Republican voters in Georgia on Tuesday showed there are limits to how seriously the party will entertain former President Donald Trump’s grievances. Election deniers endorsed by Trump were trounced in a series of primaries against Republican officials who had rejected the former President lies
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An off-script Biden works to erase Trump’s legacy in Asia
Each man’s comment caused ripples of surprise to cross the faces of his team seated nearby, including national security advisers and senior diplomats. Afterward, attempts were made by both men’s staffers to clarify. Coming almost exactly three years apart, the
Biden’s Taiwan comment hangs over summit with leaders of Japan, India and Australia on final day of Asia trip
Speaking to a high-level summit here of Indo-Pacific leaders, Biden underscored the grave consequences of a war that continues to grind forward, despite withering sanctions from a mostly-united West. The message, delivered in a region watching closely for signals of
Navy investigation finds submarine crash in South China Sea was ‘preventable’
The failures “fell far below US Navy standards,” according to the command investigation, and the accident left the USS Connecticut nuclear-powered Seawolf-class submarine unable to operate “for an extended period of time” because of the damage. Eleven sailors suffered minor
Biden offers message for Kim Jong Un as he prepares to wrap first leg of his Asia trip
“Hello,” Biden said when asked his message for Kim Jong Un. “Period.” The succinct greeting reflected the Biden administration’s so-far-unsuccessful attempts at restarting diplomacy with Pyongyang. Attempts at outreach to the North have gone mostly unanswered. Instead, Kim has intensified
Watchdog report says Trump and Biden administration decisions drove collapse of Afghan security forces
The interim report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction called the US decision to withdraw — conceived by the Trump administration in 2020 and implemented by the Biden administration in 2021 — the “single most important factor” behind
Pentagon doesn’t hold anyone accountable for 2019 Syria strike that killed four civilians following review
Following the conclusion of a four-star review of the incident during the last days of the US fight against the final ISIS stronghold in March 2019, the Pentagon said that the airstrike did not violate the laws of warfare or
Biden gives emotional speech after Buffalo shooting: ‘White supremacy is a poison’
“White supremacy is a poison. It’s a poison … running through our body politic,” Biden said, adding that silence is “complicity.” “And it’s been allowed to grow and fester right before our eyes,” he continued. “No more, no more. We
US assesses North Korea preparing for possible long range missile test within days as Biden prepares to travel to Asia
“The things we have noticed in the past for a launch are the things we are noticing now,” the official said. The launch site under satellite observation is located near Pyongyang. The official would not detail specifics of the current
Jill Biden heading to Latin America on three-country tour
Biden will be joined on the trip by her daughter, Ashley Biden. The tour will “emphasize the importance of the US partnership,” as well as the three countries’ commitment to democracy, “in a region where democratic backsliding is increasingly common,”
