Following the largest prisoner swap since the end of the Cold War, a number of Americans still remain behind bars in Russia. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former United States Marine Paul Whelan were released from Russian custody Wednesday in the historic prisoner swap, but several U.S. citizens remain. Here are the major known […]
Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a eulogy at the funeral of former Democratic Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in Houston on Thursday following the congresswoman’s battle with cancer. The mantle of consoler in chief is usually filled by the president. President Joe Biden routinely speaks about his own personal history of loss at events like these, […]
Russia and the West agreed to a massive prisoner exchange carried out Thursday that involved six countries, two dozen prisoners, and extensive negotiations from all parties involved. Four Americans were released from Russia, as were 12 German nationals and Russian political prisoners, while the United States, Germany, Slovenia, and Norway agreed to give up eight […]
While the United States welcomes the return of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and three others imprisoned in Russia, Marc Fogel, a high school history teacher, remains behind bars. A Pennsylvania native, Fogel and his wife had been living in Russia since 2012. Fogel taught at a charter school in which his students’ parents […]
The White House has distanced itself from a plea deal with the trio behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks, saying neither President Joe Biden nor Vice President Kamala Harris was involved in the agreement. “We had no role in that process,” national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Thursday. “The president had no role. The vice president […]
Former Justice Department official Jeff Clark, who is ensnared in several of former President Donald Trump‘s legal affairs, evaded disbarment in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Clark, a top DOJ official under Trump who was charged alongside him in the sweeping 2020 election subversion case in Georgia, was recommended for a two-year suspension from practicing law […]
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon might still be sour over his deal between billionaire Elon Musk and social media platform X getting axed, as he is now suing the two. The lawsuit, filed several months after Musk informed Lemon that their deal was off, claims that Musk and X convinced Lemon to make a heavy […]
Former President Donald Trump has continued to attack Vice President Kamala Harris‘s biracial identity despite GOP consternation that it could turn off critical swing voters. “Thank you Kamala for the nice picture you sent from many years ago!” Trump sarcastically wrote Thursday morning on Truth Social, sharing a photo of Harris embracing her Indian heritage […]
National security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed the White House was working to include Russian dissident Alexei Navalny in a prisoner swap prior to his death. Navalny died in a Russian prison near the Arctic Circle in February, where he had been jailed since 2021. The U.S. secured a prison swap Thursday with Russia, which freed […]
Vice President Kamala Harris is on the verge of becoming the Democratic presidential nominee as the virtual roll call began Thursday morning at 9 a.m. ET. However, roughly 4,700 Democratic delegates won’t cast votes for Harris with a roaring display of state pride on the convention floor, as they’ve done in the past. Instead, they […]
