Madeleine Albright, First Woman to Serve as Secretary of State, Dies at 84
She got into politics in 1972, raising funds for the losing presidential campaign of Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine, a family friend, who named her his legislative aide. After Jimmy…
Ketanji Brown Jackson hearing: 5 takeaways from Wednesday | CNN Politics
CNN — Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson finished her two days of questioning on Wednesday, having spent some 22 hours this week being grilled by the Senate Judiciary…
Ketanji Brown Jackson hearing: 5 takeaways from Wednesday | CNN Politics
CNN — Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson finished her two days of questioning on Wednesday, having spent some 22 hours this week being grilled by the Senate Judiciary…
Biden seeks new sanctions, help for Ukrainians in Europe
BRUSSELS (AP) — As war rages on in Ukraine, President Joe Biden will huddle with key allies in Brussels and Warsaw this week to talk through plans for imposing punishing…
Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies
The cause was cancer, Albright’s family said in a statement Wednesday. Albright was a central figure in President Bill Clinton’s administration, first serving as US ambassador to the United Nations…
Blinken says U.S. assesses Russian forces committed “war crimes” in Ukraine
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the U.S. assesses that Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine and will work to hold them accountable. “Today, I can announce…
Ketanji Brown Jackson Faces More Questions in Supreme Court Hearings
WASHINGTON—Republicans aggressively questioned Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Wednesday over her sentences for convicted criminals, while Senate Democrats decried GOP tactics they said were disrespectful and the judge…
Newsom’s gas price relief plan would send $400 payments to California vehicle owners
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday released the long-awaited details of his tax refund plan to send $400 to Californians for each registered vehicle, a move that would put more…
Putin wants ‘unfriendly’ countries to pay for Russian gas in roubles
LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) – Russia will seek payment in roubles for gas sold to “unfriendly” countries, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, and European gas prices soared on concerns…
New Orleans Tornadoes Leave a Path of Destruction
NEW ORLEANS — Search-and-rescue crews surveyed heavily damaged homes and debris-filled streets on Wednesday after tornadoes ripped through the New Orleans area the evening before, killing at least one resident…