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Trump’s spy chief declassified a slew of documents that national security veterans say was part of an effort to boost the president’s Russia claims
In this Dec. 9, 2019, file photo, Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, during the House impeachment inquiry hearings in Washington. Doug Mills/The New York Times via Associated Press The director of national intelligence, John Ratcliffe, released a number of declassified intelligence documents on Tuesday that national security veterans warned could be...
Meet Hunter Biden, the often scandal-plagued middle child of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, who was a major topic at the first Trump-Biden debate
Hunter Biden. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for World Food Program USA Hunter Biden, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s middle child, was a major topic amid chaotic discourse during the first Trump-Biden debate on Tuesday. Biden’s son was mentioned by President Donald Trump in the debate for his business dealings, including his...
Trump’s biggest accomplishments and failures as president as he fights for reelection
FILE – In this Dec. 24, 2019 photo, President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media following a Christmas Eve video teleconference with members of the military at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. As a candidate for the White House, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that he would “immediately” replace President Barack...
Uber’s push to expand its food delivery empire just hit another roadblock as the DOJ scrutinizes its plan to buy Postmates
Uber has become increasingly reliant on food delivery during the pandemic. Reuters The DOJ is taking a closer look at Uber’s plans to buy Postmates, Uber disclosed in a regulatory filing Friday. The “second request,” as it’s called, puts the deal on hold indefinitely until both companies “substantially comply”...
A comprehensive timeline of the coronavirus pandemic at 9 months, from China’s first case to the present
Medical staff wearing protective gear move a patient infected with the coronavirus from an ambulance to a hospital on March 9, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images The first case of the novel coronavirus was reported in Wuhan, China, in December. In the nine months since, the virus has infected more than 33 million people and...
Any rich person could pay off Donald Trump
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Donald Trump leads an expensive lifestyle and, at least on paper, his businesses aren’t keeping up. The New York Times obtained Trump’s tax returns, and they show that he has hundreds of millions in liabilities coming due that make him a liability to the United States of America. That’s because when...
As Facebook prepares to outsource tough content decisions to its new ‘Supreme Court,’ experts warn it still operates within a dictatorship and can’t legislate a better government
There’s a growing appetite in Congress for increased regulation of internet platforms like Facebook. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Facebook is launching its “oversight board” in October, a pseudo-independent group that can review — and overrule — the company’s decisions on difficult content moderation cases. The Oversight...
I’ve seen what happens when a president refuses to give up power, as Trump has repeatedly hinted he might
A composite image showing US President Donald Trump and Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus. Getty Images President Donald Trump’s repeated refusal to affirm his commitment to a peaceful transfer of power is far outside the norms of US politics. It is not unusual in Eastern Europe — especially Belarus, where the president is...
Facebook issues warning about Russian ‘hack-and-leak’ operations ahead of the 2020 election
A Facebook logo is seen on a computer screen in this photo illustration on October 31, 2017. Material posted on Facebook and other social media directly and indirectly reached over 126 million Americans between 2015 and 2017 according to company testimony before the US Senate. Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Facebook issued a warning...
Our ongoing list of how countries are reopening, and which ones remain under lockdown
Models present creations from the Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2021 men’s collection in a live-streamed show at the university campus of the Humanitas Research Foundation in one of the first physical fashion shows since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, during Milan Digital Fashion Week in Rozzano, south of Milan, Italy,...
