A nonpartisan federal government watchdog on Tuesday found no wrongdoing in President Biden’s decision in January to pause spending on the border wall with funds that Congress allocated during the
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GAO says Biden halt of border wall construction does not violate law
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Tuesday announced it had decided that the Biden administration’s ending of wall construction at the southern border does not violate the law, after Republicans
Far-Right March Tests New Israeli Coalition, Amid Hamas Threats
JERUSALEM — Israel’s fragile new coalition government faced a first test of its unity after it gave permission for far-right Jewish activists to march through Palestinian areas of Jerusalem on
Fake Coronavirus Tests May Have Helped Fuel India Outbreaks
The Indian authorities launched an investigation after an internal government report concluded that some private agencies responsible for coronavirus testing on pilgrims at a sprawling Hindu festival forged at least
Swiss raise economic growth forecast as restrictions ease
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Shoppers walk along the street after the Swiss government relaxed some of its COVID-19 restrictions, as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, at the Bahnhofstrasse
Reality Winner, NSA contractor in leak case, out of prison
WASHINGTON (AP) – A former government contractor who was given the longest federal prison sentence imposed for leaks to the news media has been released from prison to home confinement,
Mass Vaccination Campaign in Thailand Stumbles, Just as Cases Surge
BANGKOK — For months, the government of Thailand assured citizens that a plan to dole out free, locally made coronavirus shots would start in early June. About 70 percent of
California Reopens on June 15: What to Know
From a government perspective, things are little more complicated. While the whole point of declaring an emergency — as Gov. Gavin Newsom did in March 2020 — is to give
Novavax Offers U.S. a Fourth Strong Covid-19 Vaccine
Novavax, a small American company buoyed by lavish support from the U.S. government, announced on Monday the results of a clinical trial of its Covid-19 vaccine in the United States
The new government is expected to hold the line on big security issues.
Members of the new Israeli government put together by Naftali Bennett, the new prime minister, have referred to their coalition as a “government of change.” But a big question is
Israel Ousts Netanyahu, Approves Naftali Bennett as Prime Minister
Israel’s Parliament, the Knesset, approved a new coalition government by a single-vote margin on Sunday. The vote, 60 to 59 with one abstention, officially ended the longtime reign of Benjamin
Netanyahu Out as Israel Swears in New Prime Minister Naftali Bennett
After 12 years of leadership by Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s parliament installed a coalition government Sunday led by Naftali Bennett, the Orthodox head of a small ultranationalist party. Netanyahu is the
Israel’s Netanyahu pledges ‘we’ll be back’ as record 12-year run as prime minister expected to end
A new Israeli government is expected to be formed Sunday with Naftali Bennett becoming the new Prime Minister, ending Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 years in the office. Bennett, representing the Yamina
Garland Confronts Long-Building Crisis Over Leak Inquiries and Journalism
WASHINGTON — Government leak hunters have been ratcheting up pressure on the ability of journalists to do their jobs for a generation — a push fueled by changing technology and
A Fragile Israeli Coalition, With Some Underlying Glue
JERUSALEM — A new Israeli government united in its determination to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but in agreement on little else, is set to take office Sunday under a
U.S. Lifts Some Sanctions on Iranians Before Nuclear Talks
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday lifted sanctions on three former Iranian government officials and two Iranian companies involved in the country’s oil industry, a conciliatory gesture days before
Federal Employees Don’t Have to Get Vaccinated Before In-Person Work, Biden Admin. Says
The Biden administration announced that the government will not require federal employees to be vaccinated for Covid-19 in order to work in federal buildings. Recommendations by the Safer Federal Workforce
Brexit bureaucracy creates British nightmare for Dutch boat captain
3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A British government Home Office van is seen parked in west London, Britain, in this photograph taken on May 11, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo 2/3
Ransom payment among my ‘toughest decisions’: Pipeline CEO
Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing one day after the Justice Department revealed it had recovered the majority of the
Senate report details sweeping failures around Jan. 6 attack
A Senate investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has uncovered broad government, military and law enforcement missteps surrounding the violent attack, including a breakdown within multiple
Tom Jones, Rolling Stones among UK artists demanding streaming reforms
UK musicians are joining together to demand that the government reform the music industry’s payment structure, which they state unfairly benefits streaming giants. The Rolling Stones and Tom Jones are
U.S. Becomes Net Oil Exporter as World Burns
The United States became a net oil exporter in 2020 — marking the first time in the 70 years the government has tracked the trade in petroleum that America shipped
FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer’s drug panned by experts
Government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn’t been shown to
Nigeria blocks Twitter after it deleted president’s post
Twitter has been banned in Nigeria after it deleted a post by the country’s president — and the government announced the decision on Twitter. Twitter has been “suspended indefinitely” in
High court asked to review men-only draft registration law
The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether it’s sex discrimination for the government to require only men to register for the draft when they turn 18. The question
U.S. Put Gag Order on Times Executives Amid Fight Over Email Logs
The American government found out about the memo, which was said to express confidence that the attorney general at the time, Loretta Lynch, would not let an investigation into Hillary
El Salvador is riding the waves as global surfing’s newest mecca
A 13-mile stretch of Salvadoran shoreline the government has named Surf City is one of the world’s newest surfing meccas. At the center of those 13 miles are La Bocana
Sen. Josh Hawley calls on Fauci to resign and for full investigation into COVID-19 origins
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., called on top government epidemiologist Anthony Fauci to resign from his post amid revelations about emails Fauci sent early in the coronavirus pandemic. He also called
US report makes no definitive finding about UFOs
The U.S. government cannot give a definitive explanation of aerial phenomena spotted by military pilots but has found no evidence that they are linked to aliens, according to two officials
India and Israel Inflame Facebook’s Fights With Its Own Employees
SAN FRANCISCO — When India’s government ordered Facebook and other tech companies to take down posts critical of its handling of the coronavirus pandemic in April, the social network complied.