BOSTON — The International Monetary Fund has created an account to give donor countries a secure way to funnel financial assistance directly to war-ravaged Ukraine. The multilateral lender said in a statement Friday that it’s launching the account at the request of several member countries. The goal is to help Ukraine meet its payment obligations … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A milestone Supreme Court confirmation that endured a flawed process. The collapse of a bipartisan compromise for more pandemic funds. The departure of a stalwart of the dwindling band of moderate House Republicans. Party-line fights on Capitol Hill are as old as the republic, and they routinely escalate as elections approach. Yet … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Nearly four years after he won a landslide victory, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is facing the kind of poll numbers that would make many politicians flinch. Less than one-third of Mexicans think their country is on the right track, according to a survey by El Financiero newspaper. On nearly every important … Read more
An adult female fox was confirmed positive for rabies after being captured on the grounds of the US Capitol and being humanely euthanized. The fox bit at least nine people, including one lawmaker and a Politico reporter. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images An adult female fox was confirmed positive for … Read more
It took a single stroke of Ron DeSantis’s pen, passing Florida’s so-called “don’t say gay” bill into law, to transform the self-proclaimed happiest place on earth into a scene of bitter conflict. Disney’s theme parks have become the latest battlefront in the pugnacious rightwing Republican governor’s culture war on what he calls “wokeness”, and on … Read more
The Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, predicted a “cold war” with Georgia if he elects the Democrat and voting rights campaigner Stacey Abrams as governor this year. “If Stacey Abrams is elected governor of Georgia, I just want to be honest, that will be a cold war between Florida and Georgia,” DeSantis said at a press … Read more
An advertisement in Mexico City for the referendum called by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, scheduled for Sunday. Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images An advertisement in Mexico City for the referendum called by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, scheduled for Sunday. Alfredo Estrella/AFP via … Read more
Tough decisions are piling up at the Justice Department (DOJ), which is now weighing three criminal referrals from Congress directed at former Trump White House officials. The referrals pose thorny legal issues for a department that has historically defended senior administration officials’ testimonial immunity in the face of congressional subpoenas. This week, the House voted … Read more
There was a heavy law enforcement presence and lots of police activity outside the range, located in the 510 block of Bohannon Road. According to the newspaper, ATF agents were among the investigators on scene. The shooting range is in a rural section of the county, about 50 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta. “},{“_id”:”TLUXRN32VFHNDMTFM6EIUC2COU”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1649470769482,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:””}],”credits”:{“by”:[{“_id”:”matt-bruce”,”type”:”author”,”version”:”0.5.8″,”name”:”Matt Bruce”,”image”:{“url”:”https://s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/ajc/dc7a35ff-39d3-471a-a595-7df0cbfd8749.png”,”version”:”0.5.8″},”description”:”Matt … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday said that if Stacey Abrams wins Georgia’s gubernatorial election this fall it would cause a “cold war” between the two states. “If Stacey Abrams is elected governor of Georgia, I just want to be honest, that will be a cold war … Read more