Mar 21 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki calls Poland ‘an important partner’ amid Ukraine crisis By Colleen Long, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press President Joe Biden will thank Poland's president for the country's efforts to shelter Ukrainian refugees as part of his trip this week to Europe as Russian forces bear down in a nearly-month old invasion. Poland is a crucial ally in… Continue reading
Mar 21 Ex-wife accuses top Missouri GOP Senate candidate of physical abuse By Brian Slodysko, Jim Salter, Summer Ballentine, Associated Press Sheena Greitens also alleges in the affidavit that Greitens showed "unstable and coercive behavior" in the months leading up to his 2018 resignation as Missouri's governor following a sex scandal. Continue reading
Mar 21 European Union accuse Russia of ‘war crimes’ in Ukraine, but unlikely to impose new sanctions By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The International Criminal Court in the Netherlands is gathering evidence about any possible war crimes in Ukraine, but Russia, like the United States, doesn't recognize the tribunal's jurisdiction. Continue reading
Mar 21 WATCH: State Department says Russia will pay ‘high price’ if they launch a cyberattack By Associated Press The federal government has been providing warnings to U.S. companies of the threats posed by Russian state hackers since long before the country invaded Ukraine last month. Continue reading
Mar 21 WATCH: Sen. Grassley’s opening statement in Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings By Associated Press As the Senate Judiciary Committee kicked off Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on March 21, Ranking Member Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, pushed back against accusations from Democrats that Republicans have been “vilifying nominees who have represented… Continue reading
Mar 21 U.S. official says violent Myanmar repression of Muslim Rohingya amounts to genocide By Ben Fox, Associated Press The declaration on Monday is intended to both generate international pressure and lay the groundwork for potential legal action. Authorities made the determination based on confirmed accounts of mass atrocities on civilians. Continue reading
Mar 21 WATCH: Sen. Durbin’s opening statement in Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings By News Desk Jackson was nominated by Biden in February to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. If confirmed, she will be the first Black woman on the high court. Continue reading
Mar 21 How having a former public defender on the Supreme Court could be ‘revolutionary’ By Kenichi Serino Jackson is among a wave of former public defenders selected for judgeships by this administration. Continue reading
Mar 21 WATCH: Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Myanmar repression of Muslim Rohingya is genocide By Ben Fox, Associated Press U.S. officials say the Biden administration intends to declare that Myanmar's years-long repression of the Rohingya Muslim population is a "genocide."… Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 7:32 Redistricting embroils Texas in contentious legal fight By Karla Murthy Primaries for this year’s midterm elections are already underway. Across the country, these elections are happening in newly drawn districts, the result of redistricting after the latest census. As both parties work the politically fraught process to their advantage, special… Continue watching