resounding victory to become Chiles president-elect. With nearly 97% of the vote already counted, Gabriel Boric claimed 55.8% to take a 12-percentage…

Billions in Amtrak Funding Could Modernize Aging Rail System

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Of the $22 billion going directly to Amtrak, about $6 billion will be used for improvement projects along the Northeast Corridor. The corridor could receive an additional $24 billion through the comp…

Senate Confirms Biden’s 40th Judge, Tying a Reagan-Era Record

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The rapid speed of confirmations this year came despite an evenly divided Senate, with Vice President Kamala Harris serving as a tiebreaker. But like Mr. Bidens legislative agenda, his judicial agend…

Seth Meyers Wants Fox News to Stop Saying ‘Big Meat’

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If you fly Spirit, thats the oxygen mask that drops down in an emergency. JIMMY FALLON, on a United Airlines passenger who wore a red thong on his face to protest mask requirements (and who later com…

Biden’s Stand on Ukraine Is a Wider Test of U.S

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Credibility Abroad In another video message from Moscow on Wednesday, Ms. Donfried said she had met there with Russian officials, including the deputy Russian foreign minister, Sergey A. Ryabkov, to share Moscows propo…

Biden Will Tour Kentucky Storm Damage

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The president has already made several similar trips since taking office in January. He has visited with victims of hurricanes and extreme storms on the Gulf Coast and in the New York area, and with …

Trump Fraud Inquiry’s Focus: Did He Mislead His Own Accountants?

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A spokeswoman for Mr. Trumps accounting firm, Mazars USA, declined to comment beyond saying that the company remained committed to fulfilling all of our professional and legal obligations. A lawyer f…

Why Was Haiti’s President Assassinated?

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Maria Abi-Habib contributed reporting. The Daily is made by Lisa Tobin, Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Larissa Anderson, Chri…

Vladimir Putin: I moonlighted as a taxi driver in the 1990

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s Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Putin trying out a Lada in the city of Khabarovsk (file photo from 2010) Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken of his regret at the fall of the Sovie…

Russia Ukraine: Massive consequences if Moscow invades, G7 say

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s Media caption, Russian troop build-up: View from Ukraine front line The G7 group of rich democracies has warned Russia of "massive consequences" if it invades Ukraine. UK Foreign Secretary Liz Trus…

6 More Subpoenas Issued in House Panel’s Jan

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6 Investigation WASHINGTON The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol issued six new subpoenas on Friday, digging deeper into the rallies that preceded the mob violence and organizers meeting…

President Biden Arrives in Nantucket for Thanksgiving

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But with his new job, Mr. Biden brings a dizzying array of security personnel, members of the media and White House officials, not to mention a parade of family members: his children, Ashley and Hunt…

Joe Biden and the Political Limits of Competence

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Were going to have to move to the point where we fundamentally alter the filibuster, Mr. Biden said. It remains to be seen exactly what that means in terms of fundamentally on whether or not we just …

Biden and Putin Hold Virtual Summit Over Ukraine

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WASHINGTON President Biden warned President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Tuesday that an invasion of Ukraine would result in heavy economic penalties for him and lead NATO to reposition its troops …

Georgia Governor's Race Puts State at Center of 2022 Political Drama

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Both Mr. Walker and Mr. Hice have parroted Mr. Trumps false claim that election fraud cost him the 2020 election. A Guide to the 2022 Governors Races For all of the attention on the House and Senat…

Biden Expected to Offer Warnings and Alternatives in Call With Putin

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Mr. Biden must convince Mr. Putin that the administrations commitment to Ukraine, which it has called unshakable, is deep enough to cause tremendous economic pain to Russia even if, as both men know,…

Appeals Court Questions Trump’s Bid for Secrecy on Jan

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6 Papers One of the lawyers, Jesse R. Binnall, offered to do another round of written briefing to flesh out additional issues. Another lawyer for Mr. Trump, Justin R. Clark, argued that even if the court dec…

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U.S. Intelligence Sees Russian Plan for Possible Ukraine Invasion Weve been aware of Russias actions for a long time and my expectation is were going to have a long discussion, Mr. Biden told reporters Friday night when asked about the possibility of Russia invadin…

A Top Official Says the Fed Will ‘Grapple’ With a Faster Bond-Buying Taper

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If the Omicron variant further delays the return of workers and the easing of supply shortages, that could lead to more and longer-lasting inflation. But a new wave of virus cases could also hurt the…

Appeals Court Questions Trump’s Bid for Secrecy on Jan

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6 Papers One of the lawyers, Jesse R. Binnall, offered to do another round of written briefing to flesh out additional issues. Another lawyer for Mr. Trump, Justin R. Clark, argued that even if the court dec…

Biden Names Mitch Landrieu to Oversee Infrastructure Spending

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Mr. Biden told reporters last week that he believed it was important for someone to make sure that taxpayer money is not wasted. I made it a point every day to stay on top of how exactly the money w…

Honduras set for first woman president

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Posted Honduran presidential candidate Xiomara Castro looked set to put the left back in power 12 years after her husband was ousted in a coup, even as the vote count for Sunday's election unexpect…