Joe Biden put the blame for the reported death of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Friday squarely on Vladimir Putin, as many US politicians condemned Putin but also reacted angrily to the silence of some Republican lawmakers. “Make no mistake: Putin is responsible for Navalny’s death,” the US president said from the White […]
The past can be a challenge for people who would rather dwell on the future. Despite having objected to the 2020 presidential election results from his home state of Pennsylvania, Lloyd Smucker was blistering in his condemnation of the violent Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Republican congressman said in a statement a […]
Supporters of a ceasefire in Gaza condemned comments made by the former House speaker Nancy Pelosi as “downright authoritarian” after the California Democrat suggested, without offering evidence, that pro-Palestinian activists may have ties to Russia and president Vladimir Putin. In an interview on Sunday, Pelosi called on the FBI to investigate protesters involved in the […]
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – An Alabama death row prisoner who survived a botched execution attempt by lethal injection asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to halt the state’s planned second attempt next week, this time by the novel method of asphyxiation with nitrogen gas. Lawyers for Kenneth Smith, convicted for a murder-for-hire committed […]
BETHESDA, Md. (DC News Now) — A 15-story apartment building experienced an electrical issue on Saturday, eventually causing all residents to evacuate on Sunday evening. At about 6 p.m. Saturday, smoke was reported on multiple floors of the Westwood Tower due to an electrical issue, Pete Piringer, a spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue […]