Politics & Policy
U.S. banning Russian oil imports as Biden warns of ‘costs’
The move follows pleas by Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy to U.S. and Western officials to cut off the imports, which had been a glaring omission of massive sanctions.
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Russia’s invasion puts a new light on Trump’s Ukraine pressure campaign
With Russia's brutal invasion and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy being hailed as a hero, Trump's infamous 2019 call to Zelenskyy is put into a very different light.
4 years ago
After more than a century of trying, Congress passes an anti-lynching bill
Passage of the legislation to make lynching a federal crime is a major milestone after more than 200 attempts to pass such legislation failed over the course of a century.
4 years ago
Chester receiver takes city officials to court for interfering with financial recovery efforts
Receiver Michael Doweary has petitioned the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania for an order compelling city officials to cooperate with his orders.
4 years ago
EPA rule would make heavy trucks cut smog, soot pollution
The proposal would require the industry to cut smog-and-soot-forming nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 90% per truck over current standards by 2031.
4 years ago
It’s a cliché to call an election-year Congress do-nothing. The history doesn’t match
There's no law against making laws in an election year. There are special challenges, to be sure, but the hurdles may loom larger in lore than in reality.
4 years ago
Cindy Parlow Cone wins 4-year term as U.S. Soccer president, beats Cordeiro
Cone, a former national team player, received 52.3% of the weighted vote on the first ballot during the USSF National Council meeting.
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Zelenskyy’s ‘desperate’ plea to Congress: Send more planes
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with some 300 members of Congress and their staffs in an hourlong private video call on Saturday.
4 years ago
The State Department tells Americans to leave Russia immediately
The new travel advisory was issued over heightened security concerns in the country as Russian military forces carry out an "unprovoked and unjustified attack" in Ukraine.
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Putin says Ukraine’s future in doubt as cease-fires collapse
Ukrainian officials said Russian artillery fire and airstrikes had prevented residents from leaving before the agreed-to evacuations got underway on Saturday.
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Pence hits Trump: No room in GOP ‘for apologists for Putin’
Former Vice President Mike Pence has been working to differentiate himself from Trump as he lays the groundwork for a possible 2024 presidential run.
4 years ago
Former Biden rival Buttigieg touts electric vehicles in visit to president’s home state
The transportation secretary says the president’s mammoth infrastructure package will benefit Delaware and the rest of America with cleaner air.
4 years ago
The war in Ukraine and the humanitarian crisis unfolding
Russia is stepping up its assault on Ukraine and targeting civilian areas. Hundreds have died and millions are fleeing, creating one of Europe's largest refugee crises.
Air Date: March 4, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Tens of thousands of Ukrainians can stay in the U.S. without fear of deportation
The Biden administration will grant temporary protection from deportation to tens of thousands of Ukrainians who are already living in the U.S.
4 years ago
Fire out at key Ukraine nuclear plant, no radiation released
The head of the United Nations’ atomic agency said that a Russian “projectile” hit a training center at the Zaporizhzhia plant.
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