Michigan's Democratic attorney general is calling for a special prosecutor to investigate her Donald Trump-backed challenger after finding evidence linking him to a potentially criminal plot to seize and tamper with voting machines used in the 2020 election, according to a letter obtained by CNN and documents released Monday by the attorney general's office. Continue Reading »

In the wake of then-President Donald Trump's infamous photo-op at the height of the George Floyd protests, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley penned a lengthy and vociferous critique of Trump in a resignation letter he ultimately never sent, The New Yorker reported on Monday. Continue Reading »

The Conservative Political Action Conference made it clear over the weekend in Texas whose side it's on in the fight against domestic terrorism. Continue Reading »

To be or not to be, that is the question when it comes to former President Donald Trump's potential 2024 presidential campaign. Continue Reading »

At the Conservative Political Action Conference Texas on Saturday, former President Donald Trump overwhelmingly won an unofficial straw poll of attendees who were asked who they preferred as the Republican nominee for president in 2024. Continue Reading »

The consumer outlook for inflation tumbled in July amid a sharp drop in gas prices and a belief that the surges in food and housing also would ebb. Continue Reading »

Autos and utilities are among market winners from climate incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act, but big firms from Amazon to Ford will pay more in taxes. Continue Reading »

Bed Bath & Beyond and AMC Entertainment surged on Monday as meme traders seemed to be betting on the stock despite any apparent catalyst for the move. Continue Reading »

A resumption of Dreamliner deliveries could help Boeing generate much-needed cash. Continue Reading »

The Biden administration announced a $1 billion security assistance package for Ukraine on Monday. Continue Reading »

Les habitants de la bande de Gaza pansent leurs plaies lundi, au premier jour d'une trêve entre le Jihad islamique et Israël qui a mis fin à trois jours de bombardements ayant fait 44 morts palestiniens et d'importantes destructions dans l'enclave paupérisée.La vie reprenait doucement son cours avec la réouverture du passage entre le territoire palestinien sous blocus et Israël qui a permis à l'unique centrale électrique de l'enclave de redémarrer."Nous nous sommes réjouis de l'annonce du cessez-le-feu, et avons repris le travail", raconte Hazem Douima qui tient une boutique à Gaza. "Plus d'effusion de sang!"La "situation est tragique et difficile", raconte à l'AFP Mohamed Alai, un autre habitant. "Nous avons beaucoup de morts et de blessés, des destructions (...) mais Gaza panse ses plaies", dit-il.Entre le début de l'opération israélienne vendredi et dimanche soir, 44 Palestiniens dont 15 enfants sont morts et 360 ont été blessés, selon le ministère de la Santé à Gaza, qui a fait en outre état d'immeubles entiers détruits dans les frappes.Lundi, des camions de carburant sont entrés dans la bande de Gaza par le passage de Kerem Shalom fermé par Israël depuis le 2 août, a constaté l'AFP.L'unique centrale électrique de ce micro-territoire surpeuplé, ... Continue Reading »

Moscou a accusé lundi les forces ukrainiennes de bombarder la plus grande centrale nucléaire d'Europe, Zaporijjia, tenue par l'armée russe, tandis que le départ de cargos chargés de céréales, cruciales pour la sécurité alimentaire mondiale, se poursuit.Les deux belligérants s'accusent mutuellement depuis vendredi de bombarder cette centrale située dans le sud de l'Ukraine et tombée début mars aux mains des soldats russes, sans qu'aucune source indépendante ne puisse confirmer.Le bombardement du site de Zaporijjia "par les forces armées ukrainiennes" est "potentiellement extrêmement dangereux" et "pourrait avoir des conséquences catastrophiques pour une vaste zone, y compris pour le territoire européen", a averti lundi le porte-parole du Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov.Le ministère russe de la Défense a affirmé que la dernière frappe, dans la nuit de samedi à dimanche, avait endommagé une ligne à haute tension fournissant de l'électricité à deux régions ukrainiennes.Le patron de l'agence nucléaire ukrainienne Energoatom, Petro Kotine, a pour sa part appelé à déloger les occupants russes et à créer une "zone démilitarisée" sur le site de la centrale."Il devrait y avoir une mission de gardiens de la paix qui inclurait aussi des experts de l'AIEA (Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique) et d'autres organisations de sécurité", a-t-il poursuivi dans ... Continue Reading »

