Politics

What's Up For (Pointed) Discussion At Biden-Putin Summit

4:29pm June 11, 2021

Cyber espionage, regional aggression, a crackdown on opposition politicians: there's a long list of provocations President Biden has to discuss when he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin.

G-7 Summit: Leaders Discussed Building A Fairer Post-Pandemic Economy

4:29pm June 11, 2021

by Frank Langfitt

Members of the G-7 began their first summit-level meeting in two years in Cornwall, England, on Friday. They spent the afternoon discussing how to build back a fairer post-pandemic economy.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the G-7 host, and his wife, Carrie, as he arrives for Friday's summit.

Moments You Missed As The G-7 Leaders Meet For The 1st Time Since COVID-19

4:02pm June 11, 2021

by Barbara Sprunt

The dynamics on display between the leaders can give clues on relationships and the status of talks on the world's weightiest issues.

Handy Kennedy, founder of AgriUnity cooperative, feeds his cows on HK Farms earlier this year in Cobbtown, Ga. The AgriUnity cooperative is a group of Black farmers formed to better their chances of economic success.

U.S. Farmers Of Color Were About To Get Loan Forgiveness. Now The Program Is On Hold

2:17pm June 11, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

A new federal program created by the Biden administration to reverse years of economic discrimination against U.S. farmers of color has ground to a halt.

U.S. Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., are the two most prominent Democrats to support the notion that the Senate needs to pursue bipartisan legislation on virtually every front.

Politics & Government

Moderate Democrats Flex Their Power In The Senate, Making Progressives Impatient

11:39am June 11, 2021

by Kelsey Snell

Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., are the most prominent moderates to oppose elements of President Biden's agenda, but they are likely not alone.

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Eugene Goodman of the U.S. Capitol Police will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a June 18 Washington Nationals home game. He's seen here at the Senate carriage entrance of the Capitol.

Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman Will Throw The First Pitch At A Nationals Game

10:40am June 11, 2021

by Bill Chappell

It's the latest honor for Goodman, whose quick thinking was credited with helping to keep the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection from escalating even further.

Politics & Government

Trump's DOJ Investigated Democrats On House Intelligence Committee, Source Says

8:44am June 11, 2021

by Ryan Lucas

The Trump Justice Department subpoenaed Apple in 2018 to obtain metadata of at least two Democratic members of the House intelligence panel — as well as their current and former staff and family.

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Biden talk Thursday during a meeting in Carbis Bay, England, as they look over copies of the original Atlantic Charter from 1941.

With An Eye To History, Biden And Johnson Try To Rekindle The 'Special Relationship'

8:00pm June 10, 2021

President Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed a 21st century Atlantic Charter, an update of a document that tied the countries together during World War II.

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From left: Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and others hold a bipartisan meeting on infrastructure in the basement of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

10 Senators Say They Agree On Infrastructure 'Framework' — But There Are Few Details

7:54pm June 10, 2021

The bipartisan proposal would cost $1.2 trillion and include no tax hikes. But the senators themselves didn't release any details and party leaders have been mostly silent on the development.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., here at an April press conference, issued a clarification Thursday of comments she made that appeared to equate the United States and Israel with Hamas and the Taliban.

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Omar Is Forced To Clarify After Democrats Say She Equated U.S., Israel With Terrorists

7:33pm June 10, 2021

by Barbara Sprunt

The Minnesota Democrat tweeted remarks this week that appeared to equate the United States and Israel with Hamas and the Taliban. The Democratic leadership issued a rebuke of her remarks.