Politics

Justice Alito rejects Senate Democrats' call to step aside from an upcoming Supreme Court case

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Alito is rejecting demands from Senate Democrats that he step aside from an upcoming Supreme Court case because of his interactions with one of the lawyers, in a fresh demonstration of tensions over ethical issues.

Brooks and Capehart on the Hunter Biden investigation and migrant crisis in New York

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including a Georgia grand jury recommending charges for 21 additional Trump allies in the election case, federal prosecutors…

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Biden and Modi look to tighten U.S.-India relations as concerns over China rise

By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Associated Press

Less than three months after honoring Modi with a state visit to the United States, Biden held a 52-minute talk with the leader of the world's most populous nation in New Delhi on Friday.

Russian missiles kill policeman, wounds 73 people in Zelenskyy's hometown in central Ukraine

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

It was among multiple Russian attacks across the country on Friday. Officials say 10 buildings were damaged in the attack on Kryvyi Rih.

EU rebukes its representative's tone after he called out Austria's Russian gas imports

By Associated Press

EU representative Martin Selmayr said at a discussion event on Wednesday that Austria continues to get 55 percent of its gas from Russia but no one is out on Vienna's central Ringstrasse boulevard to protest that.

What you need to know about Jeffrey Clark's 2020 election charges

By Hannah Grabenstein

Prosecutors say Clark tried to send a Justice Department document to Georgia officials, falsely claiming the department had “identified significant concerns that may have impacted the outcome of the election in multiple States, including the State of Georgia."…

Former U.S. intelligence officer for North Korea addresses growing concerns of nuclear threat

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

America's newly retired national intelligence officer for North Korea points to growing concern the North is building up its nuclear capabilities with neighboring South Korea in mind.

Federal officials leave future of Dakota Access pipeline's river crossing unclear in draft review

By Jack Dura, Associated Press

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has opposed the pipeline's Missouri River crossing over fears an oil spill would contaminate its water supply.

German lawmakers approve a long-debated plan to replace fossil fuel heating

By Geir Moulson, Associated Press

An ensuing fight over its details in Scholz's ideologically diverse three-party coalition fueled an impression of disarray from which the government is struggling to recover.

Trump hosts a $100,000-per-person fundraiser to help Giuliani pay legal bills

By Associated Press

Giuliani is facing a barrage of legal fees, fines, sanctions and damages related to his work helping Trump try to overturn his 2020 election loss and other cases.