Reporter’s Notebook: The hitchhiker’s guide to what’s next to end the DHS shutdown
When will the House vote on the Senate deal? Frankly, we do not know. Last night’s Senate measure was not pre-baked with the House. And we talked to dozens of House Republicans yesterday who did not want to just fund parts of DHS. They wanted to fund everything. We also don’t know the disposition of […]
Savannah Guthrie to Return to ‘Today’ on April 6 after Mother’s Disappearance
After a two-month absence sparked by her 84-year-old mother’s apparent abduction, Savannah Guthrie will return to NBC’s “Today” show next month, saying in an interview that aired Friday “joy will be my protest.”
Controllers: LaGuardia Needed More Staff on Busy Night of Air Canada Collision
New York’s LaGuardia airport was so busy last Sunday before an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck that additional staff should have been brought in to help, several current and former U.S. air traffic controllers said.[#item_full_content]
Russia: US Wrong to Tie Economic Conditions to Ukraine War
The Kremlin said on Friday that the United States is wrong to make economic cooperation with Russia conditional on a settlement of the war in Ukraine.[#item_full_content]
Ukraine Has Defense Funds for 2 Months
Ukraine risks running out of funds to sustain its defense against Russia within months as delays and disputes threaten critical international aid, according to officials familiar with the situation.[#item_full_content]
G7 Divided Over Iran War as Rubio Meets Allies in France
Group of Seven foreign ministers met on Friday in France to discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with deep divisions apparent over the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, following President Donald Trump’s repeated complaints that America’s allies have ignored or rejected…[#item_full_content]
Fulton County Seeks Return of FBI-Seized 2020 Ballots
Georgia’s Fulton County will ask a federal judge on Friday to order the return of 2020 election ballots the FBI seized as it investigates claims by Republican President Donald Trump that his electoral defeat that year was the result of widespread voter fraud.[#item_full_content]
The April fuel cliff: Why South Africa’s policy paralysis costs us more than the Middle East war
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The ANC’s generational rupture: Change choices for new organisational design
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DOJ probes California, Maine over transgender inmate housing policies
The Department of Justice on Thursday launched civil rights investigations into prison systems in California and Maine over policies allowing transgender inmates to be housed in women’s facilities, citing concerns about female inmates’ safety. The probes will examine whether the states are engaged in a “pattern or practice” of violating inmates’ rights, part of a […]
