Розділ: Політика
US Will Seek Seat on UN Human Rights Council
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States will seek to rejoin the U.N. Human Rights Council when elections are held later this year. Blinken said in a …
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Senate Confirms Biden’s Pick for US Ambassador to UN
The Senate has confirmed career diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Thomas-Greenfield is likely to be tested by countries like China at the …
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US Lawmakers Seek Answers on Capitol Security Breach
For the first time Tuesday, U.S. lawmakers heard details from top security officials about the failures on January 6 when pro-Trump rioters breached the Capitol. As VOA’s congressional correspondent Katherine …
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Indian Country Gripped by Haaland Hearing for Top US Post
For Native Americans, Deb Haaland is more than an elected official on track to become the first Indigenous secretary of the Interior Department. She is a sister, an auntie and …
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Former US Security Officials Cite Intelligence Failure on Capitol Riot
Former officials responsible for securing the U.S. Capitol testified Tuesday before Congress for the first time since the January 6 attack on the complex, blaming inadequate intelligence for the failure …
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US Senate Examines Security Failures During Attack on Capitol
Two U.S. Senate committees are holding a hearing Tuesday examining the January 6 attack on the U.S. capitol with a focus on security and the response of law enforcement. Scheduled to testify before …
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US Senate to Examine January 6 Capitol Security Failures
Two U.S. Senate committees are holding a hearing Tuesday examining the January 6 attack on the U.S. capitol with a focus on security and the response of law enforcement. Scheduled to testify before …
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Five Takeaways from Merrick Garland’s Confirmation Hearing
Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general, sat Monday for his first of two days of questioning by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. If confirmed, the 68-year-old …
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US Lawmakers Weigh Biden Attorney General Nominee
U.S. Attorney General nominee Judge Merrick Garland told lawmakers Monday an investigation into the January 6th riot at the US Capitol will be his first priority if confirmed. VOA’s congressional …
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Supreme Court Will Not Halt Trump Tax Record Turnover
In a significant defeat for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to step in to halt the turnover of his tax records to a New York …
your ad hereBy Polityk | 02/22/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
Biden’s Pick for Attorney General No Stranger to Washington Politics
U.S. President Joe Biden’s pick for attorney general, Merrick Garland, is no stranger to Washington politics. He rose to national prominence in late 2016 when Republicans in Congress blocked his nomination …
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AG Nominee Garland’s Senate Confirmation Hearing Set for Monday
U.S. Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland plans to tell senators at his confirmation hearing Monday that he is committed to fighting discrimination and extremist attacks against the government. The 68-year-old Garland, …
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US Attorney General Nominee Merrick Garland Faces Confirmation Hearing
U.S. Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland, nominated by President Joe Biden as the country’s top law enforcement official, plans to tell senators at his confirmation hearing Monday that he is …
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Garland Says Laws Must be ‘Fairly and Faithfully Enforced’
President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general says the Justice Department must ensure laws are “fairly and faithfully enforced” and the rights of all Americans are protected, while reaffirming an …
your ad hereBy Polityk | 02/21/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
UN Report Finds Trump Ally Violated Libya Arms Embargo, US Media Says
Private security contractor and ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump Erik Prince violated a United Nations arms embargo on Libya, U.N. investigators have found in a report detailed by …
your ad hereBy Polityk | 02/20/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
Biden’s Bid to Revive Iran Nuclear Deal Faces Long Road, Should Involve US Pressure, Analysts Say
As U.S. President Joe Biden begins a diplomatic push to revive a 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers, supporters of the deal say he will need a long-term …
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Challenges Are Steep as Biden Reengages With Iran
President Joe Biden has announced steps to reengage with Tehran and return to the Iran nuclear deal that the Trump administration withdrew from in 2018. The move has been criticized …
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Democratic Senator’s Opposition Imperils Confirmation of Biden Budget Pick
Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin announced Friday that he would oppose President Joe Biden’s nomination of Neera Tanden to head the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which could end …
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Iran: What You Need to Know
What has happened?The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden indicated Thursday it is ready to begin talks about the U.S. rejoining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA.What is …
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US Ready to Engage with Iran for JCPOA
The United States says it is ready to talk to Iran about the possibility of reviving a 2015 agreement intended to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons. Former U.S. President …
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Radio Host Rush Limbaugh Transformed US Media, Politics
The American radio host and commentator Rush Limbaugh died this week at age 70 after a career that transformed American media and politics. Mike O’Sullivan looks back at the conservative …
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Biden’s Immigration Reform Proposal Explained
Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. Congress introduced an immigration bill Thursday that would create an eight-year path to citizenship for millions of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. while also providing …
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Democrats Unveil US Citizenship Bill
U.S. Democratic lawmakers introduced President Joe Biden’s immigration bill Thursday that would provide one of the quickest routes to citizenship of any proposed legislation in recent years.The measure, which would …
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Former US Senator Dole Says He Has Lung Cancer
Former U.S. Republican Senator Bob Dole, who unsuccessfully ran for president in 1996, said on Thursday that he has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer and will undergo treatment beginning …
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Despite Senate Acquittal, Trump Faces Many Legal Problems
As president, Donald Trump was immune from criminal prosecution and civil liability.But now that he is a private citizen, he no longer enjoys the cloak of presidential immunity — and …
your ad hereBy Polityk | 02/18/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
Biden’s Medicare Pick Would Be 1st Black Woman to Hold Post
President Joe Biden has picked a former Obama administration official to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The agency oversees government health insurance programs covering more than 1 …
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