Tag: Nancy Pelosi
10 world events that marked the year 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the protest movement in Iran, the abortion issue in the United States – 2022 was rich in different events. AFP offered a list of the 10 events that, according to the agency, marked the world this year. Putin invaded Ukraine On February 24, Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops to invade Ukraine, […]
Not the same Trump show as in 2016
Just over a week after Donald Trump announced his presidential candidacy, the response is lukewarm within his own party. Meanwhile, a special prosecutor is to investigate his role in the storming of Congress and the handling of secret presidential documents at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida. Nancy Pelosi is winding down After decades in Congress, […]
Democrats are pinning their hopes on Obama
A man entered Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and attacked her husband. According to media reports, he should have been looking for the Speaker himself, but she was in Washington DC and not at home in San Francisco. How big is the risk of violence in connection with the 2022 election? Has the risk become more […]
Congress passes Democrats’ climate, tax, health bill, a Biden triumph
WASHINGTON – A divided Congress on Friday gave final approval to Democrats’ flagship climate, tax and health care bills, giving President Joe Biden a triumph from the dead on coveted priorities that the party hopes will bolster its prospects of retaining control of Congress in November’s elections. The House used a 220-207 party-line vote to […]
The plane with Nancy Pelosi becomes the world’s most tracked flight
New Delhi [India]August 2 (ANI): The US Air Force Boeing C-40C – SPAR19 carrying US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan is currently the world’s most tracked aircraft. According to flight-tracking website FlightRadar24, about 320,000 users are following every move on Pelosi’s flight. Internet users are speculating whether the Democratic congresswoman will go ahead with […]
Extra podcast about the tightening relationship between China and Taiwan
An extra inserted episode of the Kinapodden due to the fact that Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, has visited Taiwan and, among other things, met President Tsai Ing-wen. China has flagged “countermeasures” over the visit and relations between the three countries are further strained by the visit.How is the situation between […]
Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine Unites Europe, US Ambassador Says
In early May, VOA Eastern Europe bureau chief Myroslava Gongadze spoke with Mark Brzezinski, the U.S. ambassador to Poland. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. VOA: So, Ambassador Brzezinski, Poland has been very active in supporting Ukraine. Brzezinski: Absolutely. VOA: As ambassador, how do you feel? Do the European Union and other […]
Biden praises Greece for leadership after Russia’s invasion
WASHINGTON – On Monday, President Joe Biden thanked Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for his country’s “moral leadership” in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the two held talks in the White House on the ongoing conflict. The visit of Mitsotakis comes when he was in Washington to mark a covid-delayed commemoration of […]
Niinistö will meet with US senators in Helsinki on Monday
President Sauli Niinistö meets with the Republican leader of the U.S. Senate Mitch McConnell and three other Republican senators in Helsinki on Monday. Others are John Barrasso From Wyoming, Susan Collins Reputation and John Cornyn From Texas. According to a press release from Niinistö’s office on Sunday afternoon, he and the senators are scheduled to […]
Latest developments in Ukraine: 2 May
For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flash point Ukraine. Recent developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All times EDT: 01:45: Ukrainian officials said they expect more civilians to be able to evacuate from the besieged city of Mariupol on Monday. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video message late on […]
The biggest scandals of the Beijing Olympics
The Beijing Games will perhaps be indelibly remembered for Kamila Valieva’s ordeal ? but that was far from the only controversy The Beijing Games closing ceremony on Sunday brought an end to a Winter Olympics which became as high-profile for developments away from the stadiums and slopes as it did for sporting action. Russian figure […]
Xinhua World News Summary at 0030 GMT, October 25
WASHINGTON – US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that Democrats are close to reaching an agreement on President Joe Biden’s plan for social spending. “As for where we are, I have already said that we have 90 percent of the bill approved and written. We only have a few of the final decisions […]
Scandal in Finland!
Welcome to the Granola Gate. The debate reported by the press is “heated”. Some angry citizens have expressed their grievances on social media and demanded the resignation of the prime minister because the event has undermined “social confidence”. Police have launched an investigation into possible abuses by the prime minister’s staff. At the same time, […]
The Foreign Chronicle
Washington, Wednesday. Almost every day last week I spent in the corridors, tunnels and grand halls of the US Congress. It was strange to be back after the attack on January 6 when I followed the storm from the outside for several hours. It was icy cold then, and cloudy – a gray-white light everywhere, […]
The Vice President does not agree to use the 25th Amendment
Vice President Mike Pence will not use the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office, the Vice President’s adviser told Reuters. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Congress is ready to bring Trump to justice unless Pence begins a process to oust the president under the 25th Amendment.
The Foreign Chronicle
Stockholm, Monday. Now that the party conventions in the USA are ready, the eyes are immediately focused on the next fixed point in the election calendar: soon time for presidential election debates. Live clashes at prime time between President Donald Trump and the challenger, Democrat Joe Biden. This week, the Washington Corps of Journalists is […]
