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Biden’s new trickle-down economics
A week of international summits touted as launching a foreign policy for the U.S. middle class offers questionable direct benefits thus far.
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Child tax credit checks could come as a surprise to some
Those who aren't poor "might have a smaller refund in the spring or they might end up owing some of this money back," one expert said.
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Biden-Putin summit gives U.S. allies hope of better Russia ties
The rest of the West counts on the American president to reset relations with Moscow.
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Trump rails against Covid vaccines for ‘very young people’
With shots protecting older Americans, younger people now make up the majority of Covid patients in hospitals — something the former president didn’t mention in a Fox News interview.
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At Geneva summit, U.S.-Russia relations heat up under a fiery sun
Biden and Putin begin hours of talks hoping to bring tattered relations back from the brink.
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Tonight: Watch the NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary Debate with live ana...
The third and final official debate of the New York City Democratic mayoral primary is the last, best chance for the top eight candidates to make their case to voters.
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Opinion | How Biden Followed in Trump’s Footsteps in Europe
On China, Trump’s wrenching shift in the U.S approach is now getting the ultimate tribute of broad acceptance.
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4 sore points between the U.S. and Europe on climate
Two POLITICO reporters dive into the climate differences between Washington and Brussels.
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British official urged staff to 'recognize white privilege' after BLM ...
Memo to staff says Black Lives Matter protests ''highlight how much more work there is still to do to achieve genuine equality."
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Israeli airstrikes target Gaza sites, first since cease-fire
A tenuous truce had ended last month’s 11-day war between Israel and Hamas.
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EU swaps Trump's well-done steak (with ketchup) for Biden's prime ribe...
It's a love-fest with the new president in Brussels — and support as he confronts Russia.
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Latvian president to Biden: Be tough with Putin
Egils Levits says the Kremlin might listen to the new U.S. president.
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Senate passes bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
No lawmaker objected to passage of the legislation for commemorating the end of slavery, and it now goes to the House.
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House approves Gold Medal for Capitol Police, D.C. police to recognize...
Twenty-one Republicans voted against granting Congress’ highest honor, nearly twice as many as opposed a similar bill in March.
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Pentagon considering permanent naval task force to counter China in th...
The two initiatives, which are not yet finalized, would add muscle to President Joe Biden’s tough talk on China.
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Biden faces battle for trade war breakthrough in Brussels
Negotiators are pushing hard to end the 17-year Airbus-Boeing dispute to open a new chapter in transatlantic ties, and an alliance against China.
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Boris Johnson announces 4-week delay to full exit from Covid lockdown
Restrictions had been due to lift on June 21.
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NATO leaders see rising threats from China, but not eye to eye with ea...
Tough words about Beijing in summit communiqué but less consensus on among allies about what to do.
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Study: Delta coronavirus variant twice as likely to cause hospitalizat...
The BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine provided 79 percent protection against infection from the Delta variant, compared with 92 percent against the Alpha variant.
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5 takeaways from Britain's G-7 summit
Biden gave them a boost but did the leaders deliver on the big issues like climate, coronavirus and China?
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Biden reassures NATO on security: ‘The United States is there’
At start of summit, US president tells Europe that America has its back.
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U.S. and Japan leave G-7 stuck on coal
The climate unity of rich democracies foundered on their inability to commit to ending coal use.
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G-7 leaders pledge 870 million vaccines to developing world
The move came as WHO chief warns many countries face surge in cases.
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Boris Johnson pulled in 2 directions on China at G-7 summit
China's human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Hong Kong have led to a rethink on how to deal with the superpower.
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U.S. and Europe converge on historic rebuke of China
For the first time ever, G-7 leaders mentioned Taiwan and the need to eradicate forced labor.
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G-7 leaders stumble on coal phaseout timeline
The UK and EU were pushing to promise a coal wind down in the 2030s, but the final conclusions will only promise to 'accelerate' a carbon decline.
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Merkel: China must make 'significant progress' on forced labor before ...
The European Parliament is holding up the deal amid rising tensions with Beijing.
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Voting kicks off in a New York City mayor's race like no other
Voters are trying out ranked-choice voting for the first time.
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War-torn Ethiopia tells G-7 countries to butt out
Demeke Mekonnen accused the group of rich countries of “a condescending approach” and demanded they “desist from these unhelpful activities.”
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World leaders grapple with how tough to be on China
President Joe Biden is pushing the G-7 further than it wants to go.
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European negotiators talk up hope of breakthrough at Iran nuclear meet...
“We are making progress, but the negotiations are intense," EU representative Alain Matton said.
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Boris Johnson gets an EU earful on Northern Ireland
European leaders push Britain to fully implement the Brexit agreement.
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Macron: Biden has 'definitely' convinced allies that U.S. is back
"I think it's great to have the U.S. president part of the club, and very willing to cooperate,” France's president said.
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Photo gallery: Protesters storm the beaches of Cornwall
Protest groups descend on Cornwall, England, to highlight their various causes to G-7 leaders and a global audience as the eyes of the world focus on the historic English area during the summit.
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Saudi Arabia limits annual pilgrimage due to Covid
The Umrah Ministry says the hajj will be limited to 60,000 in the kingdom.
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Education Department blows deadline to overhaul college aid form
The department instead plans to roll out the redesigned form by the 2024-25 school year.
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Putin: Relationship with U.S. has ‘deteriorated to its lowest point’ i...
Biden and Putin are scheduled to meet face-to-face on June 16 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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‘Hard-nosed, buttoned-down guy’: Colleagues defend prosecutor who over...
Osmar Benvenuto had misgivings about the assignment Bill Barr drafted him to fulfill, friends and allies say.
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Iran and Venezuela are testing Biden with suspected weapons transfer
Two Iranian warships are steaming across the Atlantic, and putting the U.S. president in uncomfortable waters.
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5 fights to watch out for at the G-7 summit
It isn’t all smiles and handshakes in Cornwall.
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Opinion | The Republican Case for Federal LGBT Rights
How the GOP—and even religious conservatives—can notch a win by negotiating a treaty in this front of the culture war.
6 days ago
GOP senators push for Hill veto power over a future U.S.-Iran deal
The proposal comes as top Biden officials are holding indirect talks with the Iranians in Vienna in a bid to revive the Obama-era nuclear deal.
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Adam Schiff calls for investigation after report of his phone records ...
The New York Times reported that the department hunted for leakers behind the distribution of classified information early in the Trump administration.
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Adams takes hits on living arrangements as New York mayoral candidates...
NEW YORK — Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang accused frontrunner Eric Adams of secretly living in New Jersey and contender Maya Wiley refused to commit to keeping the police armed during a CBS televised debate Thursday, 12 days before voters...
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