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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his address to the nation at the Kremlin in Moscow on Feb. 21, 2022. (Alexey Nikolsky/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images/TNS) 46595591W 46595591W

April 30, 2022 at 6:28 pm

Biden seeks to rob Putin of his top scientists with visa lure

The Biden administration has a plan to rob Russian President Vladimir Putin of some of his best innovators by waiving some visa requirements for highly...

January 31, 2022 at 10:40 am

What we know so far about potential U.S.-EU sanctions on Russia

Here's the menu of options Western allies are planning in the event of a full-scale Russian military invasion of Ukraine, a harder-to-pin incursion or a...

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Marine One, carrying U.S. President Joe Biden, departs on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 24, 2021. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Al Drago.

November 23, 2021 at 12:09 pm

President’s new copter hits setback: It’s unreliable in a crisis

The president's new helicopter is "failing to meet the reliability, availability or maintainability threshold requirements" set for it, according to an internal summary prepared for...

Taliban fighters stand guard over surrendered Afghan security members forces in the city of Ghazni, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 13, 2021. The Taliban have completed their sweep of the country’s south on Friday, as they took four more provincial capitals in a lightning offensive that is gradually encircling Kabul, just weeks before the U.S. is set to officially end its two-decade war. (AP Photo/Gulabuddin Amiri) XRG121

August 13, 2021 at 5:16 pm

U.S. Embassy shredding, burning documents in case Taliban win

The U.S. Embassy staff in Kabul, Afghanistan, has been told to start destroying sensitive material, underscoring that the Biden administration is preparing for the possibility...

June 14, 2021 at 5:46 am

Biden’s goal with Putin: Keep U.S.-Russia ties from worsening

President Joe Biden has a modest goal when he sits down with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva this week: make sure the U.S.-Russia relationship...

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FILE – In this Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, former Vice President Mike Pence greets supporters after arriving back in his hometown of Columbus, Ind. Pence is steadily re-entering public life as he eyes a potential run for the White House in 2024. He’s writing op-eds, delivering speeches, preparing trips to early voting states and launching an advocacy group likely to focus on promoting the accomplishments of the Trump administration.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) WX206 WX206

April 7, 2021 at 7:48 am

Pence lines up allies, nodding at possible 2024 campaign

Advancing American Freedom will "build on the success of the last four years by promoting traditional Conservative values and promoting the successful policies of the...

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February 9, 2021 at 6:40 am

Biden to ask 56 Trump-appointed U.S. attorneys to step down

President Joe Biden's Justice Department is preparing to ask most U.S. attorneys appointed by former President Donald Trump to resign their positions while asking two...