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Joe Manchin speaks at a podium during the launch of the Independent Leadership Council

Manchin Launches Independent Leadership Council to Break Two-Party Grip on Congress

Joe Manchin launched the Independent Leadership Council on Thursday to recruit and fund independent candidates for Congress, calling it a movement toward the center rather than a third party. The group combines

July 25, 2026

by Synthia Rozario

Minnesota State Capitol building in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Vance Boelter Gets Life Sentences for Killing Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman

Vance Boelter, 59, received two consecutive life sentences plus 40 additional years on Wednesday for killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband on June 14, 2025, and wounding state Senator John Hoffman and his wife. The judge

July 24, 2026

by Dmitri Agafonov

US Capitol Washington DC federal pardons clemency

Trump Rejected 6,000 Clemency Petitions as Promised Pardon Wave Never Arrived

President Donald Trump rejected nearly 6,000 clemency petitions while granting fewer than 20 pardons in a

Biden declared ‘fit for duty’ by doctors

US President Joe Biden, 80, was declared healthy and “fit for duty” by doctors on Thursday after undergoing a physical exam that removed a small skin growth on his chest. Doctors say

February 17, 2023

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The Chinese balloon did not lead to a serious security breach

President Joe Biden has said he does not believe the recent flight of a Chinese spy balloon over the United States, which was later shot down over the Atlantic Ocean, led to

October 5, 2025

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in brief – social state programs

President Joe Biden traveled to Florida on Thursday, where he pitched his Democratic Party as the sole defender of the Social Security and Medicare program for people over 65, in a bid

October 5, 2025

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The American authorities are considering the modernization of the asylum mechanism

President Joe Biden’s administration is crafting a massive bill that would modernize the country’s asylum system to speed up the processing of claims at key border crossings with Mexico. This was reported

October 5, 2025

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speak in florida for social security and medicare

President Joe Biden is visiting Florida on Thursday. The purpose of the trip is to speak out in support of maintaining Social Security and Medicare and increasing your chances of re-election in

October 5, 2025

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Biden begins country tour

After delivering his State of the Union address to Congress, President Joe Biden embarked on a tour of states critical to his 2024 re-election campaign. On Wednesday, Biden traveled to Wisconsin, where,

October 5, 2025

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“Airplanes are the wings of freedom”

Addressing members of the British Parliament on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke about the symbols of the new coalition – the aircraft coalition – and stressed that Ukraine needs aircraft. “In

October 5, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Forty-seven pro-democracy activists tried in Hong Kong face life imprisonment

Nearly fifty people, accused of wanting to overthrow the executive, appear from Monday for four months in Hong Kong. This is the largest trial of pro-democracy activists in this special administrative region

February 8, 2023

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Biden calls on Republicans to work together

President Joe Biden, in his annual address to both houses of Congress on Tuesday, will say that American democracy is “wounded” but “strong and intact.” In his first speech to a joint

February 8, 2023

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Kamala Harris to Discuss Support for Ukraine at Munich Security Conference

Vice President Kamala Harris will discuss continued support for Ukraine next week in Munich, host of the European Security Conference According to a White House official, Harris’ speech will underscore the courage

October 5, 2025

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