Malgré les appels des Occidentaux et du Japon, la Chine a annoncé lundi la poursuite de ses manoeuvres militaires près de Taïwan, toujours pour répliquer à la visite dans cette île qu'elle revendique de Nancy Pelosi, la présidente de la Chambre des représentants des Etats-Unis.Au lendemain du départ de Taipei de Mme Pelosi, le troisième plus haut personnage de l'État dans le système politique américain, l'armée chinoise avait déclenché jeudi de vastes exercices "à tir réel" dans six larges zones tout autour de Taïwan.Ces manoeuvres, en tout cas dans cette configuration, devaient s'achever dimanche midi (04H00 GMT), selon l'administration chinoise de la sûreté maritime, avec pour objectif de s'entraîner à un "blocus" de ce territoire, ont souligné les médias officiels chinois.Mais elles se poursuivent depuis."L'Armée populaire de libération (...) continue de mener des exercices pratiques interarmées dans l'espace maritime et aérien autour de Taïwan, en se concentrant sur des opérations conjointes anti-sous-marins et d'assaut en mer", a annoncé lundi dans un communiqué son Commandement Est.Celui-ci n'a pas précisé dans quelles zones se déroulaient ces manoeuvres, ni si elles étaient "à tir réel" ou non.L'armée chinoise a effectué ces derniers jours les plus grands exercices militaires de son histoire dans cette ... Continue Reading »

Gustavo Petro, premier président de gauche de l'histoire de la Colombie, a prêté serment dimanche devant des centaines de milliers de personnes à Bogota, lançant un appel aux groupes armés pour signer la paix ainsi qu'à mettre fin à la "guerre anti-drogues" tenue en échec.Cet ex-guérillero de 62 ans succède au très impopulaire Ivan Duque (2018-2022) pour un mandat de quatre ans qu'il entame avec le soutien d'une majorité de gauche au Congrès.La Colombie, longtemps dirigée par une élite conservatrice, se place ainsi sur une trajectoire commune à d'autres pays d'Amérique latine qui connaissent un virage à gauche.Il a notamment proposé aux groupes armés en activité en Colombie des "avantages juridiques" s'ils signaient la paix: "Nous appelons (...) tous les groupes armés à reléguer les armes dans les nébuleuses du passé. A accepter des avantages juridiques en échange de la paix et en échange de l'arrêt définitif de la violence", a-t-il lancé.Bien que l'accord de paix avec les Forces armées révolutionnaires de Colombie (FARC, marxistes) en 2016 a permis de réduire la violence, la Colombie n'a pas encore éteint le dernier conflit armé interne du continent.Outre l'ELN, de puissants gangs de trafiquants de drogue tels que le Clan del Golfo, ... Continue Reading »

Le chef de la junte au Tchad, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, a signé lundi au Qatar un accord avec une quarantaine de factions rebelles sur l'ouverture d'un dialogue national pour la paix le 20 août à N'Djamena, auquel deux importants groupes rebelles ont refusé de participer. "Ce 8 août est un jour historique pour le Tchad et les Tchadiens", a déclaré à Doha Mahamat Idriss Déby, saluant un accord qui selon lui délivre le pays des "démons de la guerre fratricide" et "répare les fissures du passé". L'arrangement, qui prévoit notamment un "cessez-le-feu général" entre les autorités et les groupes signataires, censé ouvrir la voie au retour à un pouvoir civil, a été qualifié de "moment clé pour le peuple tchadien" par le secrétaire général de l'ONU, Antonio Guterres, qui s'est exprimé dans une vidéo diffusée lors de la cérémonie officielle à Doha.M. Guterres a néanmoins insisté sur le fait que ce dialogue devait être "inclusif" pour pouvoir réussir.Depuis cinq mois, divers acteurs tchadiens négocient sous l'égide du Qatar pour mettre fin à des décennies d'instabilité dans ce pays de 16 millions d'habitants qui a connu plusieurs coups d'Etat.Le Tchad, membre du G5 Sahel, est considéré comme un partenaire clé ... Continue Reading »

