HONG KONG (AP) — Authorities in Hong Kong said Friday they have granted bail to most of the 55 pro-democracy activists who were arrested this week in a sweeping crackdown on dissent. One of the activists said they could still be charged under a tough national security law. The activists were accused of taking part […]
With their upset victories in this week’s Georgia runoffs, Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff will soon become the 49th and 50th members of the Democratic caucus in the U.S. Senate — which means that Democrats will soon control the world’s greatest deliberative body for the first time since 2015. But exactly when will that transfer […]
Ted Cruz, a presidential hopeful for 2024, called for protesters to be prosecuted but himself objected to the certification of the vote – Bloomberg A group of Republican senators who objected to the election results have been called the “Sedition Caucus” and accused by Democrats of “standing with the mob”. Eight Republican senators and over […]
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s counter-terrorism police and the country’s intelligence agency raided hideouts of an outlawed Shiite militant group in the eastern Punjab province and arrested seven suspects who allegedly wanted to attack leaders of rival Sunni Muslims’ groups, a spokesman said Thursday. In a statement, the Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department said the suspects from […]
The Conversation In Mike Pence, US evangelicals had their ’24-karat-gold’ man in the White House. Loyalty may tarnish that legacy Mike Pence has remained one of the only constants in the often chaotic Trump administration.Variously described as “vanilla,” “steady” and loyal to the point of being “sycophantic,” he is, in the words of one profile, […]
The Conversation In Mike Pence, US evangelicals had their ’24-karat-gold’ man in the White House. Loyalty may tarnish that legacy Mike Pence has remained one of the only constants in the often chaotic Trump administration.Variously described as “vanilla,” “steady” and loyal to the point of being “sycophantic,” he is, in the words of one profile, […]
A UPS driver who went on a racist rant while delivering a package to a Latino household in Milwaukee several days before Christmas Day has been terminated, a company spokesperson told NBC News on Tuesday. Footage caught by the home’s video doorbell camera on the evening of Dec. 17 shows a white man wearing a […]
JONESBORO, Ga. — On the final day of voting in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff elections, Stacey Abrams reflected on her efforts to nudge the state blue. “Today is one more proof point that Georgia is turning, that we are making progress in serving our people and, more importantly, that people believe in their power to […]
“The 360” shows you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories and debates. What’s happening President Trump threw Washington into chaos late last month when he announced his opposition to both a massive coronavirus relief package and a bipartisan defense funding bill. Despite the spectacle his objections created, both pieces of legislation passed without any […]
President Trump on Monday awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian honor — to Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., who worked closely with the president in an effort to undermine the Justice Department’s Russia investigation and attacked Democrats during Trump’s impeachment hearings. “Congressman Devin Nunes is a public servant of unmatched talent, […]