Washington — President Biden addressed the nation Thursday after securing the release of American citizens imprisoned in Russia, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Marine veteran Paul Whelan, Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, saying their “brutal ordeal is over.” All three American citizens are on their way back to the United States, along with
Former President Donald Trump, who once called bitcoin “a scam,” is now pitching himself as the pro-crypto presidential candidate. “You’re going to be very happy with me,” Trump said at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday. “If crypto is going to define the future, I want [it] to be mined, minted and
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce is threatening to subpoena Columbia University should the school refuse to provide internal communications on campus anti-Semitism from Josef Sorett, the dean at the center of the texting scandal that has rocked the Ivy League institution, as well as other university leaders. The committee’s chairwoman, Rep. Virginia
Republican candidates who have espoused election-related conspiracy theories won several primaries in down-ballot races in Arizona this week, in what mainstream voting groups characterized as a concerning trend ahead of November’s hotly contested election. U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake, former state Sen. Sonny Borrelli and former Arizona secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem were among
MOSCOW/ANKARA (Reuters)—The Biden administration has agreed to what may be the biggest prisoner swap with Russia since the Cold War, a senior administration official confirmed Thursday. Jailed U.S. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan were among 26 prisoners from the United States, Russia, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway and Belarus being
The proposed constitutional amendment will be on the ballot in November. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he opposes a proposed constitutional amendment that would prevent politicians from restructuring the state’s 15 congressional districts and instead leave the duty to a 15-member citizen panel consisting of five Republican, five Democrat, and five independent voters. The amendment
Harris rallies at historically Black sorority Harris rallies in Houston at historically Black sorority 05:20 The Democratic Party began the formal vote to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Thursday, kicking off a virtual roll call that will cement her status as the party’s standard-bearer heading into November. The Democratic National Committee opened