Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, says she attended the rally near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, but did not have a role in the Capitol attack or any plans around it. Mrs. Thomas, a conservative …
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Pfizer to stop trials in Russia while maintaining access to medicines
Drugmaker Pfizer said Monday it will wind down clinical trials in Russia while allowing its medicines to continue to flow into the country for compassionate reasons, using any proceeds for humanitarian assistance in Ukraine. The plan underscores the fi…
Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy to update members of Congress on war effort
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will deliver a video address to Congress on Wednesday morning about his country’s efforts to beat back the withering assault ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senat…
Sen. Rand Paul pushes amendment to eliminate, divvy up Dr. Anthony Fauci’s job
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said Monday he will introduce an amendment to fire Dr. Anthony Fauci as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and divide his role among three institutes. Mr. Paul, a Republican, said in a Fox N…
Most voters think Biden will be unable to contain war to Ukraine: Conservative group poll
Only a third of American voters say President Biden can prevent Russia’s war on Ukraine from spreading to other countries, a conservative group said Monday in a fresh poll. The Convention of States Action found that nearly 62% of likely 2022 vote…
Biden praises Finland as a strong partner to NATO, as Nordic country mulls membership
Finland is a strong partner to NATO even if it is not a member of the western military alliance, President Biden said Friday in a sit-down with President Sauli Niinisto that focused on Europe’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the …
White House: Assassinating Putin not a position of U.S. gov’t
The White House on Friday joined the ranks of those in Washington who aren’t thrilled with Sen. Lindsey Graham writing that someone in Russia needs to assassinate President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. “That is not the position of th…
CDC saddled with tough new job: regaining Americans’ trust after wobbly response to COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suffers from a trust deficit and plummeting approval numbers two years into a COVID-19 crisis after early missteps confronting the pandemic and guidance that’s been late in coming or too confusing. Even so…
Airbnb ceases operations in Russia, Belarus over Ukraine invasion
Airbnb said it is ceasing operations in Russia and Belarus over their incursion into Ukraine as the home-rental company focuses on aiding war refugees pouring deeper into Europe. CEO Brian Chesky tweeted the decision to cut off the invading nations fro…
Biden announces sweeping sanctions on Putin’s inner circle of oligarchs
President Biden said Thursday he is directly targeting Russian oligarchs with ties to President Vladimir Putin and their family members in a ratcheting up of sanctions against the Kremlin’s inner circle for the invasion in Ukraine. Notably, the s…