Russia on Thursday indicted American reporter Evan Gershkovich on charges of espionage after more than a year of imprisonment in Moscow. Gershkovich was detained in March last year while on assignment in Yekaterinburg for the Wall Street Journal. Russian prosecutors on Thursday alleged without evidence that Gershkovich was gathering intelligence for the CIA about a
The United States also reaffirmed in the agreement that it sees Ukraine as a member of NATO in the future. PUGLIA, Italy—President Joe Biden signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on June 13, signifying a continuing U.S. commitment to support the war-torn country against Russian aggression. The two leaders
A Pentagon-funded company is seeking proposals to feed America’s soldiers lab-grown meat in a bid to “reduce the CO2 footprint” at Defense Department outposts. BioMADE, a public-private company that has received more than $500 million in funding from the Defense Department, announced earlier this month that it is seeking proposals to develop “innovations in food production that
The Democrat-sponsored bill sought to establish a right to IVF, but Republicans opposed the measure saying it was an attempt at election-year messaging. WASHINGTON—A bill to establish a right to use in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other fertility treatments fell short of the 60 votes required for it to advance in the Senate on June
Mark Zwonitzer says he was concerned about being hacked. President Joe Biden’s ghostwriter deleted audio recordings from his interviews because he was concerned that he would be hacked and the audio would be widely circulated, according to a newly released transcript. “I was very concerned about the possibility of being hacked. I was very concerned
Dave Min, a California Democratic state senator vying to succeed Rep. Katie Porter (D.) this fall, has joined his party’s effort to kill a popular statewide voter initiative that would crack down on retail theft and open-air drug markets—an effort that has local law enforcement officials crying foul. Min authored one of 14 criminal justice
Former President Donald Trump met with House and Senate Republicans during a visit to Washington. WASHINGTON—Former President Donald Trump on June 13 met with House and Senate Republicans during a visit to Washington. The former president began his day at the Capitol Hill Club, just outside of the Capitol grounds, where he addressed the majority