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Ukraine has weathered what weeks ago was viewed as unthinkable — more than 50 days of an onslaught from Russia, its larger and more powerful neighbor. When Moscow's troops first invaded in February, many observers did not think that Ukraine and its embattled President Volodymyr Zelensky would last the month. Instead, Ukraine is still standing and defiant nearly two months later, as Russian forces have retreated from the areas surrounding Kyiv to focus on a continued fight in the east. |
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BY ALEX GANGITANO AND TAL AXELROD |
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) drew national attention this week by sending two buses full of Latin American asylum applicants from the southern border to Washington, D.C., the latest move to fuel speculation that he's plotting a future campaign for the White House. |
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The sinking of Russia's Moskva cruiser has dealt a major blow to the Kremlin's fleet in the Black Sea and offered up a big public relations win to Ukrainian forces. |
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Former President Trump endorsed author J.D. Vance in Ohio's Republican Senate primary on Friday, calling Vance "the most qualified" candidate in the GOP field. |
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's (R) order to increase inspections on commercial trucks entering the state from Mexico could threaten the supply of fresh produce in the U.S. and raise food prices for weeks after traffic begins flowing again. |
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Republicans and Democrats reported massive first-quarter hauls ahead of Friday's Federal Election Commission filing deadline, pointing to what is expected to be an expensive campaign cycle up and down the ballot. |
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BY BRETT SAMUELS AND ALEX GANGITANO |
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden made a combined income of $610,702 last year while Vice President Harris and her husband made more than $1.65 million, according to documents published by the White House on Friday based on the couples' 2021 tax returns. |
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BY DOV S. ZAKHEIM, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR |
OPINION | The administration should be prepared to pay for increased production of the systems that Ukraine desperately needs. It also should order that Kyiv's request for more Javelins, Stingers, and other systems that it is about to receive are met on Kyiv's timetable, and not be hamstrung by those who would prefer a business-as-usual approach while Ukrainians are doing their utmost to repel the Russian invader. |
BY JILL ROSENTHAL, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR |
OPINION | When Congress returns from recess, it must make funding for COVID-19 response and recovery a priority, however, flawed the package may be, and continue to seek a path forward to address all of the urgent needs. |
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| A large explosion rocked Kyiv early Saturday, and the Ukrainians claimed to have shot down missiles aimed at Odesa in the south and Lviv in the west — a reminder that even as Russia prepares for a large-scale offensive in eastern Ukraine, it can still strike targets across the country. |
A key strategic city in Ukraine has now endured more than six weeks of a brutal Russian siege, putting up a fierce resistance that has so far helped thwart Moscow's plans to control eastern Ukraine's industrial heartland. |
Three Chinese inactivated vaccines that target the omicron variant of coronavirus have won approval to start clinical trials in Hong Kong, according to developers of the shots. |
Several million workers who dropped out of the U.S. workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic plan to stay out indefinitely because of persistent illness fears or physical impairments, potentially exacerbating the labor shortage for years, new research shows. |
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