President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he is pardoning everyone convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law, and said the classification of the drug would undergo review. The move will remove many legal barriers for thousands of people to gain jobs, housing, college admission and federal benefits, and fulfills a campaign pledge made by Biden.
The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to two human rights groups, the Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine and Memorial in Russia, as well as imprisoned Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski. The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised their work criticizing power and protecting fundamental human rights in neighboring countries torn apart by war.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a phone call on Tuesday that he will help peace efforts with Russia, just days after India abstained from a United Nations vote condemning the Russian annexation of four regions in Ukraine.
Protesters in Iran are continuing to demand justice for Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died in the hands of the so-called morality police, as well as envisioning a political future beyond the Islamic Republic. The Norway-based group Iran Human Rights estimates at least 154 people have been killed since the protests began.
New York congressman Lee Zeldin said his family is safe after two strangers were shot outside his Long Island home.
Trump’s former fixer suggested the ex-president kept classified documents so he could effectively blackmail the government if he needed to.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville said Democrats support reparations for enslaved people’s descendants because “they think the people that do the crime are owed that.
The Michigan Democrat said that, while she would support President Joe Biden if he’s the 2024 nominee, the party desperately needs younger leaders.
“I am cautiously optimistic, I think it’s going to be a two-for-two,” said former U.N. Ambassador Bill Richardson after recent meetings with Russian leadership.
President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he is pardoning everyone convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law, and said the classification of the drug would undergo review. The move will remove many legal barriers for thousands of people to gain jobs, housing, college admission and federal benefits, and fulfills a campaign pledge made by Biden.
The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to two human rights groups, the Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine and Memorial in Russia, as well as imprisoned Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski. The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised their work criticizing power and protecting fundamental human rights in neighboring countries torn apart by war.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a phone call on Tuesday that he will help peace efforts with Russia, just days after India abstained from a United Nations vote condemning the Russian annexation of four regions in Ukraine.
Protesters in Iran are continuing to demand justice for Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died in the hands of the so-called morality police, as well as envisioning a political future beyond the Islamic Republic. The Norway-based group Iran Human Rights estimates at least 154 people have been killed since the protests began.
See photos from the nationwide demonstrations.
Although junior justices can oftentimes feel overwhelmed, the high court’s newest member was extremely engaged in proceedings.
Focus group participants in Georgia who voted for Trump in 2016 and Biden in 2020 were fond of Gov. Brian Kemp but cooler on the GOP Senate nominee.
Prominent conservatives are claiming the Biden administration launched a “war on pro-lifers” after the Justice Department arrested several protesters for blocking access to abortion clinics.
The South Carolina Republican also snapped at the bereaved mother of a police officer for speaking ill of Donald Trump, according to writer Michael Fanone.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a phone call on Tuesday that he will help peace efforts with Russia, just days after India abstained from a United Nations vote condemning the Russian annexation of four regions in Ukraine.
Protesters in Iran are continuing to demand justice for Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died in the hands of the so-called morality police, as well as envisioning a political future beyond the Islamic Republic. The Norway-based group Iran Human Rights estimates at least 154 people have been killed since the protests began.
The president mocked conservative Republicans who are asking for money from his infrastructure program that they’d criticized and voted against.
Mark Finchem, a Trump-endorsed GOP nominee for Arizona secretary of state, said he did “not care for mail-in voting” in September.
The woman told The New York Times that she decided to have the child anyway and that Walker has “done nothing” as a father.
The TV host asked Leslie Rutledge why she would take a doctor’s advice if her kid had cancer but ignore experts on treating gender dysphoria.
Each of the petitions filed Friday seeks to have the potential witnesses appear in November after the election.
President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he is pardoning everyone convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law, and said the classification of the drug would undergo review. The move will remove many legal barriers for thousands of people to gain jobs, housing, college admission and federal benefits, and fulfills a campaign pledge made by Biden.
The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to two human rights groups, the Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine and Memorial in Russia, as well as imprisoned Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski. The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised their work criticizing power and protecting fundamental human rights in neighboring countries torn apart by war.
The spot for the GOP nominee for Arizona governor promises to “secure our border” with video of Russian soldiers.
The Oath Keepers trial, in which senior leaders of the right-wing extremist group are accused of plotting violence at the January 6 insurrection, began Monday in federal court in Washington, D.C. Prosecutors played a secret audio recording Tuesday of a meeting held by the Oath Keepers after the 2020 election in which founder Stewart Rhodes discussed plans to bring weapons to the capital to help then-President Trump stay in office.
Mass protests in Haiti are condemning rising fuel prices and demanding the resignation of the U.S.-backed Prime Minister Ariel Henry. For nearly two months, street protests likened to a civil war have rocked the island nation’s capital Port-au-Prince after the government announced it would raise heavily subsidized fuel prices. We speak to Haitian activist Vélina Élysée Charlier about rising gang violence and how criminal groups are supported by the government.