As the war in Ukraine rages on, Russian President Vladimir Putin has engaged in nuclear saber rattling. “Whoever tries to impede us, let alone create threats for our country and its people, must know
SANTA FE — A New Mexico judge ordered Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin be removed from office, effective immediately, ruling that the attack on the Capitol was an insurrection and that Griffin’s
Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, pressed lawmakers to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory not only in Arizona, as previously reported
Published 9 August 2022 Share page About sharing Image source, EPA Image caption, The search at Donald Trump's home is highly unusual and marks a major step by prosecutors investigating his actions Do
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI searched Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence, people familiar w
Barbara F. Walter, 57, is a political science professor at the University of California at San Diego and the author of “ How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them ,” which was released in January. Sh
Boris Johnson will today resign as prime minister as he finally bows to the pressure of swathes of government resignations, making a statement at 12.30pm. A No 10 source said Mr Johnson had spoken to
Published 25 June 2022 Share page About sharing Related Topics US Capitol riots Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The Jan 6 special committee has completed its first five public hearings By An
Published 27 June 2022 comments Share page About sharing Related Topics Russia-Ukraine war Image source, Getty Images By Ben King & Dearbail Jordan Business reporter, BBC News Russia is believed to ha
Texas Republicans are pushing for a referendum to decide whether the state should secede from the U.S. The demand for Texans to be allowed to vote on the issue in 2023 was one of many measures adopted
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Mark Schaefer is a moderate Republican who voted, reluctantly, for President Donald Trump in 2020. His wife, Deb Schaefer describes herself as a lifelong Democrat who supported Pr
One of two Republican members of the House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 , 2021, starkly warned Sunday that his own party’s lies could feed additional violence. “ Th
A Day After a Portrait of Pence in Danger, Trump Attacks Him Again In a speech, Donald J. Trump was undeterred by the Jan. 6 House committee’s account of how his rioting supporters menaced the vice pr
Sign up for The Brief , our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. HOUSTON — Meeting at their first in-person convention since 2018, Texas Republicans on Sat
Editor's Note: ( This story contains a disturbing image. ) (CNN) Several shots ring out in quick succession, cutting through a clear, blue spring morning in Jenin, in the West Bank. Crack, crack, crac
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol collected testimony that then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows remarked to others that then-President Donald Tru
Donald Trump has been criticized for sharing a Truth Social post that read "Civil war." The former president set up the social media site after he was banned from mainstream platforms in the wake of t
The headquarters of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington. Saul Loeb/Getty Images On Wednesday, a panel of the 5 th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a shocking opinion in Jarkesy v.
Senior Russian officials have proposed a new law that would eliminate age limits for military contract soldiers, in another sign the country is facing a shortage of infantry to continue its offensive
Published 26 April 2022 comments Share page About sharing Related Topics Russia-Ukraine war Media caption, Watch: James Heappey says it is "entirely legitimate" for Ukraine to carry out strikes within
Opinion Joining the alliance will never again be this easy — and Stockholm should seize its chance. A soldier from one of Sweden's Ranger Battalions | Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images By April
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Justice Thomas Ruled on Election Cases. Should His Wife’s Texts Have Stopped Him? The nature of the text messages was enough to require recusal, legal experts said. But the Supreme Court has tradition
ABOVE: United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (l) with his wife of thirty-five years, Virginia (Ginni) Thomas (r). { Note: While it is not, strictly speaking, absolutely necessary, Proof
Politics Updated on: March 24, 2022 / 7:30 PM / CBS News Clarence Thomas' wife pushed to overturn election Justice Clarence Thomas' wife pushed to overturn election 03:23 Virginia Thomas, a conservati
Irina Rybakova/Press Service of the Ukrainian Ground Forces/Handout via Reuters Two Russian soldiers have been caught venting about Putin’s “bullshit” war against Ukraine in an intercepted phone call
Published 25 September 2022 Share page About sharing Related Topics Russia-Ukraine war Image source, Getty Images Russia's President Vladimir Putin has said he's ready to use nuclear weapons to defend
VOZNESENSK, Ukraine—A Kalashnikov rifle slung over his shoulder, Voznesensk’s funeral director, Mykhailo Sokurenko, spent this Tuesday driving through fields and forests, picking up dead Russian soldi
Published 5 March 2022 Share page About sharing Related Topics Russia-Ukraine war Image source, EPA Image caption, Mr Putin was meeting Aeroflot flight attendants near Moscow Russian President Vladimi
Growing up in a communal apartment in Leningrad, a young Vladimir Putin liked to chase rats across the stairwell with sticks. One day, he spotted a particularly huge rat and drove it into a corner. Su
CNN — For the first time, the NATO Response Force has been activated as a defensive measure in response to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Tod Wolters activate
As tensions mount between Washington and Moscow over a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, U.S. intelligence has found the Kremlin is planning a multi-front offensive as soon as early next year inv
Here’s how the Russian attack is unfolding. As President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said on television that he had decided “to carry out a special military operation” in Ukraine, explosions were repo
Russian Mercenaries Have Covertly Entered Separatist Enclaves in Ukraine Two senior European security officials say that the paramilitary fighters are inside the rebel territories of Ukraine to lay th
Published 14 February 2022 Share page About sharing Related Topics Russia-Ukraine war Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Ukrainian soldiers and police have conducted a wide range of exercises i
Published 12 February 2022 Share page About sharing Related Topics Russia-Ukraine war Media caption, Russia is in a position to "mount a major military action" says US National Security Adviser Jake S
Published 4 February 2022 Share page About sharing Related Topics Russia-Ukraine war Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The meeting between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping was the first face-to-f
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Russia's military buildup near Ukraine has expanded to include supplies of blood along with other medical materials that would allow it to treat casualties, in yet anoth
Katja Hoyer, an Anglo-German historian and journalist, is the author of “ Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871-1918 .” On Wednesday, President Biden gave a news conference — and
Published 21 January 2022 Share page About sharing Image source, PA Media Image caption, Boris Johnson was asked about the claims on a visit to Somerset Boris Johnson says he has "seen no evidence" of