Responding to reports of Ukrainian shelling of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, the US insisted that Russia must hand it over to Kiev Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

A Lithuanian MP from the ruling party called both the Russians and the Chinese “Mongols,” while championing the cause of Taiwan Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

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German newspaper Die Welt has highlighted shady pages from the Ukrainian president’s biography, including alleged secret offshore assets Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Wheat and corn prices dropped globally as Ukraine resumes deliveries and sanctions on Russian exports are expected to be eased Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

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The armed group and Israel disagree on details of truce to end Gaza bombardment, raising spectre of more violence. Continue Reading »

US accuses virtual currency mixer of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars stolen by hackers backed by North Korea. Continue Reading »

Senate of US, the world's largest emitter, passes unprecedented legislation aiming to cut greenhouse gasses 40% by 2030. Continue Reading »

Indigenous journalist Brandi Morin reflects on the papal apology tour in Canada - and what 'sorry' means to survivors. Continue Reading »

Federal judge gives Travis McMichael life for hate crimes; his two co-defendants will be sentenced later on Monday. Continue Reading »

Parents are having their say about the Covid-19 vaccines for children under 5, and for most, the answer so far is no. More than a month after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended shots for about 17.4 million children ages 6 months through 4 years, about 4% to 5% of them have received a shot, according to the most recent agency data and population estimates from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Continue Reading »

Florida governor Ron DeSantis is hitting the campaign trail and headlining rallies to promote a slate of “America First” GOP candidates competing in key elections this November. Continue Reading »

An organization founded by allies of Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) is launching a program to recruit “pro-freedom, pre-democracy” candidates for office, with a particular focus on election officers across the country. Keep Country First Policy Action, a nonprofit group, is kicking off its “Country First Academy” on Monday, according to plans for the program shared first with POLITICO. Continue Reading »

Roger Waters is defending dubbing Joe Biden a “war criminal,” accusing the president of “fueling the fire in the Ukraine.” “That is a huge crime,” the Pink Floyd co-founder said in an interview that aired Saturday on CNN’s “Smerconish.” During his latest solo concert tour, the 78-year-old rocker includes an image of Biden in a montage of “war criminals,” with the message “Just getting started” over the 46th president’s face. Continue Reading »

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Kentucky on Monday to meet with families and view damage from storms that have resulted in the worst flooding in Kentucky's history. At least 37 people have died since last month's deluge, which dropped 8 to 10.5 inches of rain in only 48 hours. The National Weather Service said Sunday that flooding remains a threat, warning of more thunderstorms through Thursday. The Bidens were greeted warmly by Gov. Andy Beshear and his wife,... Continue Reading »

Lawyers for Gabby Petito’s parents announced Monday that they will file a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against the Moab Police Department, two officers who interacted with her just days before her death and two former leaders. The family alleges that Moab officers Eric Pratt and Daniel Robbins failed to properly handle a 911 call in which a witness claimed he saw Brian Laundrie hitting Petito and trying to steal her phone and drive off without her in the middle of downtown... Continue Reading »

As a Texas school superintendent, Adrain Johnson is no stranger to the struggles small, rural public schools face, from trying to recruit teachers, especially after more than two years of navigating school during a global pandemic, to a general lack of resources. And now, after the school shooting in Uvalde, there’s a renewed conversation about campus security. With so many problems to solve, Johnson, who oversees the Hearne Independent School District northwest of College Station, doesn’t... Continue Reading »

Section 8 vouchers have been one of the federal government’s landmark responses to unaffordable housing for half a century. But too often in California, families sit on a waitlist for years only to see their once-golden ticket expire before they can find a home. A fresh batch of emergency vouchers became available last year to address growing housing insecurity during the deadly COVID-19 pandemic — and local and federal officials watching their rollout believe the new vouchers’... Continue Reading »

Dr. Ben Carson told Newsmax on Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic has been the "best mechanism government has had for controlling the people ever" and that it's contrary to the founding principles of America. "Interestingly enough, when you think about the beginnings of our country, people came here so that they could be free, so that they wouldn't have the government's foot on their neck, mandating what they could and could not do," Carson, a retired neurosurgeon,... Continue Reading »

