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US President Joe Biden suggests more police funding, no jail for drug offenders

President Joe Biden outlined changes he hopes to make to criminal justice and policing in the United States during a town hall Tuesday night, highlighting issues that his administration may tackle after Covid-19 relief. Asked how United States law enforcement...

At Camp David retreat, President Biden hangs out with family, beats grandkids at Mario Kart

President Joe Biden spent his third week in office visiting the Pentagon, touring the National Institutes of Health and working on the administration’s Covid-19 response. He capped it off by beating one of his granddaughters at Mario Kart during his...

Donald Trump looks to reassert himself after impeachment acquittal as Republicans gear up for 2022 midterm elections

Donald Trump took in the win at Mar-a-Lago, surrounded by friends and family. His lawyers celebrated with hugs and smiles. One joked, "We’re going to Disney World!” Now acquitted in his second Senate impeachment trial, Trump is preparing for the...

Biden seeks more foreign workers while skirting H-1B visa uproar

Joe Biden’s immigration overhaul seeks to allow more skilled foreign workers into the US without stirring widespread protest from labor groups, whose opposition would all but ruin prospects for what is already one of the president’s most precarious priorities. The...

Democrats use unreleased videos, Trump’s own words in blaming him for riot

House prosecutors used the second day of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial to detail a months-long campaign by the former president to stoke hatred and encourage violence over the election results that they said culminated in the mob attack on...

Joe Biden’s call to Xi Jinping has a ripple effect: Shares across the world gain

World stock indexes were mostly higher on Thursday after President Joe Biden held his first conversation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since taking office, though there was no indication of any major change in US. trade policy. Many markets in...

QAnon followers believe Trump will be sworn in as US president on March 4. Here’s why

The Trump International Hotel near the White House has reportedly boosted its tariff for March 4, the date followers of far-right conspiracy theory propagators QAnon believe that former US president Donald Trump will return to power. While the Senate...

Explainer: Is Donald Trump’s post-presidency impeachment trial constitutional?

The impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on a charge of inciting last month's deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol will begin on Tuesday with arguments over whether the proceedings are constitutional. Trump's legal team has argued the trial...

Biden budget nominee Neera Tanden faces two tough hearings this week

Neera Tanden, US President Joe Biden's nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), faces what will likely be two contentious confirmation hearings this week, where Senate Republicans are expected to grill her about attacks on members...

Joe Biden cleared to exercise after recent dog-playing foot fracture

President Joe Biden got a clean bill of health on Saturday after followup X-rays on his foot, which he fractured while playing with one of his dogs in November. “This injury has healed as expected, and he will return to...

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Trump’s Board of Peace and the price of power politics

Trump is full of surprises; he is both leader and entertainer. Nearly nine hours into a long flight-a journey...