ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Ankara could help end the Ukraine-Russia war, but Putin’s spokesman said Erdogan could not play the role of an intermediary in the 28-month-old conflict. Erdogan, speaking to Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kazakhstan, said […]
WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden’s campaign tries to calm nervous Democrats, the Democratic National Committee is circulating talking points that misleadingly suggest, according to some sources, there is no procedural means of replacing the president at the top of the party’s ticket — without sharing the path ahead if he were to step aside. […]
Utah Rep. Celeste Maloy said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg came across as “a little arrogant” as a member of the executive branch addressing the legislative branch when he was responding to questions about federal government spending. When responding to a question from Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark, during a congressional hearing last week, Buttigieg responded in […]
President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced the first-ever federal rule to protect workers from extreme heat, amid a sweltering summer that many scientists expect to be one of the hottest ever recorded. The long-awaited regulation, which covers an estimated 35 million workers, won’t be final until at least 2026 — midway through what could be […]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Georgia congressman has proposed a yearslong delay in changes to federal rules meant to protect vanishing whales, prompting a rebuke from environmental groups who say the animals need protection now. The delay proposed by Republican Rep. Buddy Carter concern new vessel speed rules issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service […]
Social Security is the cornerstone of many Americans’ retirement finances. The income it provides can be the difference between being able to enjoy your golden years and not having enough money to make ends meet. For some, the program’s spousal benefits option can significantly boost a household’s Social Security income. Those benefits can be worth […]
In a significant partial win for former US president Donald Trump, the US Supreme Court ruled on Monday that presidents have presumed immunity from prosecution for official acts while in office. The judges returned the case, an appeal of an earlier ruling, to the lower court and instructed that court to determine how the decision […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Donald Trump has immunity for some of his conduct as president in his federal election interference case, but maybe not for other actions, adding another obstacle to a trial taking place. In a novel and potentially consequential case on the limits of presidential power, the justices […]
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former president Donald Trump is entitled to some presidential immunity from criminal prosecution in the federal election interference case against him. In a highly anticipated 6-3 decision in the Trump v. United States case, the justices decided that Trump does not have the broad presidential immunity that he has […]
Members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party cannot legally possess firearms under the country’s weapons law because the party has been deemed a suspected extremist group. The Dusseldorf Administrative Court ruled on Monday that a married couple must surrender all of their firearms, dismissing a lawsuit brought by the couple over the revocation […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court opened the door Monday to new, broad challenges to regulations long after they take effect, the third blow in a week to federal agencies. The justices ruled 6-3 in favor of a truck stop in North Dakota that wants to sue over a regulation on debit card swipe fees […]
default Conservative bloc Alito – Majority Barrett – Majority Gorsuch – Majority Kavanaugh – Majority Roberts – Majority Thomas – Majority Liberal bloc Jackson – Minority Kagan – Minority Sotomayor – Minority The US supreme court has ruled that former presidents are entitled to some degree of immunity from criminal prosecution, dramatically reducing the likelihood […]