If the US House soon passes the Senate's landmark climate change and health care bill, it will help validate the Democrats' monopoly on political power in Washington and hand Joe Biden a notable presidential legacy ahead of November's midterm elections. The measure finally squeezed through the Senate after an exhausting and dramatic round-the-clock marathon that stretched into Sunday afternoon -- a major breakthrough following months of Democratic infighting that... Continue Reading »

For a new wave of Generation Z anti-abortion activists, the battle to end abortion is as much about social justice as it is about faith. Noah Slayter estimates he's been to the US Supreme Court almost 50 times in the last five years. The 20-year-old university student, along with his friends, had become something of a fixture on the courthouse steps. Often in matching t-shirts, with placards in hand, they had been united behind one cause: an end to the constitutional right to abortion in the... Continue Reading »

A pair of top Federal Reserve officials is indicating that additional sharp interest rate hikes are on the way as the central bank scrambles to bring down decades-high inflation. San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said Sunday that the Fed is “far from done” in its effort to lower prices. Daly is a member of the rate-making Federal Open Markets Committee on a rotating basis, but doesn’t have a vote this year. Daly said another half-percentage point hike was “absolutely” possible when... Continue Reading »

In some ways, it’s a peculiar time for Congress to be heaping tax credits onto the electric vehicle industry. Sales of electric vehicles are skyrocketing and recently hit record highs, according to Cox Automotive. General Motors, which lost access to the old U.S. tax credit for electric vehicles three years ago, has sold 70,000 plug-ins since then despite a public relations disaster involving burning batteries. Pricier Tesla has reached an annual pace of nearly 1... Continue Reading »

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is alleging that her Republican political opponent in the November elections orchestrated a conspiracy with a state lawmaker and a lawyer to break into voting equipment in a hunt for evidence to prove former president Donald Trump’s false voter-fraud claims. The charge that Nessel’s Republican challenger, Matt DePerno, was involved in a potential felony is outlined in a petition filed by Nessel, a Democrat, seeking the appointment of a special prosecutor... Continue Reading »

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre snapped at Republican criticism that Democrats are tinkering with the tax code as part of the Senate-passed climate and healthcare spending bill. "This is just the latest example, again, of those who do nothing to protect tax welfare for the rich at the expense of everything else," Jean-Pierre told reporters Monday aboard Air Force One en route to Kentucky. "They're blatant lies." Jean-Pierre was adamant that the... Continue Reading »

Claims that Donald Trump periodically blocked up White House and other drains with wads of paper appear to be borne out in photographs leaked ahead of the publication of a new account of the 45th presidency. On Monday, Axios published photos of folded-up paper, marked with Trump’s telltale handwriting, using his favored pen, a Sharpie, submerged at the bottom of various toilet bowls. The photographs were released in advance of the publication of Confidence Man, a... Continue Reading »

Axios has signed a deal to sell to its most recent lead investor, Cox Enterprises, the companies announced Monday. The cash deal values the company at $525 million, according to sources familiar with the deal. Why it matters: The deal is structured to ensure investments will continue to flow into local news at a time when most commercial investors have abandoned local markets. Axios was founded in 2016 by the same leaders who built Politico, with a focus on politics, tech and... Continue Reading »

In the wake of a virus that killed millions, these Senate witnesses say it’s time to start treating pandemic research as a national security issue. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three scientists who testified at the first Senate hearing on gain-of-function research on Wednesday said that stronger oversight is needed to make sure research that’s supposed to prevent pandemics isn’t causing them.  The hearing, held by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on... Continue Reading »

Mink get it. Hamsters get it. Cats and dogs get it. They're a few of the many animal species to have contracted COVID-19. But how many species have been affected? And how many cases have there been in the animal kingdom? Those are difficult questions to answer – just as it's hard to come up with an accurate total for human cases, since many people don't report a positive test to health authorities. Yet it's an important task, say researchers, because of the possibility that the virus... Continue Reading »

The American Civil Liberties Union is ramping up its battle against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott‘s border security push, filing a new complaint Monday with Homeland Security urging the department to limit how Border Patrol agents are able to work with Texas authorities. Mr. Abbott last month ordered Texas’ Department of Public Safety and the National Guard to begin arresting and transporting illegal immigrants back to the border area, where they are reportedly... Continue Reading »