US politics

Issued on: 05/01/2023 - 13:18 There was gridlock in Washington this week as US Republican Kevin McCarthy failed to become House speaker on the first ballot, something that…

washington —  U.S. senators voted to protect same-sex and interracial marriages Tuesday, 61-36. Twelve Republicans voted for the legislation, which will head to U.S. President Joe Biden's desk to be signed into law after final passage…

Some Democrats in Nassau are expressing growing criticism of how Jay Jacobs, state and county Democratic chairman, has intervened in the primary to replace retiring Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) in New York's Fourth Congressional…

The reggae singer Eddy Grant may succeed where the attorney general of New York state and other powerful figures have struggled – by forcing Donald Trump to answer questions under oath in a legal proceeding. …

Joe Biden was just at the podium in the White House launching a government website for coronavirus information, and telling the nation: “We’re now at a new moment in this pandemic. It does not mean that Covid-19 is over. It means…

75% of swing voters say Democrats are 'out of touch' and 'condescending' and two-thirds say they are spending too much money in D.C. according to new Republican poll showing the GOP sweeping the midtermsNew GOP polling found…

Snyder faces misdemeanor charges in the water crisis. His attorney has said Snyder would invoke his right to remain silent if called as a witness in the ongoing civil trial in federal court in Ann Arbor. The Associated Press left a…

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The spread of Havana syndrome has “dramatically hurt” morale in the US diplomatic corps and affected recruitment, according to the head of the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA). Eric Rubin, whose association represents…

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