Tag: Government and politics
State Dept. watchdog says Pompeo, wife violated ethics rules
<p>WASHINGTON — The State Department’s internal watchdog has concluded that former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife violated federal ethics rules by...
Polls support Bavarian governor to run for German chancellor
BERLIN — New polls Friday bolstered Bavarian Governor Markus Soeder's bid to be the candidate of Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right bloc in fall elections,...
Massachusetts looks to bar Robinhood in state; company sues
NEW YORK — Stakes are rising in Massachusetts’ legal battle against Robinhood Financial, and regulators are asking for the popular trading app's brokerage registration...
Biden meets Japan’s leader to boost China-facing alliances
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is welcoming Japan’s prime minister to the White House on Friday in his first face-to-face meeting with a foreign...
Israel says it will ‘definitely’ stop Iran from getting bomb
<p>ATHENS, Greece — Israel’s foreign minister said Friday that his country was determined to stop Iran from building a nuclear weapon, after Tehran promised...
Judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell’s motions to toss sex charges
<p>NEW YORK — A judge on Friday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s arguments to toss charges that she recruited three teenager girls from 1994 to 1997...
Ukraine, France and Germany hold security talks
PARIS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is holding talks on Friday with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel amid growing tensions...
Vartan Gregorian, longtime president of Carnegie Corp., dies
NEW YORK — Vartan Gregorian, the noted scholar and philanthropic leader who has led the Carnegie Corporation of New York since 1997, died Thursday...
‘Hillbilly’ to Capitol Hill? Author eyes Senate bid in Ohio
<p>MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Rodney Muterspaw figures J.D. Vance has already shown he's got what it takes to be a U.S. senator. </p>
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Senate Democrats urge Biden to deny funds for Brazil Amazon
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO — More than a dozen Senate Democrats sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday complaining of a woeful...