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Sen. Lindsey Graham says 'we could do more in Congress and should' to stop Russia
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Congress should be sending a stronger signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin as fears of an imminent invasion of ...
Feb 13, 2022
Pelosi has stark warning for Putin: 'He has to know that war is not an answer'
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had a stark warning for Russian President Vladimir Putin as the Russian military buildup near the Ukr...
Feb 13, 2022
Biden, Putin speak for third time as U.S. warns Russia could invade Ukraine soon
Twitter/White House(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, a day after the U.S. warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could begin during t...
Feb 12, 2022
'Past time' to leave: U.S. evacuates diplomats, troops from Ukraine amid 'war zone' warnings
Anna Marchenko/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- With increasingly dire warnings from the U.S. that Russia will likely attack Ukraine in the coming days, the U.S. is evacuating its diplomats and troops...
Feb 12, 2022
Biden indicates he will start interviewing Supreme Court candidates next week
Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Ahead of his promised intent to name his nominee to the Supreme Court by the end of the month, and sticking to his pledge to name the court's f...
Feb 11, 2022
Biden, Putin to speak as US says Russia could invade Ukraine during Olympics
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. issued a stark new warning Friday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could begin during the Olympics. "We can't pinpoint the day...
Feb 11, 2022
Pelosi's support of bill banning congressional stock trading clears path forward
Tim Graham/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Democrats trying to ban individual stock ownership among members of Congress say they finally have enough support to push forward a bill following its hard-won b...
Feb 11, 2022
Judge rebukes RNC's 'legitimate political discourse' language at Jan. 6 sentencing
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Thursday directly rebuked the Republican National Committee's resolution that declared the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol "legitimat...
Feb 11, 2022
Sen. Bernie Sanders warns of 'drumbeats' of war in Washington
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders gave a speech on the Senate floor Thursday expressing grave concern over the "drumbeats" of war building in Washington, D.C., amid esca...
Feb 11, 2022
GOP-controlled legislatures look to overhaul election laws ahead of 2022 midterms
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- After the 2021 legislative session brought a new wave of efforts to redistrict along partisan lines and restrict voting access, Republican legislators i...
Feb 11, 2022
