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Putin prepping 'prolonged conflict' beyond Donbas, could escalate nuclear threats: Top US intel official
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for a "prolonged conflict" in Ukraine, and could resort to drastic measures if the fighting doesn't go his way, ac...
May 10, 2022
Biden highlights efforts to fight inflation, attacks 'ultra-MAGA' GOP
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Tuesday continued his sharpened attack on what he's now calling the GOP's "ultra-MAGA" agenda as he pitched his plan to tackl...
May 10, 2022
Security tightened for Supreme Court justices as protests extend to Alito's home
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Abortion rights activists gathered outside of Justice Samuel Alito's Virginia home on Monday night to protest the draft opinion he authored...
May 10, 2022
Mixed results for Trump-endorsed candidates in Nebraska, West Virginia
adamkaz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Of the numerous primary races held Tuesday, two resonated beyond state politics: the Republican gubernatorial primary in Nebraska and the 2nd Congressional District R...
May 10, 2022
White House responds to abortion-related protests at homes of Supreme Court justices
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The homes of Supreme Court justices are the newest site for protests over abortion access in the United States. Activists gathered Saturday in the rain outside ...
May 09, 2022
Democrats ready vote to legalize abortion after McConnell says national ban 'possible'
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A critical week in the battle over abortion rights -- what activists are calling the "fight of a generation" -- kicks off in the U.S. Senate on Monday, with...
May 09, 2022
Biden signs bill to expedite shipments of weapons, supplies to Ukraine
Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The United States is bringing back a World War II-era program to bolster Ukraine's war supplies. Sitting at his desk in the Oval Office on M...
May 09, 2022
Biden to tout expansion of discount internet program for low-income households
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As he seeks to close the nation's digital divide, President Joe Biden will announce on Monday new commitments from 20 internet service providers to ...
May 09, 2022
Two more major law enforcement groups endorse Biden pick for ATF
MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has received the endorsement of two more major law enforce...
May 09, 2022
Colorado voting officials adopt safety measures as state becomes target for election conspiracists
Mesa County, Colo., clerk and recorder Tina Peters - Photo by Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images(DENVER) -- When Josh Zygielbaum left the Marine Corps more than ten years ag...
May 09, 2022
