More than two dozen Democratic senators are raising concern to President Biden over Israel’s military operations targeting Hamas in the Gaza Strip that are resulting in an extremely high death toll for Palestinian civilians, particularly among children and women. In a letter to the president sent Wednesday, stalwart Biden supporters asked for administration officials to...
New research suggests Greenland’s ice shelves have shrunk by around a third since 1978. A study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications said the ice shelves in the northern part of the country have lost more than 35 percent of their total volume. The study also said three ice shelves in the region have...
Former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the wreckage from another Trump presidency would be “almost unimaginable” and likened the former president who beat her in the 2016 election to Adolf Hitler. In an interview on ABC’s “The View,” Clinton said when she was secretary of State, she saw people who would...
Hunter Biden and his uncle James Biden have been subpoenaed Wednesday by the House Oversight Committee, which took the remarkable step of seeking depositions from family members of President Biden amid its impeachment inquiry. As part of the request, the committee asked for James Biden’s wife, Sarah Biden, as well as Hunter Biden’s wife, Melissa Cohen, to sit for transcribed interviews....
When COVID-19 struck, America was awakened to the pervasive racial and ethnic health disparities that have long-fractured our health care system. Black and brown Americans were disproportionately impacted — experiencing higher rates of infection, hospitalization and death during the early stages of the pandemic. Beyond the spotlight of a pandemic, our country has grappled for years...
The Department of Justice on Wednesday announced a civil rights investigation into the Lexington, Miss., police department after allegations of misconduct and civil rights violations. The Justice Department will determine whether the police department has a practice of using excessive force, violating people's civil and constitutional rights — including their right to free speech —...
The White House on Wednesday took a victory lap after Democratic wins in Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio state elections, framing it as a validation of the president's platform. "President Biden's values and agenda won big across the country last night," press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at a briefing with reporters. "In Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and...
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says there is an "alarming trend" of antisemitic activity in the U.S. as the Israel-Hamas war continues.