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Biden to head to Brussels next week for show of unity with NATO leaders
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden will to travel to Brussels next week to meet with NATO leaders in his first visit to Europe since Russian President Vladim...
Mar 15, 2022
Anti-critical race theory bill signed into law by Mississippi governor
Richard T. Nowitz/Getty Image(JACKSON, Miss.) -- Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a law Monday banning "critical race theory" and limiting education on race in schools. Senate Bill 2113, "Critical ...
Mar 15, 2022
White House says first cuts to COVID efforts will hit Americans next week as funding stalls in Congress
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Americans will feel the impact of cuts to the U.S. COVID response as early as next week, the White House said Tuesday in a letter to congressional lea...
Mar 15, 2022
Base Russia struck near Poland not used to funnel weapons: Pentagon Ukraine updates
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine's efforts to resist. Here are highlights of what a senior U.S. defens...
Mar 14, 2022
Russian missile strike near Poland raises tough questions for Biden
Oliver Contreras/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden's dual promises to consider NATO's Article 5 a "sacred obligation" but also not to have U.S. forces engage with Russ...
Mar 14, 2022
Americans remain critical of Biden's handling of inflation, support ban on Russian oil: POLL
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Americans overwhelmingly support the White House's proposed ban on Russian oil, though they remain very critical of President Joe Biden's handling of the econ...
Mar 13, 2022
6 in 10 Americans oppose laws prohibiting LGBTQ lessons in elementary school: POLL
John Elk/Getty(NEW YORK) — More than 6 in 10 Americans oppose legislation that would prohibit classroom lessons about sexual orientation or gender identity in elementary school, a new ABC ...
Mar 13, 2022
U.S., by limiting technology exports, hurting Russia's ability to wage war in Ukraine: Officials
Royce Bair/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As the war in Ukraine continues, one office inside the Commerce Department in Washington is at the crossroads of innovation and national security when it co...
Mar 11, 2022
Biden warns Russia will pay 'severe price' if it deploys chemical weapons
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- While President Joe Biden has repeated that the U.S. will not send troops to Ukraine to fight Russia, he warned Friday that "Russia would pay a severe...
Mar 11, 2022
With Ukraine under siege, Biden announces new trade sanctions to 'squeeze' Russia
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Stepping up the economic pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin as he continues to attack Ukraine, President Joe Biden announced Friday that in conju...
Mar 11, 2022
