#Zelensky marks 500 days of Russia-Ukraine war

#Zelensky marks 500 days of Russia-Ukraine war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky marked 500 days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in a pre-recorded public address Saturday. Speaking from Snake Island — the small Black Sea landmass which Russian warships bombarded in the first day of the war, capturing its small Ukrainian garrison who resisted surrender — Zelensky pledged neither the island nor…

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#Biden digging for dollars in wealthy Democratic enclaves

#Biden digging for dollars in wealthy Democratic enclaves

President Biden has targeted blue strongholds ahead of his first fundraising deadline, raking in cash from reliable Democratic donors to give his reelection bid an early boost. The president has fundraised in high-income ZIP codes in Chicago, Maryland, San Francisco, Connecticut and New York City just in the last month — all friendly places for Democrats.  The sprint…

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#Trump indictment live updates: Undeterred in campaigning

#Trump indictment live updates: Undeterred in campaigning

Former President Trump will be arraigned in a Florida court on Tuesday on federal charges of willfully possessing documents with national security implications, but that has had little impact on his campaign to return to the White House. After speaking at Republican Party events in two states on Saturday, Trump on Sunday stood firm in…

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#Nikki Haley bets on retail politics in Iowa

#Nikki Haley bets on retail politics in Iowa

It’s Thursday lunchtime in Iowa and, upstairs in a boathouse on the banks of the Cedar River, Nikki Haley is making her case to be president. The modestly sized venue is packed. The crowd is polite and receptive, and also notably upscale.  These aren’t country club Republicans as such but they are clearly more prosperous…

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#EXCLUSIVE: Biden pick to head National Highway Traffic Safety Administration faces GOP roadblock

#EXCLUSIVE: Biden pick to head National Highway Traffic Safety Administration faces GOP roadblock

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and the other Republicans on the Senate Commerce Committee are taking aim at President Biden’s pick to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over fuel-efficiency standards, a sign that another Biden nominee could be in serious trouble.  Two high-profile Biden nominees have already failed to get past the Commerce Committee…

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#Ted Cruz decries ‘political smear job’ against Clarence Thomas for ethics questions

#Ted Cruz decries ‘political smear job’ against Clarence Thomas for ethics questions

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Sunday argued that the scrutiny on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas over his financial disclosures is a “political smear job” as lawmakers push to shore up the court’s ethics standards. “They’re not looking at any other judges. This is a political smear job directed at Clarence Thomas, because he is an extraordinary constitutionalist,”…

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#Saudi alfalfa sparks tension in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert

#Saudi alfalfa sparks tension in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert

In an arid pocket of Arizona’s rural southwest, thirsty tufts of alfalfa are guzzling unlimited amounts of groundwater — only to become fodder for dairy cows some 8,000 miles east. This Sonoran Desert field of green, cultivated by a Saudi Arabian dairy giant, has become a flashpoint among residents, who resent the Middle Eastern company’s…

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#Sanders: Biden could ‘win in a landslide’

#Sanders: Biden could ‘win in a landslide’

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday said President Biden, who kicked off his reelection campaign last week, could “win in a landslide” in 2024.  Sanders, who ran against Biden in the 2020 race, said it’s “no great secret” that he and the president “have strong differences of opinion,” but stressed that he thinks Biden is…

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